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Small towns, '80s kids on bikes, secret labs and monsters from somewhere else.

10 books

  1. 1It

    It

    Stephen King

    A quintessential group of outcast kids bands together in a small town to defeat an ancient, shape-shifting evil lurking beneath their streets.

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  2. 2Summer of Night

    Summer of Night

    Dan Simmons

    In the summer of 1960, a tight-knit band of young boys must join forces to battle a sinister, supernatural evil haunting their small town.

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  3. 3Firestarter

    Firestarter

    Stephen King

    A girl with psychic abilities flees a sinister covert government agency conducting experiments, a direct inspiration for Stranger Things.

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  4. 4Boy's Life

    Boy's Life

    Robert R. McCammon

    In 1960s Alabama, a young boy and his loyal circle of friends encounter small-town mysteries, magic, and dark supernatural wonder.

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  5. 5My Best Friend's Exorcism

    My Best Friend's Exorcism

    Grady Hendrix

    Packed with 1980s pop-culture nostalgia, this horror novel follows high school friends confronting demonic possession in a suburban town.

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  6. 6The Saturday Night Ghost Club

    The Saturday Night Ghost Club

    Craig Davidson

    During a 1980s summer, an outcast boy and his eccentric uncle form a club to investigate local urban legends and supernatural mysteries.

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  7. 7December Park

    December Park

    Ronald Damien Malfi

    In a small Maryland town, a group of teenage friends sets out on their bicycles to hunt down a serial predator abducting local kids.

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  8. 8Something Wicked This Way Comes

    Something Wicked This Way Comes

    Ray Bradbury

    Bradbury's classic follows two young boys confronting an uncanny supernatural menace arriving in their small Midwestern town.

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  9. 9Ghoul

    Ghoul

    Brian Keene

    Set in the summer of 1984, three young friends band together to investigate and battle a flesh-eating monster in their small town.

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  10. 10The Chalk Man

    The Chalk Man

    C. J. Tudor

    Alternating with 1986, a tight-knit group of adolescent friends is haunted by sinister chalk codes and a dark local mystery.

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