10 books for fans of Salem's Lot
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Just After Sunset
by Stephen King
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This collection showcases King's mastery of short fiction with thirteen tales that blend everyday horror with supernatural dread, including the novella N about obsessive-compulsive disorder and cosmic terror.
★ 3.88 Goodreads (60.9K ratings) - 2
The Shining
The Shining • Book 1
by Stephen King
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King traps a recovering alcoholic and his family in a haunted hotel where cabin fever and supernatural forces conspire to drive him murderous.
★ 4.28 Goodreads (1.7M ratings) - 3
Doctor Sleep
The Shining • Book 2
by Stephen King
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Danny Torrance, now a recovering alcoholic janitor, must protect twelve-year-old Abra from psychic vampires who feed on children's pain. King crafts a worthy Shining sequel about trauma, addiction, and finding strength to face old demons.
★ 4.13 Goodreads (300.4K ratings) - 4
Full Dark, No Stars
by Stephen King
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King examines the darkness within regular people through four disturbing tales: a 1922 farmer's confession to murder, a bestselling author's deadly stalker encounter, and two other studies in moral corruption. Each story peels back the veneer of civilization to expose something rotten underneath.
★ 4.09 Goodreads (118.6K ratings) - 5
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
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Behind the Creed family's new home lies an ancient burial ground where the dead return to life, but grief makes people ignore the terrible price of resurrection.
★ 4.08 Goodreads (708.6K ratings) - 6
Everything's Eventual
by Stephen King
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King's collection spans from familiar Castle Rock territory to completely new ground, including the O. Henry Prize-winning "The Man in the Black Suit" and thirteen other dark tales.
★ 3.97 Goodreads (109.6K ratings) - 7
Christine
by Stephen King, Marie Milpois
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A bullied teenager's obsession with restoring a vintage Plymouth Fury becomes deadly when the car's previous owner refuses to stay dead, turning automotive restoration into supernatural possession.
★ 3.86 Goodreads (265.6K ratings) - 8
The Dark Half
by Stephen King
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King explores the terrifying premise of a writer's pseudonym becoming flesh and blood, committing real murders while leaving the author's fingerprints behind. Psychological horror meets supernatural thriller in this meta-fiction nightmare.
★ 3.81 Goodreads (153.5K ratings) - 9
Cujo (1981) Stephen King 1st Print Hardback
Cujo / Rattlesnakes • Book 1
by Stephen King
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When a rabid bat infects the Castle Rock's gentle giant Saint Bernard, Cujo becomes a four-legged nightmare terrorizing a mother and son trapped in their stalled car. King strips away supernatural elements for pure psychological horror rooted in every parent's worst fears.
★ 3.80 Goodreads (324.9K ratings) - 10
The Stand
by Stephen King
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A weaponized flu kills 99% of humanity, leaving survivors to choose between Mother Abagail's Boulder community or Randall Flagg's Vegas empire. King's sprawling apocalyptic masterpiece about rebuilding civilization.
★ 4.35 Goodreads (841.5K ratings)