This work explores the relationship between twenty-five enduring works of horror literature and the classic films that have been adapted from them. Each chapter delves into the historical and cultural background of a particular type of horror--hauntings, zombies, aliens and more--and provides an overview of a specific work's critical and popular reception. Among the print-to-film titles discussed are Frankenstein, Dracula, Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Masque of the Red Death, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Phantom of the Opera, Psycho, The Exorcist, and The Shining.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     

Introduction     


Altered States     

The Amityville Horror     

The Birds     

Dead Ringers     

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde     

The Exorcist     

The Fly     

Frankenstein     

Freaks     

From Hell     

Ghost Story     

The Hound of the Baskervilles     

Jaws     

The Masque of the Red Death     

The Night Stalker     

The Ninth Gate     

Nosferatu     

The Phantom of the Opera     

Psycho     

Re-Animator     

The Serpent and the Rainbow     

The Shining     

Sleepy Hollow     

The Thing from Another World     

Village of the Damned     


Notes     

Bibliography     

Index     

James F. Broderick is a professor of English at New Jersey City University in Jersey City.