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Listopia > Aqsa's votes on the list Influential Horror (28 Books)
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The Castle of Otranto
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""In 1765, Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto, considered the first Gothic novel. The book would have incredible impact on the emerging genre of horror." - Books Tell You Why"
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
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""a book that left a mark on Lord Byron, Sir Walter Scott, and countless other authors" - Books Tell You Why"
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The Other
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
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""For three days, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Mary Wollenstonecraft Shelley, and Dr. John Polidori shared a villa at Lake Geneva. Likely under the influence of laudanum, they decided to have a ghost story-writing contest. The result: Mary Shelley originated the genre of science fiction with Frankenstein (1818)" - Books Tell You Why"
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Dracula
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The Works of Edgar Allen Poe
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The Haunting of Hill House
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
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House of Leaves
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It
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Cujo
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The Turn of the Screw
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
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Carmilla
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
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Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
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The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
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The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
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Ring (Ring, #1)
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Battle Royale
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Uzumaki
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Let the Right One In
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The Amityville Horror
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
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Coraline
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Carrion Comfort
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The Midwich Cuckoos
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We Need to Talk About Kevin
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