...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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