...Picture of Dorian Gray''. Masterton was also the editor of Scare Care, a horror anthology published for the benefit of abused children in Europe and the US
...To Drive Your Man Wild In Bed and Wild Sex for New Lovers. A number of his novels have also been adapted into films.
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...s considered by many literary critics to be one of the greatest masters of horror fiction.
...doesn't stop being funny when you think it should". Other non-supernatural novels, such as ''The One Safe Place'' (1995), use well-drawn characters and a hig
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...Kaye Hamilton''' (born February 19, 1963) is an American [[horror fiction|horror]] and science fiction/[[fantasy]] writer. She was born in Heber Springs, Ar
...istory (a subset of [[science fiction]]), [[fantasy]], or [[Horror fiction|horror]]. The dialog and hard-boiled first-person viewpoint has been compared to
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...His heroes are usually young, rather cynical men, whose fight against the horror is abetted by the growth of a strong sexual relationship.
...r novels, influenced by the science fiction works of [[John Wyndham]]. The horror - mutant man-eating rats in the first, an accidentally released chemical we
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...: Vampire Hunter''' is a series of '''horror fiction'''/'''dark fantasy''' novels created by author [[Laurell K. Hamilton]] and narrated in first person styl
The novels follow Anita's ongoing conflicts with the supernatural as she attempts to s
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...Later he moved towards epic modern-day fantasy and urban fantasy with some horror elements in ''Imajica'' (1991) and ''Sacrament'' (1996). Barker's distincti
...pular author [[Stephen King]] to say of Barker: "I have seen the future of horror and its name is Clive Barker."
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...ella'' from the '''''Gardella Vampire Chronicles''''' series of historical novels beginning with ''The Rest Falls Away''.
...'''' and '''''Bleeding Twilight: A Tale of Quinn & the Moon-Chosen''''' by horror/thriller author Joseph Armstead
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...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
...and has been followed up in other appearances of the Consciousness in the novels.
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...and John Carpenter. Michael Myers has appeared in eight films, as well as novels, a video game and several comic books.
...ey Books published three young adult novels written by Kelly O'Rourke; the novels are original stories created by O'Rourke, with no direct continuity with th
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...ary creature]]s that frequently appear in [[mythology]], [[legend]], and [[horror fiction]]. The word originates from the Old French ''monstre'', which deriv
...nce and monstrosity became an important theme in many Victorian-era horror novels, where science was often depicted not merely as studying monsters, but as p
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...]s of most cultures and in many works of fiction, especially fantasy and [[horror fiction]].
Undead are a popular adversary in fantasy and horror settings. They feature prominently in many role-playing games, computer rol
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...st known as a prolific and best-selling fiction author of popular suspense novels.
...in 1968. From there he went on to write over a dozen more science fiction novels.
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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
...that create a lasting presence in the literary canon. To her critics, her novels are baroque, "low-brow pulp" and redundant. A critical analysis of Rice's w
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...ht of the Living Dead]], as well as the ''Alone in the Dark'' series of PC horror games, early seminal examples of the genre.
...yline, there are enough deviations from the game plot within the films and novels to be considered alternate story lines.
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Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens ("Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror" in German) is a German Expressionist film shot in 1921 by Friedrich Wilhel
*1975 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the character of Riffraff (butler/handyman) was created with
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..., 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels.
...e works in both literature and cinema. He also writes stories outside the horror genre, including the novellas ''The Body'' and ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshan
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...AmityvilleHorrorCover.jpg|185px|right|thumb|This cover of ''The Amityville Horror'' stresses its claim to be based on fact]]
The '''Amityville Horror''' (- A True Story) is a best-selling book written by Jay Anson, and publis
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Lovecraft referenced fictional works in his [[horror fiction]], a practice used by earlier writers (such as [[Edgar Allan Poe]])
...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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...bie creates dread among the living. Zombies have become a staple of modern horror fiction, where they usually engage in the consumption of human flesh. The t
Zombies are regularly encountered in horror]- and fantasy-themed fiction, |films, television shows, video games, and ro
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...res known as the Ringwraiths has influenced creators of fantasy and horror novels, television shows, and games, who use it with its meaning of a shadow-thing
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...e southern Pacific Ocean. (Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu", ''The Dunwich Horror and Others'', p. 150 - August Derleth), however, placed R'lyeh at 49°51′
* In [[Brian Lumley]]'s ''Titus Crow'' novels, three psychics working for the Wilmarth Foundation attempt to locate R'lye
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...sented in numerous novels, comic books, and a cross-over film with another horror legend, [[Freddy Krueger]].
...eature films, parodied in television shows, and been the inspiration for a horror punk band. Several toy lines have been released based on various versions o
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...al character in the [[:Category:Cthulhu Mythos|Cthulhu Mythos]] created by horror author [[H. P. Lovecraft]].It is sometimes claimed that Cthulhu corresponds
...[Ghatanothoa]], [[Ythogtha]], [[Zoth-Ommog]], and [[Cthylla]]. The English horror writer Brian Lumley introduced an equally powerful, but questionably benevo
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...tioned as one of the influences for Hannibal Lecter from the Thomas Harris novels.
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...e classified as science fiction, as they are in the popular [[Honorverse]] novels and stories by [[David Weber]].
...ce'' fiction, like ''Marooned'' by [[Martin Caidin]], or virtually all the novels by [[Tom Clancy]]. If the characters' thoughts and feelings about the laws
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In the early days of the Usenet group ''alt.horror.werewolves'' (around 1992), the members discussed fictional shapeshifters.
...and thus (but to a lesser extent) the [[goth]] scene and [[horror (genre)|horror]] [[fandom]], [[furry lifestylers]], [[cosplay]] and [[anime]]/[[manga]] fa
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''Dracula'' has been attributed to many literary genres including horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature.
...where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale ''Dracula'' published on May 18th 1
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Other guests wove tales of equal horror, but Mary found herself unable to invent one. That night, however, she had
...English Romantic period. But she also found occasions to write a few more novels, including Valperga: The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca
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|featured in Rose Estes' ''Greyhawk'' novels.
Gary Gygax, in his ''Gord'' novels: ''"The Sea of Death", "Come Endless Darkness"'' and ''"Dance of Demons",''
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* The horror film [[wikipedia:Wishmaster (film)|Wishmaster]] features a hateful and evil
* Djinn also appear in the Weather Warden series, novels by Rachel Caine.
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...The story of Alfred Packer was satirically told in the Trey Parker comedy/horror/musical film, ''Cannibal! The Musical'', released in 1996 by Troma Studios.
...did made him a national celebrity, and he has written several bestselling novels and continues to write a nationally syndicated column. The story is the su
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...at Abraham had sacrificed Isaac in spite of his wailing, and Sarah died of horror and grief. It was Moses who most often had dealings with the angel. At the
*Piers Anthony's ''Incarnations of Immortality'' series of fantasy novels features a modernised Grim Reaper, who is the central character of ''On a P
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...ue to "lie, cheat, steal and listen to [[heavy metal]]." In [[Treehouse of Horror XI]] Homer ends up in Hell, being bullied by Satan. He makes so much noise
...s successful [[The Sandman (DC Comics/Vertigo)|Sandman]] series of graphic novels.
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...t them—was heavily influenced by the ''The Dying Earth'' stories and novels of Jack Vance.
...g to the development of a multitude of roleplaying games. Science fiction, horror, superheroes, cartoons, westerns, spies and espionage, and many other ficti
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