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Reel Terror

An exciting collection of the stories that inspired great horror movies, from Tod Browning's Freaks in 1932 to David Cronenberg's 1986 Total Recall. The many horror stories covered here—by such writers as Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Cheever, and Philip K. Dick—all became legendary horror films. Illustrated.

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