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series3 books1975

Dark and tense in tone, about vampires, set in 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 ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Dark and tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in north america.

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

Ramsey Campbellstandalone novel1986

Cosmic horror, dark in tone, about madness and faith and religion.

TalismanSeries

series4 books1984

Portal fantasy, set in north america.

“Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman follows twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer as he crosses between our world and the Territories, a parallel realm, on a cross-country quest to save his dying mother.”
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House of NightSeries

series20 books2007

Paranormal, about vampires, set in north america.

“Books in the series have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and have sold over seven million copies in North America, and more than ten million books worldwide, in 39 countries.”
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Starling HouseNovel

Alix E. Harrowstandalone novel2023

Dark fantasy and gothic, about family secrets, set in north america.

“When she accepts the position as maid at the enigmatic Starling House, a mansion shrouded in mystery, she becomes entangled in a web of strange, supernatural and historical secrets that are linked to the town's dark past.”
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