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series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in small town and north america.

“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 TommyknockersNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987

Science fiction, dark in tone, about aliens, set in north america.

GoosebumpsUniverse

universe234 books1992

“Each book is its own self-contained nightmare, narrated by an ordinary boy or girl whose ordinary street has quietly turned against them — and every one snaps shut on a twist that pulls the rug out one last time before the lights come up.”
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includes Goosebumps HorrorLand, Goosebumps Series 2000, Goosebumps Most Wanted, Goosebumps: Hall of Horrors, Give Yourself Goosebumps, Goosebumps SlappyWorld, Tales to Give You Goosebumps, Give Yourself Goosebumps: Special Editions

Castle RockSeries

series16 books1978

Set in north america and small town.

“Castle Rock is the fictional Maine town that links a cluster of otherwise separate Stephen King novels and novellas, including The Dead Zone, Cujo, The Dark Half, Needful Things, and Elevation.”
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Start with Nona →

John and DaveSeries

series4 books2007

Cosmic horror and humor, funny in tone.

“Jason Pargin, writing as David Wong, began the John Dies at the End series as a free horror-comedy webserial in 2001 before print publication turned it into a franchise.”
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Start with John Dies at the End →

Into the Out ofNovel

Alan Dean Fosterstandalone novel1986

Science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens.

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