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Horror Books That Inspired Horror Movies

Each of these horror books, short stories and poems have inspired an adaptation, be it a feature film, short film, TV miniseries or TV movie.
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Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh
1
A.A. Milne
Clown in a Cornfield (Adam Cesare)
Clown in a Cornfield
2
Adam Cesare
Halloween Party (Agatha Christie)
Halloween Party
3
Agatha Christie
Let the Right One in (Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
4
Ajvide Lindqvist
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
5
Alvin Schwartz
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
6
Anne Rice
The Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
The Queen of the Damned
7
Anne Rice
The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat
8
Anne Rice
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
9
Bram Stoker
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories (Bram Stoker)
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories
10
Bram Stoker
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
11
Bret Easton Ellis
The Addams Family (Charles Addams)
The Addams Family
12
Charles Addams
Hellraiser (Clive Barker)
Hellraiser
13
Clive Barker
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
14
Daphne Du Maurier
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
15
Daphne Du Maurier
The Omen (David Seltzer)
The Omen
16
David Seltzer
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
17
Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
18
Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
19
Edgar Allan Poe
The Masque of the Red Death (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Masque of the Red Death
20
Edgar Allen Poe
The Howling (Gary Brandner)
The Howling
21
Gary Brandner
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
22
H. G. Wells
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
23
H.G. Wells
The Dunwich Horror (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Dunwich Horror
24
H. P. Lovecraft
Dagon (HP Lovecraft)
Dagon
25
HP Lovecraft
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
26
Ira Levin
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
27
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The Crow (James O'Barr)
The Crow
28
James O'Barr
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
29
Jay Anson
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
30
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Vampire$ (John Steakley)
Vampire$
31
John Steakley
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
The Witches of Eastwick
32
John Updike
Who Goes There (John W. Campbell)
Who Goes There
33
John W. Campbell
Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
Day of the Triffids
34
John Wyndham
Ring (Kōji Suzuki)
Ring
35
Kōji Suzuki
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
36
Lionel Shriver
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Lois Duncan)
I Know What You Did Last Summer
37
Lois Duncan
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
38
Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
39
Oscar Wilde
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
40
Patrick Ness
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