Here's a classic for all you horror fans. Rosemary's Baby was Ira Levin's second novel, published in 1967, and sold 4 million copies making it the best-selling horror novel of the 1960s. The science fiction editor David Pringle called it "this sly, seductive impeccably-written horror novel ... is an expertly constructed story, a playwright's book, in which every physical detail and line of dialogue counts." Due to its enormous success, it started a 'horror' boom', where publishers were willing to take a chance on many more horror novels. It's a great one.
Rosemary's Baby tells the story of a young wife who gives birth to the Antichrist. A chilling tale for sure which, aided by Levin's narrative prowess, has strong and dark psychological undertones. Roman Polanski adapted it into an eponymously titled film in 1968, starring Mia Farrow and Cassavetes.
Here's an awesome scene from the film where Rosemary discovers the child she just birthed is the Antichrist:
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