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