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Malaysian-Australian filmmaker (born 1977)

Also known as: James Wan Tsz Yan, Wan Tsz Yan, Wen Ziren, Джеймс Ван, جيمس وان, 제임스 완

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Leigh Whannell1977–
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Screenwriter of horror stories built on astral-projection hauntings, deadly traps and escalating supernatural dread. (AI reason)
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Stephen King1947–
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Popular supernatural horror about haunted houses, possessed families and evil hidden in ordinary American settings. (AI reason)
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Richard Matheson1926–2013
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His Hell House-style haunted-house investigations blend paranormal research with visceral scares. (AI reason)
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Shirley Jackson1916–1965
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Her classic haunted-house fiction builds psychological dread inside a sinister domestic space. (AI reason)
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Jay Anson1921–1980
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Writes a 'true haunting' account of a family terrorized in its new home, much like Conjuring-style stories. (AI reason)
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Gerald Brittle
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His case-file narrative of demonologist investigations covers the same possession and haunting cases dramatized on screen. (AI reason)
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Clive Barker1952–
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Writes visceral, inventive horror mixing body horror, puzzle-like torments and otherworldly entities. (AI reason)
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Joe Hill1879–1915
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Modern supernatural thrillers with ghosts, cursed objects and fast-paced cinematic scares. (AI reason)
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Paul G. Tremblay1971–
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Contemporary possession and family-horror novels that play with ambiguity and mounting dread. (AI reason)
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Grady Hendrix1972–
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Writes pop-culture-savvy horror about exorcisms and haunted households, mixing fun and genuine frights. (AI reason)
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