Horror 101: The Supernatural and the ParanormalLike this list

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• The Haunting of Hill House

  Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965,

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  A haunted house classic, Dr. Montague, a paranormal researcher, invites a group of seemingly innocuous people to the allegedly haunted Hill House for an investigation. What could possibly happen next?

• The Haunting of Hill House

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  Mike Flannagan's reimagining of Hill House follows characters of the same name, but instead of strangers, they're siblings grappling with familial trauma related to their haunted childhood home.

• The Exorcist

  William Peter Blatty

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  While the reason parents tell their children not to play with Ouija boards isn't directly tied to The Exorcist's publication, it's hard denying a correlation between Regan's demonic possession depicted in the book and Satanic panic.

• The Exorcist

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  Author William Peter Blatty worked closely with director William Friedkin in adapting the novel to what is still regarded as one of the scariest films of all time.

• Incidents Around the House

  Malerman, Josh,

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  If you ever reminisce about the more trivial fears we had as children, pick this one up and tell me you're no longer afraid of monsters in the closet.

• The Babadook

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  If the popup book featured in this film was real, we'd have a pretty massive supernatural issue on our hands. This film, which bears a striking resemblance to The Hat Man myth, has developed a cult following. Luckily, The Babdook is just a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Imaginary Friend

  Chbosky, Stephen,

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  You read that right-- Chbosky, author of the epistolary coming-of-age novel, Perks of Being a Wallflower, wrote a horror novel. If you read Perks and are looking for more, look elsewhere. But if you're looking for a sweeping story that crosses…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Accidents

  Wendig, Chuck,

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  Nothing about The Book of Accidents feels like anything other than intentional. Well-paced, thought-provoking, and just long enough to get at the heart of each character, prepare for reality to get twisted.

• NOS4A2. Season One

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  Immortal beings could be categorized as monsters, but the supernatural powers used to track them down cannot. Weird dimensional travel occurs here too!

• NOS4A2. Season 2

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  NOS4A2 get it? We can't italicize for emphasis.

• NOS4A2

  a Novel

  Hill, Joe

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  Nos4a3? Nah, it's just the book from which the series was adapted. And it's just as great as the show!