Horrorshows
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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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A Bucket of Blood
1959, in 2 top lists Check -
29 new
House of Usher
1960, in 2 top lists Check -
55 new
The Pit and the Pendulum
1961, in 1 top list Check -
56 new
The Premature Burial
1962, in 0 top lists Check -
68 new
Tower of London
1962, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Little Shop of Horrors
1960, in 2 top lists Check -
134 new
The Raven
1963, in 1 top list Check -
154 new
X
1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check -
226 new
Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
230 new
The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955 — a.k.a. The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes, in 0 top lists Check -
239 new
Day the World Ended
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
324 new
The Haunted Palace
1963, in 1 top list Check -
332 new
The Masque of the Red Death
1964, in 3 top lists Check -
353 new
The Terror
1963, in 0 top lists Check -
357 new
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964, in 1 top list Check -
414 new
Not of This Earth
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
439 new
The Wasp Woman
1959 — a.k.a. Insect Woman, in 0 top lists Check -
559 new
Tales of Terror
1962, in 1 top list Check
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