horror
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He got his start writing short stories in horror and fantasy comics anthologies for DC and Marvel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
In May 1782 he reacted with horror when one of his officers, Lewis Nicola, suggested that he should become another King George.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
In fourth place with $5.6 million was "Lee Cronin's The Mummy," an original horror flick from Warner Bros about a young girl possessed by a demon in an ancient mummification ritual.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
The horror is how increasingly familiar that feels generations after his formative years.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Duane gasped in horror, knowing how much C.C. did not like being touched.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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