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series10 books2005

Horror and dark fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about demons, set in contemporary.

“Lord Loss is an extreme horror fiction which transcribes the encounters of a boy, Grubbs Grady, after the shock of his family's brutal murder at the hands of demons, and his later experiences with uncle Dervish.”
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Desperation/RegulatorsSeries

series2 books1996

About madness, set in north america and small town.

“Stephen King published Desperation and The Regulators simultaneously in 1996, the first under his own name and the second under his Richard Bachman pseudonym.”
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The DarkNovel

James Herbertstandalone novel1980

About madness, set in our world.

“WorldCat: It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power.”
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The Cold OneNovel

Christopher Pikestandalone novel1995

Set in our world and north america.

“Existing only to destroy humankind, a demonic force, disguised as a beautiful woman, ravages the lives of several people, including former street gang member Jerry Washington and journalist Peter James.”
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MiseryNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987

Thriller & suspense and psychological thriller, about addiction, set in north america.

“Novelist Paul Sheldon finishes the manuscript that will finally kill off Misery Chastain, the heroine who made his career, when a snowstorm sends his car off a Colorado road.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

About vampires, set in small town and our world.

“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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