Mary Shelley • 1818
Frankenstein
A scientist creates life, then abandons his creation, leading to a tragic tale of rejection, revenge, and responsibility.
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Bram Stoker • 1897
Dracula
A vampire count terrorizes Victorian England in this epistolary novel told through diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings.
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Oscar Wilde • 1890
The Picture of Dorian Gray
A beautiful young man sells his soul so his portrait ages instead of him, leading to moral decay and murder.
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Stephen King • 1977
The Shining
A writer becomes winter caretaker of an isolated hotel that drives him toward madness and murder of his own family.
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Stephen King • 1978
The Stand
A superflu wipes out most of humanity, and survivors gather for a final confrontation between good and evil.
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