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40 Horror Movies You Didn't Realize Are Based on Novels

From The Ring to Jaws, you might not have guessed these classics have literary roots.
By Adrianna Freedman
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Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
2
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
3
Bird Box (2018)
Bird Box (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
4
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
5
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
6
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
8
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
9
Cujo (1983)
Cujo (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
10
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
11
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
12
Dracula (1992)
Dracula (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
13
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
14
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
15
Candyman (1992)
Candyman (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
16
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
18
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   30%
19
Audition (1999, Takashi Miike)
Audition (1999, Takashi Miike)
20
Don't Look Now (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
21
Dreamcatcher (2003)
Dreamcatcher (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   28%
22
Flowers in the Attic (1987)
Flowers in the Attic (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   11%
23
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   44%
24
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
25
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Invisible Man (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
26
It (2017)
It (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
27
Let the Right One in (2008)
Let the Right One in (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
29
The Ruins (2008)
The Ruins (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
30
The Haunting (1999)
The Haunting (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   17%
31
The Ring (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
32
I Am Legend (2007)
I Am Legend (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
33
The Mist (2007)
The Mist (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
34
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
35
The Wicker Man (2006)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   15%
36
The Woman in Black (2012)
The Woman in Black (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
37
World War Z (2013)
World War Z (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
38
The Ritual (2017)
The Ritual (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
39
Christine (1983)
Christine (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
40
Red Dragon (2002)
Red Dragon (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
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