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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Tense and eerie in tone, about grief and loss, set in 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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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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In the Night RoomNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel2004
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about madness and grief and loss.
The Vampire ChroniclesSeries
series15 books1976
completed
Gothic, about immortality.
“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
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CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Tense in tone, about psychic powers and revenge, set in small town.
The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
Tense in tone, about psychic powers and addiction.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Start with The Shining →