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series15 books1976

completed

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in our world and 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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The Haunting of Hill HouseNovel

Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1959

Ghost stories and psychological horror, eerie in tone, set in mid 20th century.

CoralineSeries

series2 books2002

Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary.

“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
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We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel

Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962

Literary & general, eerie in tone, about family secrets, set in mid 20th century.

“A young woman lives with her older sister and sickly uncle in their old family house, after a mysterious tragedy turns the townsfolk against them.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and 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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The Woman in BlackSeries

series3 books1983

Ghost stories, eerie in tone, about grief and loss, set in british isles.

“A television film adaptation with a screenplay by Nigel Kneale, was produced in 1989.”
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