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The Haunting of Hill HouseNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1959
Psychological horror and weird fiction, about madness, set in mid 20th century.
If You Could See Me NowNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1976
About grief and loss, set in our world and contemporary.
“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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Ghost StoryNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1979
About grief and loss and revenge, set in late 20th century.
Hell HouseNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1971
Tense in tone, about madness, set in contemporary.
“Richard Matheson's haunted-house novel, later filmed as The Legend of Hell House.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
About vampires, set in contemporary and small town.
“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 HungerNovel
Alma Katsustandalone novel2018
Historical fiction, about survival and madness, set in mountains.
“Fictionalized supernatural/horror treatment of the Donner Party.”
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