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Conjure WifeNovel
Fritz Leiberstandalone novel1943
Psychological horror, tense in tone, about gender and society, set in north america.
“Under the rational overlay of 20th-century civilization this sickly growth, uncultivated, unsuspected, still manages to propagate itself.”
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Witchcraft for Wayward GirlsNovel
Grady Hendrixstandalone novel2025
Historical fiction, about coming of age, set in north america.
Witch HouseNovel
Evangeline Waltonstandalone novel1945
Fantasy and gothic, about curses, set in contemporary.
“In 2013, Centipede Press issued the first American edition of this revised version, also including previously unpublished writings by Walton and several of her short stories.”
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Darker Than You ThinkNovel
Jack Williamsonstandalone novel1948
Science fantasy and fantasy, about shapeshifters, set in north america.
Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
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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Nightmare HourSeries
series1 book1999
Set in contemporary.
Start with Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror →