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Classic Monsters of Horror Literature

From vampires to vengeful spirits, classic monsters define the horror genre across centuries of literature. Can you match these iconic creatures to the novels or authors that brought them to life?0 takes

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01Who is the author of the 1897 gothic horror novel *Dracula*?
02Mary Shelley's 1818 novel *Frankenstein* has a subtitle that is often used to refer to its central theme. What is it?
03The Headless Horseman is the antagonist of which short story by Washington Irving?
04The ancient cosmic entity Cthulhu, who lies 'dead but dreaming' in the sunken city of R'lyeh, was created by which author?
05The shapeshifting entity that most often appears as Pennywise the Dancing Clown is the primary antagonist of which Stephen King novel?
06In Stephen King's *The Shining*, the Torrance family becomes snowbound in which haunted Colorado hotel?
07Which 1872 novella by Sheridan Le Fanu, featuring a female vampire, predates and heavily influenced Bram Stoker's *Dracula*?
08In Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, what is the full name of the respectable doctor who transforms into the evil Edward Hyde?
09Which author wrote the influential 1910 short story "The Wendigo," based on the mythological creature from Algonquian folklore?
10In H.G. Wells' *The War of the Worlds*, the technologically superior Martian invaders are ultimately defeated by what?