...ost cultures and in many works of fiction, especially fantasy and [[horror fiction]].
In fiction and folklore, undead creatures are often hostile toward the living. Defendi
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==Fiction==
...Boris Karloff. The film, directed by Mark Robson and produced by legendary horror producer Val Lewton, centres around a group of people on a small island, wh
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...an who pleads with him to not fish in the pond. He ignores her, and to his horror, she wipes her face off. Rushing home to hide, he is confronted by what see
...Stopping to relax, the man told the vendor of his tale, only to recoil in horror as the soba vendor stroked his face, becoming a noppera-bo himself.
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==Art/Fiction==
* Biollante's wailing cry was used for a scene in the J-Horror sequel ''Ring 2'', where the protagonists make contact with the afterlife.
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...ates dread among the living. Zombies have become a staple of modern horror fiction, where they usually engage in the consumption of human flesh. The term "zom
==Zombies in literature and fiction==
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...Books; 2002)</ref> a leopard,<ref name="wereleopard">Worland, Rick. ''The Horror Film: An Introduction'' (Blackwell Publishing; 2006) pp73, 176–178, 184</
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...ven to the distinctive series of horror films, suspense films, and science fiction films made by Universal Studios in California from 1923 to 1960. The appr
Universal's earliest success in the horror genre was the costume picture ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' in 1923. Sta
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...truck driver will look over at his beautiful passenger and discover to his horror that she has goat's legs - like the god of mischief Pan. At this point the
==Art/Fiction==
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==Art/Fiction==
...and folklore-inspired art and literature, particularly manga and Japanese horror. The man to whom most of the credit should go for keeping yōkai in the pop
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...[[United States|American]] [[screenwriter]], most famous for his [[science fiction]] [[television series|TV series]], ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''. The second o
...himself into weekly television. He stated in an interview that the science fiction format would not be controversial and would escape censorship unlike the ea
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...creatures known as the Ringwraiths has influenced creators of fantasy and horror novels, television shows, and games, who use it with its meaning of a shado
==Art / Fiction==
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Over the centuries the story has evolved from horror story to romance with the scholar and the white snake-woman genuinely in lo
==Art/Fiction==
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==Ghouls in fiction==
In modern fiction, ghouls are often confused with other types of [[undead]], usually the mind
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...Lovecraft's revision story "The Last Test" (1928); however, in Lovecraft's fiction, she is never actually described, but is frequently mentioned or called upo
...God Pan'' (1890), a story that probably inspired Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror" (1929). In this incarnation, the Black Goat may represent [[Satan]] in the
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Today shinigami frequently appear in original Japanese works of fiction (anime and manga most often). However, Shinigami may also be used more loos
==Art/Fiction==
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...ature]]s that frequently appear in [[mythology]], [[legend]], and [[horror fiction]]. The word originates from the Old French ''monstre'', which derived from
...en science and monstrosity became an important theme in many Victorian-era horror novels, where science was often depicted not merely as studying monsters, b
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==In Later Mythos Fiction==
* The horror-themed miniatures game HorrorClix has a Mi-Go as a unique figure in its ''T
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'''Science fiction''' is a genre of fiction in which at least part of the narrative depends on the impact of science, e
...<ref>''Science Fiction: Its Nature, Faults and Virtues'' in ''The Science Fiction Novel: Imagination and Social Criticism'', Advent: Publishers, 1959. (This
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'''Anne Rice''' (born October 4th 1941) is a best-selling American author of horror/fantasy books. She was born '''Howard Allen O'Brien'''. Best known for her
...ia on August 5, 1972. Rice has said that Claudia, the child in her vampire fiction, was inspired by her late daughter. Their son Christopher Rice, now a novel
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Lovecraft referenced fictional works in his [[horror fiction]], a practice used by earlier writers (such as [[Edgar Allan Poe]]) and com
...btedly a substantial tome as evidenced by its presentation in "The Dunwich Horror" (1929). In the story, Wilbur Whateley visits Miskatonic University's libra
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