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If It Bleeds – Stephen King (2020)

If It Bleeds by Stephen King is a collection of four novellas exploring the eerie connections between life and death, human ambition, and the supernatural, featuring investigator Holly Gibney.

Stephen King

Holly Gibney

Mystery Psychological Supernatural

Holly – Stephen King (2023)

Holly by Stephen King follows private investigator Holly Gibney as she takes on a disturbing case of missing persons, exposing a sinister truth hidden beneath a seemingly peaceful town.

Stephen King

Fantasy Science Fiction Supernatural

Under the Dome – Stephen King (2009)

Under the Dome by Stephen King is a gripping sci-fi thriller about a small Maine town suddenly trapped under an invisible barrier, sparking chaos, corruption, and survival struggles.

John Grisham

Mystery

The Runaway Jury – John Grisham (1996)

A mysterious juror manipulates a high-stakes tobacco trial from within, exposing the dark underbelly of justice, power, and corporate corruption.

Stephen King

Fantasy Mystery Supernatural

Cujo – Stephen King (1981)

Cujo by Stephen King is a psychological horror novel where a mother and son are trapped by a rabid Saint Bernard, turning an ordinary day into a nightmare of terror.

Michael Crichton

The Andromeda Strain

Mystery Science Fiction

The Andromeda Strain – Michael Crichton (1969)

A lethal alien microbe crashes to Earth, triggering a frantic race against time as scientists battle an invisible enemy that adapts faster than they can understand.

Stephen King

Fantasy Mystery Supernatural

Needful Things – Stephen King (1991)

Needful Things by Stephen King follows the arrival of a sinister shopkeeper in Castle Rock, whose cursed bargains drive the town into violence and chaos.

Stephen King

Fantasy Mystery Supernatural

Christine – Stephen King (1983)

Christine by Stephen King is a supernatural horror novel about a haunted 1958 Plymouth Fury that possesses its owner, unleashing obsession, vengeance, and terror.

Stephen King

Fantasy Science Fiction Supernatural

Firestarter – Stephen King (1980)

Firestarter by Stephen King follows Charlie McGee, a girl with pyrokinetic abilities, as she and her father evade a secret government agency that wants to exploit her powers.

Stephen King

Mystery Science Fiction Supernatural

The Dead Zone – Stephen King (1979)

The Dead Zone by Stephen King is a psychological thriller where Johnny Smith awakens from a coma with the power to see people’s past and future, forcing him into a moral dilemma.