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series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in small town and our world.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Dark in tone, about psychic powers and addiction.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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CarrieNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974

Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in small town.

InsomniaNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1994

About madness and grief and loss, set in small town.

Harvest HomeNovel

Thomas Tryonstandalone novel1973

Dark in tone, about family secrets, set in small town.

“A family tries to get out of the City and finds the perfect home for their young daughter complete with folk remedies for her allergies and sensitivities in the local wisewoman.”
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Hell HouseNovel

Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1971

Ghost stories, dark in tone, about madness.

“Richard Matheson's haunted-house novel, later filmed as The Legend of Hell House.”
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