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series3 books1975

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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NecroscopeSeries

series26 books1982

completed

About vampires.

“Harry turns that gift against Thibor Ferenczy, a vampire buried since the Middle Ages, and against Ferenczy's agent Boris Dragosani, a Soviet spy who has learned to tear secrets from corpses in pursuit of world domination.”
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The Night BoatNovel

Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1980

Zombie horror, about curses, set in islands.

“The action then shifts to the present day and to the idyllic Caribbean island of Coquina, where life is about to change in unimaginable ways.”
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The Loveliest DeadNovel

Ray Gartonstandalone novel2006

Ghost stories, about survival, set in north america.

“The Kellar family finds their illusions of starting over shattered when they discover that their new home harbors an unimaginable evil as the dead, determined to destroy the living, come to life.”
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CarrionNovel

Gary Brandnerstandalone novel1986

Zombie horror, set in our world and north america.

“For he possesses the most awesome sill any man can master – he can reach beyond the grave and reawaken the dear departed.”
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Make Me a MonsterNovel

Kalynn Bayronstandalone novel2025

Eerie in tone, about grief and loss and family secrets, set in our world.

“As a newly certified mortician's assistant at her parents' funeral home, her days are not for the faint of heart.”
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