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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. 57 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 234 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 348 new

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 237 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 157 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 192 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
  7. 35 new

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 267 new

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 315 new

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 221 new

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 342 new

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 412 new

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  13. 115 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 195 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 510 new

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  16. 25 new

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 232 new

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 165 new

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 159 new

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 322 new

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 19 new

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 545 new

    Suspiria

    1977, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 283 new

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 498 new

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 9 new

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 310 new

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 22 new

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  28. 59 new

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 247 new

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 48 new

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 224 new

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 361 new

    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 155 new

    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 456 new

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 214 new

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
  36. 465 new

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 435 new

    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 69 new

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 380 new

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 329 new

    The Innocents

    1961, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 339 new

    Poltergeist

    1982, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 337 new

    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 176 new

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  44. 178 new

    Gremlins

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 326 new

    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 325 new

    The Haunting

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
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    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 62 new

    Le locataire

    1976 — a.k.a. The Tenant, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 413 new

    Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

    1979 — a.k.a. Nosferatu the Vampyre, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 336 new

    The Omen

    1976, in 6 top lists Check
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