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series3 books1975

Eerie in tone, about grief and loss, set in 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 ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

About psychic powers and addiction.

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

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about plague and pandemic.

“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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The StrainSeries

series3 books2009

About plague and pandemic.

“When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK Airport with nearly everyone aboard dead, CDC epidemiologist Ephraim Goodweather is called in and instead uncovers a vampiric plague beginning to spread through New York City.”
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They ThirstSeries

series2 books1981

Horror, dark and tense in tone, about vampires and survival, set in contemporary and north america.

“In Robert R. McCammon's They Thirst, an ancient vampire prince arrives in Los Angeles and, in a matter of nights, begins turning the city into a stronghold for the undead, with Disneyland as an eerie staging ground for his conquest.”
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Anita BlakeSeries

series42 books1993

Urban fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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