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series3 books1975

Tense in tone, 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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I Am LegendNovel

Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954

Post-apocalyptic, about survival and last of their kind, set in mid 20th century.

“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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DraculaUniverse

universe144 books1897

Horror.

“Around that single novel a whole crypt of continuations has grown, raised by many writers across a century.”
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includes Dracula Sequence, Dracula Adaptations, The Return of Dracula, Dracula's Children, Theological College of St. Van Helsing, Quincey Morris (Dracula spin-off)

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

series15 books1976

completed

Gothic, about immortality, set in contemporary.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
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Carrion ComfortNovel

Dan Simmonsstandalone novel1989

Science fiction and psychological horror, about psychic powers, set in late 20th century.

The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in north america and contemporary.

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