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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. 4 new

    Bedlam

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  2. 5 new

    Black Christmas

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 6 new

    The Brute Man

    1946, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 13 new

    The Climax

    1944, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 14 new

    Crescendo

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 16 new

    Cujo

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  7. 17 new

    The Dead Zone

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  8. 18 new

    Dementia 13

    1963 — a.k.a. The Haunted and the Hunted, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 21 new

    Fear in the Night

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 26 new

    Hands of the Ripper

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 27 new

    Homicidal

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  12. 36 new

    Macabre

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 40 new

    Mystery of the Wax Museum

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 41 new

    Next of Kin

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 42 new

    La tua presenza nuda!

    1972 — a.k.a. What the Peeper Saw, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 43 new

    The Night Has Eyes

    1942 — a.k.a. Terror House, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 49 new

    Persecution

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 50 new

    The Phantom of Hollywood

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 57 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  20. 58 new

    Psycho II

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  21. 59 new

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 60 new

    Sisters

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 61 new

    Targets

    1968, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 62 new

    Le locataire

    1976 — a.k.a. The Tenant, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 65 new

    Terror Train

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  26. 69 new

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 70 new

    When a Stranger Calls

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  28. 75 new

    Gritos en la noche

    1962 — a.k.a. The Awful Dr. Orlof, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 77 new

    Ben

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 88 new

    The Deadly Dream

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 93 new

    Doctor Blood's Coffin

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 98 new

    Doctor X

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  33. 119 new

    The Man in Half Moon Street

    1945, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 128 new

    Night Monster

    1942 — a.k.a. House of Mystery, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 142 new

    Supernatural

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 143 new

    Sweet, Sweet Rachel

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 154 new

    X

    1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 164 new

    Duel

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 176 new

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  40. 192 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 193 new

    Jaws 2

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 220 new

    Tentacoli

    1977 — a.k.a. Tentacles, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 234 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  44. 238 new

    Day of the Animals

    1977 — a.k.a. Something Is Out There, in 1 top list Check
  45. 257 new

    Night of the Lepus

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  46. 272 new

    The Body Snatcher

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 280 new

    The Ghoul

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 281 new

    Motel Hell

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 296 new

    The City of the Dead

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  50. 300 new

    Dark Places

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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