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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
Dark in tone, about curses, set in small town.
Dead LinesNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2004
Science fiction, dark in tone, about madness, set in our world.
“Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”
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Lisey's StoryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Psychological horror and gothic, emotional in tone, set in parallel universe.
“When the widow of a successful author is targeted by a psychopath, she must make use of the ability to shift to a parallel world, which she learned from her husband.”
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A Monster CallsSeries
series2 books2011
Emotional in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles.
“A Monster Calls follows a boy struggling with his mother's terminal illness, who is visited each night by a tree-like monster demanding an honest story from him in exchange for the unsettling tales it tells.”
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SnowblindNovel
Christopher Goldenstandalone novel2014
Thriller & suspense, emotional in tone, about survival, set in small town.
“The small New England town of Coventry is haunted by its memories of a deadly winter... in which loved ones were lost, families torn apart, and a town buried in a terrible blizzard.”
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The Night CountryNovel
Stewart O'Nanstandalone novel2003
Sad in tone, about coming of age, set in our world and small town.
“On the first anniversary of their death in a car crash on Halloween, the ghosts of three high school students are witness to the emotions of the townsfolk.”
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