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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
About curses.
The Book of AccidentsNovel
Chuck Wendigstandalone novel2021
Horror and dark fantasy, dark and eerie in tone, about grief and loss and family secrets, set in contemporary and north america.
“Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father—and has never told his family what happened there.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Tense in tone, about vampires, set in our world.
“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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Ghost StoryNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1979
Ghost stories, tense in tone, about revenge, set in late 20th century.
HomebodyNovel
Orson Scott Cardstandalone novel1998
Ghost stories, about madness.
A Head Full of GhostsNovel
Paul Tremblaystandalone novel2015
Psychological horror, about madness and demons.
“The plot involves a Massachusetts family under financial and emotional strain while their fourteen-year-old daughter, Marjorie Barrett, exhibits signs of severe mental illness.”
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