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Boy's Life

Robert McCammon’s *Boy's Life* is a supernatural horror novel exploring themes of innocence and corruption through the e...

Supernatural Coming Of Age Small Town 1990S

9.0 Excellent

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Swan Song

Robert McCammon’s *Swan Song* presents a sprawling post-apocalyptic horror narrative set in 1987. The novel explores the...

Post Apocalyptic Epic Supernatural 1980S

8.9 Great

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Blackwater

Blackwater is a novel by Michael McDowell set in 1980s Alabama. The story follows the Blackwood family as they confront...

Supernatural Family Saga 1980S Southern Gothic

8.9 Great

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Carrion Comfort

Dan Simmons's 1989 novel about psychic vampires who feed on human consciousness, tracing their activities from World War...

Epic 1980S Mind Control Dan Simmons

8.7 Great

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The Hellbound Heart

Clive Barker's 1986 novella that introduced the Cenobites and the Lament Configuration puzzle box, directly inspiring th...

1980S Body Horror Demons Clive Barker

8.6 Great

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'Salem's Lot

Stephen King's 1975 vampire novel set in the fictional Maine town of Jerusalem's Lot, widely regarded as a landmark of A...

Supernatural Vampire Small Town 1970S

8.5 Great

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The Vampire Lestat

Anne Rice's 1985 second Vampire Chronicles entry, narrated by Lestat de Lioncourt, who recounts his origins and reinvent...

Vampire 1980S Gothic Anne Rice

8.3 Great

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Weaveworld

Clive Barker's 1987 fantasy-horror novel about a magical realm hidden within a carpet whose inhabitants must be protecte...

Epic Dark Fantasy 1980S Clive Barker

8.2 Great

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Watchers

A 1987 thriller by Dean Koontz about a genetically enhanced golden retriever that escapes a covert government laboratory...

Government Thriller 1980S Creature

8.2 Great

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The Talisman

Stephen King and Peter Straub's 1984 co-authored fantasy-horror novel about a boy who travels a parallel world called th...

Dark Fantasy 1980S Road Trip Stephen King

8.1 Great

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Koko

Peter Straub's 1988 novel following four Vietnam veterans who investigate a series of murders in Asia they believe are c...

Psychological 1980S Serial Killer War Trauma

8.0 Great

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Imajica

Clive Barker's 1991 epic fantasy-horror novel spanning five interconnected dimensions called Dominions, centering on a r...

Epic Dark Fantasy 1990S Cosmic

7.8 Good

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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is a 2020 horror novel by Grady Hendrix, notable for depicting housew...

Vampire Suburban 2020S Female Friendship

7.8 Good

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The Great and Secret Show

Clive Barker's 1989 novel, first in the Art trilogy, about a postal worker who discovers a mystical substance called the...

Epic Supernatural 1980S Cosmic Horror

7.7 Good

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My Best Friend's Exorcism

My Best Friend's Exorcism is a 2016 horror novel by American author Grady Hendrix, notable for blending teen comedy and...

1980S Friendship 2010S Demonic Possession

7.7 Good

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The Damnation Game

Clive Barker's 1985 debut novel, a Faustian horror story about a gambler relentlessly pursued by a supernatural figure d...

Supernatural 1980S Gothic Faustian

7.5 Good

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The Wolf's Hour

A 1989 horror-thriller by Robert R. McCammon featuring Michael Gallatin, a werewolf recruited by British intelligence to...

Wwii Thriller 1980S Werewolf

7.5 Good

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Phantoms

A 1983 horror novel by Dean Koontz set in a snowbound Colorado mountain town where an ancient subterranean creature has...

Mystery Small Town 1980S Creature

7.5 Good

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Usher's Passing

A 1984 horror novel by Robert R. McCammon reimagining the cursed Usher family from Poe's tale as a powerful American dyn...

1980S Gothic Robert Mccammon Poe Homage

7.3 Good

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Mystery Walk

A 1983 horror novel by Robert R. McCammon about a young man named Billy Creekmore who possesses a supernatural ability t...

Supernatural 1980S Psychic Robert Mccammon

7.0 Good