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A list compiled from the entries in Gene Wright's 1986 book, Horrorshows: An A-to-Z of Horror in Film, Radio and Theater. The entries below are found in the following chapters:

Crazies and Freaks: 1-70
Mad Scientists: 71-155
Monsters: 156-224
Cataclysmic Disasters: 225-271
Ghouls: 272-285
Ghosts, Demons and Witches: 286-363
Vampires: 364-439
Mummies: 440-453
Werewolves and Other Shape-Shifters: 454-494
Zombies: 495-524
Splatter: 525-549
Anthologies: 550-565

Television and radio programs are also showcased, along with theatrical productions. Those warranting their own entries in the volume are given below:

Television:
The Addams Family (1964-1966)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1965) [includes The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]
Circle of Fear (1973) [renamed from Ghost Story]
Dark Shadows (1966-1971)
The Evil Touch (1973-1974)
Ghost Story (1972) [renamed to Circle of Fear]
King Kong (1966-1969)
Kolchak: the Night Stalker (1974-1975)
Lights Out (1949-1952)
The Monster Squad (1976-1977)
Mr. and Mrs. Dracula (1980)
The Munsters (1964-1966)
Night Gallery (1970-1973)
One Step Beyond (1959-1961)
The Outer Limits (1963-1965)
The Sixth Sense (1972)
Struck By Lightning (1979)
Suspense (1949-1954)
Tales of the unexpected (1977)
Tales of Tomorrow (1951-1953)
Thriller (1960-1962)
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)

Radio:
Escape (1947-1954)
Everyman's Theater (1940-1941)
The Hermit's Cave (1930-1944)
I Love a Mystery (1939-1944)
Inner Sanctum Mystery (1941-1952)
Lights Out (1934-1947)
The Mercury Theatre on the Air (1938)
The Mysterious Traveler (1943-1952)
Peter Quill (1940-1941)
The Shadow (1931-1954)
Stay Tuned for Terror (1944-1945?)
The Strange Dr. Weird (1944-1945)
Superstition (1943-1946)
Suspense (1942-1962)

Theatrical Productions:
Carmilla (1976)
Dracula (1924)
Frankenstein (1981)

Television Episodes
Frankenstein (Wide World of Mystery season 1, episodes 2 & 3, January 16-17, 1973)
Night Gallery (Pilot episode, November 8, 1969)

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  1. 354 new

    13 Ghosts

    1960 — a.k.a. Thirteen Ghosts, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 496 new

    5 tombe per un medium

    1965 — a.k.a. Terror-Creatures from the Grave, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 440 new

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  4. 72 new

    The Abominable Dr. Phibes

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 157 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 454 new

    The Alligator People

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 455 new

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 225 new

    The Amazing Colossal Man

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 456 new

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 286 new

    The Amityville Horror

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
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    And Now the Screaming Starts!

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 73 new

    The Ape

    1940 — a.k.a. Gorilla, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Ape Man

    1943 — a.k.a. Lock Your Doors, in 0 top lists Check
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    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Asphyx

    1972 — a.k.a. The Horror of Death, in 0 top lists Check
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    Asylum

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  17. 227 new

    Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

    1958, in 1 top list Check
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    Attack of the Crab Monsters

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
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    Attack of the Giant Leeches

    1959 — a.k.a. Demons of the Swamp, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'

    1914, in 1 top list Check
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    The Awakening

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
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    Basket Case

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Beach Girls and the Monster

    1965 — a.k.a. Invisible Terror, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 229 new

    The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Beast Must Die

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Beast with a Million Eyes

    1955 — a.k.a. The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Beast with Five Fingers

    1946, in 1 top list Check
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    Bedlam

    1946, in 1 top list Check
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    Beginning of the End

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 459 new

    Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ben

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
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    Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

    1966, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
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    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
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    Black Christmas

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Black Scorpion

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Black Sleep

    1956, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Black Torment

    1964 — a.k.a. Estate of Insanity, in 0 top lists Check
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    Black Zoo

    1963, in 0 top lists Check
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    Blacula

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
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    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
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    The Blood Beast Terror

    1968 — a.k.a. The Vampire-Beast Craves Blood, in 0 top lists Check
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    Blood Feast

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
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    Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
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    Blood of Dracula

    1957 — a.k.a. Blood Is My Heritage, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 368 new

    Blood of Dracula's Castle

    1969 — a.k.a. Castle of Dracula, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 369 new

    Blood of the Vampire

    1958, in 1 top list Check
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    The Blood on Satan's Claw

    1971, in 1 top list Check
  49. 272 new

    The Body Snatcher

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 80 new

    The Boogie Man Will Get You

    1942, in 0 top lists Check
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