Native American / Indigenous Peoples' folklore often presents itself in books and movies for its mystical, supernatual elements. There is an idea that the ancient people, Cherokee, Apache, Sioux, and all the tribes that stretch back thousands of years on the land now called America.... that these have either blessed or cursed objects, places, or people. Sacred burial grounds or haunted homes, from Poltergeist in the movies to hundreds of books. Here are the 10 best horror or thriller books with a Native American foundation to their mysteries. Most are written by Native American authors.
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Top 20 Vampire Novels in Horror Book History
Vampires have been a big part of fiction literature in the world for more than 200 years. There's something about blood-sucking creatures that come out only at night... it fascinated us. They scare us, but also romance us. We're drawn to them for some odd reason. Secretly, we all want to be one? Here are the top-rated vampire novels of all time:
The Most Iconic Horror Novels of All Time
Sometimes a book stands out and does more than entertain. It lives beyond its pages. These are horror novels that shaped the future of the suspense genre and had the most influence on both the genre and pop culture. If you haven't read them but you're a fan of horror, suspense, and the supernatural, perhaps you should check them out. Here is your reading checklist:
Top 20 Horror Books Made into Movies: Best Horror Screen Adaptations
While it's easy to find horror book that didn't succeed on the Big Screen, it's not so easy to find good movies that met the expectations of the book's readers. There are exceptions, and we've found some good movies based on book, some that even surpassed their novels.
Here are the Top 20 Books to Film Adaptations:
Top 20 Movies on a Train - Action Horror and SF movies on Trains
The best horror, science fiction and action movies that take place on a train. The Top 20 train movies.
Top 10 Best Haunted House Novels - Horror Fiction
A haunted house is a wonderful thing in horror fiction, but only if done right. The spooky setting, the creaky stairs, the mirrors with strange images ... and don't forget the ghosts.
These are the 10 best horror novels centered around haunted houses, spooky hotels or haunted places.
Top 10 Pandemic World Ending Novels and Viral Fiction
Now is not the best time to run a list of the Top 10 Pandemic and Virus Outbreak novels, but ... hey, when is? Let's get down to it. These are the best novels about the end of the world via some sort of pathogen. Viral post-apocalyptic calamities in what we hope are not omens of our future. No covid here, thank goodness, but there are some really nasty human bugs and viruses.
Scariest Summer Horror Thrillers
Fiction novels, hot horror in the summer. The Top 10 horror books that take place in the summer, in balmy hot weather. If the killer doesn't make you sweat, the heat will. Even if it's winter where you live, you may want to warm up with some heated horror books. These novels have their characters sweating through the night.
Top 10 Thrillers and Horror Books in Ice and Snow
The best horror and thriller books that take place in ice, snow, blizzards and cold weather. Your winter reading festival . . . or something to read in the heat of summer to make you appreciate the cold of winter. These books will bury you in chills, so start a fire in the fireplace, close the curtains against the howling wind and start reading. That snowman outside didn't really just grin at you . . . did it?
Top 20 Quotes from Horror Movies
The best and most memorable lines from horror movies over the past 75 years. The top 20 horror movie quotes, the best and baddest lines on the silver screen. We haven't collected them all, but here are the lines we liked most.
Top 20 Songs about Monsters
The decades have brought us many songs about monsters, creatures and scary beasts. It's a subject as timeless as music itself. Here are the best songs about Monsters.... under the bed and in the closet, chasing us ... and sometimes finding us.
Scariest Kids in Horror Movies
Horror
cinema is filled with bad children. Kids are scary when they want to
be. That's why the babysitter mortality rate is so high. Well, that
and the serial killers out there.... Babysitters are
under-appreciated defenders of evil.
When
kids go bad: the top 20 scariest children in the movies at Top2040:
The Scariest Horror Novels for Halloween Reading
It's getting colder outside, Halloween decorations swing from trees, whose leaves are brown and fallen to the ground. The empty branches rattle in the wind.... No, I'm not writing a horror story here, instead it's a list of scary horror books. This is the time of year to cozy up to a good, spooky horror novel. This is especially appropriate for Halloween week, so get your itty bitty light ready.
The Top 10 Scary Horror Books for Halloween
The Top 10 Scary Horror Books for Halloween
Top 20 Twist Endings in Horror Movies
Twist endings are fun in any movie, and especially in horror movies. It's nice when the twist ending catches us by surprise. Too often, we see it coming a mile away. When we do get caught in a twist, unaware of the ending, it's a wonderful experience. Even when they are gimmicks, they are cool to see.
Top 20 Horror Movie Openings: Best First Scenes
The most effective opening scenes in horror movies. The best first few minutes and beginnings of horror movies. It some cases, the opening scene is the best part. In better movies, it just sets up a great tale and pulls the audience in for the kill, so to speak. Either way, a great horror movie opening scene is essential if you want the viewers to stay tuned.
Top 20 Horror Movies that take place in Rain Storms: Scary Stormy Films
Rain and stormy weather form an integral part of many good horror movies. It sets the mood, and gets the ball rolling. Lightning makes it all the better.
Here are the best horror movies that take place in heavy rain or storms:
Top 10 Horror Movie Soundtracks of All Time
The best and scariest horror film soundtracks ever composed, from Hellraiser to Halloween, and more.
Best Horror Movie Sequels of All Time
Any
movie sequel is hard to make, but the horror movie genre is known for
spinning out sequel after sequel. It seems that success doesn't even
play a role in it: there are multiple sequels to Critters, Saw,
Leprechaun, Sharknado, and Troll (all horrifically awful). Turning
our head to the good films, a few of them had truly brilliant
sequels. At Top2040, here are the top 20 Horror Movie Sequels of all time:
Best Horror Movies to Watch on Valentine's Day
If your date likes a scare, or you're dateless and not in the mood for a traditional valentine's day movie... here is a list of gruesome horror movies for Valentine's Day. Suitable for all stages of a breakup, or to forget about that sappy romantic holiday.... load a bowl with popcorn and turn down the lights. Here are the top 10 Valentine's Day horror movies from Top2040:
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