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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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    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 420 new

    Salem's Lot

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  3. 172 new

    Frankenstein: The True Story

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 348 new

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    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  5. 342 new

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
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    1962, in 15 top lists Check
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    1978, in 15 top lists Check
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    1982, in 1 top list Check
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    1973, in 27 top lists Check
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    1982, in 1 top list Check
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    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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    1963 — a.k.a. Nights of Terror, in 0 top lists Check
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    1963, in 18 top lists Check
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    1982, in 1 top list Check
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    1978, in 2 top lists Check
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    1979, in 30 top lists Check
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    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 19 new

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
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    1977, in 0 top lists Check
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    A Taste of Blood

    1967 — a.k.a. The Secret of Dr. Alucard, in 0 top lists Check
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    Burnt Offerings

    1976, in 1 top list Check
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    1978, in 3 top lists Check
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    1971, in 0 top lists Check
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    Wolfen

    1981, in 1 top list Check
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    1984, in 0 top lists Check
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    1982, in 9 top lists Check
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    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 58 new

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    1983, in 1 top list Check
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    1963, in 6 top lists Check
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    1976, in 7 top lists Check
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    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
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    1981, in 1 top list Check
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    1928, in 10 top lists Check
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    1972 — a.k.a. The Exorcism of Hugh, in 0 top lists Check
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    Dracula

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  37. 57 new

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    1960, in 39 top lists Check
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    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 10 new

    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
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    Chi sei?

    1974 — a.k.a. Beyond the Door, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Other

    1972, in 1 top list Check
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    The Changeling

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
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    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett

    1924 — a.k.a. Waxworks, in 5 top lists Check
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    Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

    1979 — a.k.a. Nosferatu the Vampyre, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 364 new

    Seddok, l'erede di Satana

    1960 — a.k.a. Atom Age Vampire, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gremlins

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Awakening

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 340 new

    The Possession of Joel Delaney

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 341 new

    The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 59 new

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
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