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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.
Frankenstein
1810s - A gothic novel about a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
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.
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.
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.
The Road
2000s - A post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy, following an unnamed father and son as they navigate through a scorched Earth.
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.
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.
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.
I Am Legend
1950s - A novel by Richard Matheson about the last human survivor in a post-apocalyptic world, dominated by nocturnal, vampiric creatures.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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