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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Eerie in tone, set in small town and north america.
“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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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in north america.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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DreamcatcherNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001
Alien invasion, about survival and friendship, set in north america.
“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and last of their kind, set in mid 20th century.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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Carrion ComfortNovel
Dan Simmonsstandalone novel1989
Psychological horror, set in late 20th century and north america.
Dead LinesNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2004
Ghost stories, eerie in tone, about madness, set in north america.
“Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”
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