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Dead LinesNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2004
Science fiction and ghost stories, set in north america.
“Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”
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SpawnNovel
Shaun Hutsonstandalone novel1983
Psychological horror.
“A burn victim, who accidentally caused the death by fire of his infant brother, begins work at a hospital where his assignments include disposing of aborted fetuses.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Tense 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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Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)Series
series7 books2019
Horror, dark and eerie in tone, about madness, set in contemporary and our world.
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If You Could See Me NowNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1976
Gothic and ghost stories, set in north america.
“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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Puppet GraveyardNovel
Tim Curranstandalone novel2012
Horror, dark and eerie in tone, about madness and grief and loss, set in our world and contemporary.
“Just a cryptic message that brings Kitty to the Bamboo Lounge and into the twisted realm of ventriloquist Ronny McBane and his dummy, Piggy.”
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