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Bag of BonesNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1998
Emotional in tone, about grief and loss and madness, set in countryside & village.
The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
About psychic powers and addiction.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
Eerie in tone, about grief and loss and curses, set in small town.
Ghost StoryNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1979
About grief and loss and revenge, set in late 20th century and small town.
Harvest HomeNovel
Thomas Tryonstandalone novel1973
Eerie in tone, 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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If You Could See Me NowNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1976
Gothic, eerie in tone, about grief and loss, set in our world.
“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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