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Frankenstein... A literary masterpiece of horror![/caption]
Most people these days, when it comes to written horror generally tend to think of people like, 'Stephen King', or, 'Dean Koontz', 'Anne Rice' or I supposed the women who wrote the, 'Twilight' Series would count in that capacity as well!
Well it got me to thinking about the great horror writers that helped not just shape the world of, 'horror' in novels, but also would in there own way help shape the world of literature in the whole!
So here is my list of, '5 Original Masters Of Written Horror And the Books That Made Them Famous':
To start things off At Number 5, we have, 'Dante Aligheri' (1265 - 1361):
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Dante's Divine Comedy... Being that it takes place on the journey through, 'Hell' could be said to be one of the original books of, 'Horror'![/caption]
Now I know that some of the lists that I have done in the past have been popularity contests, but this one isn't, the truth is, is that Dante's 'Divine Comedy' is probably one of the most definitive works of fiction about the, 'Devil' and, 'Hell' that has ever been produced!
At number 4: 'John Milton' (1608 - 1674):
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Milton's, 'Paradise Lost' could be said to be another extremely historically relevant horror novel![/caption]
John Milton's, 'Paradise Lost' is another one of the classics about the fight between (Heaven) and, (Hell)... The truth is, is that till the end of time, this book will always be considered to be one of the greatest poems about Heaven and Hell to exist... (Beware though, this poem does not translate well in to the mainstream...)
At number 3: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849):
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The Raven... A fictitious representation of, 'Poe' during his heyday....[/caption]
In my opinion, the reason that I think Edgar Allan Poe should be in here, is not necessarily for anyone book, but really because his stories like, 'The Tell Tale Heart', 'The Raven', etc... Are some of the best scary stories to have come out of the 19th century, and in my opinion still resonate real well in the modern day!
At number 2: Mary Shelley (1797 - 1851):
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Mary Shelley's, 'Frankenstein' is still one of the most prolific works of fiction in Hollywood today![/caption]
For her, really I would say would be the work that she did writing, 'Frankenstein'... Most people very easily recognized the monster from the movies, but before it became a century long box office sensation, the story that started it all came from the work that Mary Shelley wrote in, 'Frankenstein' in 1818!
At number 1: Bram Stoker (1847 - 1912):
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Bram Stoker's, 'Dracula' to this day is still considered to be one of the definitive works of Vampire fiction![/caption]
In the case of Bram Stoker... I put him at number 1, because where as these other authors and the books that they produced may have defined certain elements of what make horror great, but in my opinion, in a lot of respect Bram Stokers, 'Dracula' (1897), could be said to be one of the most definitive horror masterpieces of all time!
Jimmy Green (Corin Nemec) with his assistant, is about to regret trying to produce a show on his home Island![/caption]
These are some unhappy party goers[/caption]
A truly classic horror movie that is a fun way to kick off a Halloween extravaganza![/caption]
Alice as she is about to meet the woman that will change her life forever![/caption]
Home Sweet Home....[/caption]
Damn if that ain't the biggest butchers block ever![/caption]
This guy is taking out trick 'r treaters left and right![/caption]