...er, editor and actor. He is best known for his Dead Series, a tetralogy of horror movies with a [[zombie]] [[apocalypse]] theme and which are known for provi
...n roughly $10,000 apiece to produce what became one of the most celebrated horror films of all time: ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' (1968). The movie, dire
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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.
...o that of [[George A. Romero]]'s 1973 film ''The Crazies'': as in Romero's film, the chemical weapon induces violent psychosis in those who are exposed to
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*In the 1950 film, ''Harvey'', the character Elwood P. Dowd, played by James Stewart, has an
*The film 1996 ''Bogus'', starring Whoopi Goldberg, also deals with the issue of imag
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...the daily ''Suara Merdeka'' in the 1990s in Indonesia. A Genderuwo horror film released in 2007 in Indonesia also borrows many elements from the genderuwa
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In 2008, the 86-minute horror feature The Wild Man of the Navidad was made. It was written and directed b
...in Saw Massacre. The Wild Man of the Navidad premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City and
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'''Clive Barker''' (born October 5th 1952 in Liverpool) is an English author, film director and visual artist.
...Later he moved towards epic modern-day fantasy and urban fantasy with some horror elements in ''Imajica'' (1991) and ''Sacrament'' (1996). Barker's distincti
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...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
Masterton's novels often contain visceral sex and horror and arguably misogynistic overtones (for example, The House That Jack Built
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1968 film
...seminal horror film directed by [[George A. Romero]] which transformed the horror-movie genre.
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...s considered by many literary critics to be one of the greatest masters of horror fiction.
...try to the world through the mind of a children's writer. In its fusion of horror with awe, ''Midnight Sun'' shows the influence of [[Algernon Blackwood]] an
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...pe''' in the closing credits, was portrayed by Nick Castle for most of the film, with Tony Moran and Tommy Lee Wallace substituting in during the final sce
...he films. Since Castle, Moran, and Wallace put on the mask in the original film, six people have stepped into the role. Tyler Mane is the only actor to hav
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...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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...tudios in California from 1923 to 1960. The approach began with the 1923 film version of ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', and continued to encompass such
Universal's earliest success in the horror genre was the costume picture ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' in 1923. Sta
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...e role of the vampire was played by Max Schreck. Other major actors in the film were Gustav von Wangenheim (as Thomas Hutter/Jonathan Harker), Greta Schrö
...s place in 1838, while Dracula takes place in the 1890s. A preview for the film can also be found, in which the scene where Ellen sits up and the subtitles
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...aspect can be emphasized such as in Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, the second film in the heisei Gamera series, that uses the first biblical quote to introduc
*In the Film The Exorcism of Emily Rose, the six demons, including Belial and Lucifer, t
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...the same name, and [[BloodRayne]] from the eponymous video game series and film. Also well-known are the Belmont clan from the ''Castlevania'' series.
...and many other characters from the '''''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''''' film and tv series.
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...'Biorante') is a genetic hybrid kaiju who first appeared in the 1989 Toho film ''Godzilla vs. Biollante''.
==Film appearances==
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...ster of Glamis''' (born October 21, 1821), sometimes referred to as the '''Horror of Glamis''', was allegedly a deformed member of the Bowes-Lyon family, kep
* The short story ''The Horror at Chilton Castle'' by Joseph Payne Brennan also has striking similarities
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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
...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 the original film, Pinhead did not have a name, but was simply credited as the "Lead Cenobite
...s those who solve the box. The seventh film reverts closer to the original film, with the Cenobites responsible for pleasure and pain, but the characters s
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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
* In the 1960 British horror film ''The City of the Dead'' (aka Horror Hotel) actor Valentine Dyall plays a centuries-old warlock who hitches a ri
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