Tag: horror

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Coraline

Neil Gaiman · 2002

Coraline finds a door to a better version of home, ruled by the Other Mother with button eyes.

2,081-word summary · 9 min read

Carrie

Stephen King · 1974

Bullied Carrie White discovers telekinetic powers that turn a cruel prom prank into a night of fire.

2,172-word summary · 10 min read

It

Stephen King · 1986

Seven friends in Derry face a shape shifting evil as kids in 1958 and again as adults in 1985.

2,229-word summary · 10 min read

The Shining

Stephen King · 1977

The Shining retold: Jack winters at Overlook with Wendy and Danny, REDRUM, hedge maze chase.

2,011-word summary · 9 min read

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde · 1890

Dorian Gray retold: Basil paints, Henry talks, wish holds youth while canvas bears years.

2,061-word summary · 9 min read

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley · 1818

Frankenstein retold: Victor builds, the creature wakes, Arctic letters, demand and refusal.

1,901-word summary · 8 min read

Dracula

Bram Stoker · 1897

Count Dracula sails for England in letters and diaries, and Van Helsing leads the hunt to stop him.

2,860-word summary · 13 min read