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The Call of Cthulhu
1920s - A short story by H.P. Lovecraft detailing the discovery of an ancient cult and the awakening of a powerful, malevolent entity known as Cthulhu.
Psycho
1950s - A novel by Robert Bloch which tells the story of a lonely motel owner, Norman Bates, and his murderous tendencies which are influenced by his deceased mother.
It
1980s - A novel by Stephen King about a group of children who are terrorized by a creature that exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey.
Carrie
1970s - Stephen King's first novel about a shy high-school girl who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on her abusive classmates.
I Am Legend
1950s - A novel by Richard Matheson about the last human survivor in a post-apocalyptic world, dominated by nocturnal, vampiric creatures.
Dracula
1890s - An epistolary novel that tells the story of Count Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England to spread the undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
American Psycho
1990s - A novel by Bret Easton Ellis about a wealthy New York City investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer.
The Fall of the House of Usher
1830s - A short story about a narrator who arrives at the house of his friend, Roderick Usher, witnessing the decay of the Usher family and the crumbling of their ancestral home.
Frankenstein
1810s - A gothic novel about a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
The Shining
1970s - A novel by Stephen King about a family that settles into an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings.
Pet Sematary
1980s - A novel by Stephen King about a family that moves to a small Maine town and discovers a pet cemetery that has the power to resurrect the dead.
The Exorcist
1970s - A novel by William Peter Blatty, which follows the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism conducted by two priests.
The Road
2000s - A post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy, following an unnamed father and son as they navigate through a scorched Earth.
House of Leaves
2000s - A novel by Mark Z. Danielewski where a family discovers their house is bigger on the inside than the outside, leading down a nightmarish labyrinth.
Bird Box
2010s - A novel by Josh Malerman about a post-apocalyptic world where an unseen entity causes people to become insane and suicidal if they look at it, leading survivors to live blindfolded.
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