Darkness

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Across
  1. 3. Author of "The Fall of the House of Usher"
  2. 6. The Master of Suspense who directed "The Birds"
  3. 7. A grotesque stone carving on a building
  4. 8. In Irish myth, a wailing spirit who heralds a death
  5. 10. The spirit of a dead person
  6. 11. A ruined religious building, common in gothic landscapes
  7. 14. A ball where guests wear masks to conceal their identity
  8. 16. Underground tunnels lined with human bones
  9. 18. A large country house or mansion, often haunted
  10. 20. A ghostly image of someone seen shortly before or after their death
  11. 21. A ghost or phantom
  12. 23. Bram ___, the author of "Dracula"
Down
  1. 1. Genre of literature focusing on horror, death, and romance
  2. 2. Bram Stoker's famous vampire count
  3. 4. Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen
  4. 5. Mary ___, author of "Frankenstein"
  5. 9. A classic 1922 German vampire film
  6. 12. The surname of the murderous motel owner in "Psycho"
  7. 13. Disturbing and horrifying because it involves death
  8. 15. Author famous for the Cthulhu Mythos
  9. 17. Having an unhealthy interest in disturbing subjects, like death
  10. 19. An underground vault beneath a church, used for burial
  11. 22. The ominous bird from a famous Poe poem