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Stephen King · 1980

What it is: Something is lurking · no filter
Genre: Horror Science fiction
Feels: Ominous Gritty Atmospheric Tense Dark

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Metro 2033

Dmitrij Gluhovski · 2020

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Living Dead

George A. Romero · 2010

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Something is lurking · it closes in on you

Horror Science fiction Ominous Gritty Claustrophobic

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Shining

Stephen King · 1992

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Something is lurking · it leaves you short of breath

Horror Atmospheric Dark Haunting Claustrophobic

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Between two fires

Christopher Buehlman · 2012

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Something bad in the air · it leaves something behind

Historical fiction Horror Fantasy Gritty Atmospheric Haunting Unflinching

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Wanderers

Chuck Wendig · 2019

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Science fiction Thriller Literary Gritty Atmospheric Epic Propulsive

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Our Share of Night

Mariana Enríquez · 2019

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Something is lurking · the walls come in on you

Literary Horror Historical fiction Atmospheric Dark Haunting Claustrophobic

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