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Dan Simmonsstandalone novel1989

Science fiction and psychological horror, dark in tone, about psychic powers.

series5 books1976

Horror, set in our world.

“The Omen book series novelizes and continues the 1976-1981 horror film franchise about Damien Thorn, the secretly substituted child revealed to be the Antichrist.”
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Books of BloodSeries

series10 books1984

Dark in tone, set in contemporary.

“Known primarily for writing stage plays beforehand, Barker gained a wider audience and fanbase through this anthology series, leading to a successful career as a novelist.”
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Start with Books of Blood, Volume I →

The HowlingSeries

series3 books1977

completed

Tense and dark in tone, about werewolves, set in contemporary.

“The Howling, Gary Brandner's 1977 novel, sets a woman recovering from trauma against a small California town that turns out to be sheltering a colony of werewolves.”
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The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

series15 books1976

completed

Gothic, dark in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“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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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Dark and tense in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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