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• LC control number: gf2022026056

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• Original cataloging agency: WaU
• Language of cataloging: eng
• Transcribing agency: DLC
• Subject heading/thesaurus conventions: lcgft

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• Genre/form term: Paranormal films

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• Genre/form term: Occult films

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• Genre/form term: Supernatural films

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• Genre/form term: Supernaturalist films

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• Genre/form term: Motion pictures

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• Genre/form term: Ghost films

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• Genre/form term: Haunted house films

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• Genre/form term: Vampire films

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• Genre/form term: Werewolf films

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• Genre/form term: Witch films

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• Genre/form term: Zombie films

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• Source citation: Work cat.: The conjuring, 2013
• Information found: (a paranormal film; the story of ghost hunters Lorraine and Ed Warren who help a family terrorized by an evil spirit in their mysterious farmhouse)
• Bibliographic record control number: (OCoLC)861372702

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• Source citation: The best supernatural horror movies, ranked, via Ranker website, updated May 12, 2022, viewed on Aug. 11, 2022
• Information found: (Some good supernatural horror movies involve ghostly hauntings while other good supernatural horror movies are about demons and devils; 1. The Conjuring: In 1970, paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren are summoned to the home of Carolyn and Roger Perron. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into a secluded farmhouse, where a supernatural presence has made itself known. Though the manifestations are relatively benign at first, events soon escalate in horrifying fashion, especially after the Warrens discover the house's macabre history)

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• Source citation: Horror film Wiki, Aug. 11, 2022:
• Information found: Genres > Paranormal films (The paranormal and the fear of the unknown is naturally a classic topic of horror. Gathering everything from ghost to demons and even witches, it is usually the part of horror cinema that gets the scariest; includes The Conjuring (2013))

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• Source citation: Scariest paranormal films ever, via IMDb, Aug. 11, 2022
• Information found: (7. The Conjuring (2013). Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse)

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• Source citation: Wikipedia, Aug. 11, 2022
• Information found: (Category:Paranormal films. Films about the paranormal, purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as beyond normal experience or scientific explanation; paranormal phenomena include extrasensory perception (ESP), telekinesis, ghosts, poltergeists, life after death, reincarnation, faith healing, human auras, and so forth; Category:Supernatural films. Films about supernatural fiction, a genre of speculative fiction that exploits or is centered on supernatural themes, often contradicting naturalist assumptions of the real world. In its broadest definition, supernatural fiction overlaps with examples of weird fiction, horror fiction, vampire literature, ghost story, and fantasy)

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• Source citation: Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Aug. 11, 2022:
• Information found: paranormal (not scientifically explainable : supernatural) supernatural (1. of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe especially : of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, or devil. 2 a: departing from what is usual or normal especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature. b: attributed to an invisible agent (such as a ghost or spirit)) occult (noun: matters regarded as involving the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers or some secret knowledge of them --used with "the"; adjective, 4. of or relating to the occult)

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• Source citation: The best movies about the occult, via Ranker website, updated July 31, 2020, viewed on Aug. 11, 2022
• Information found: (occult movies; occult films; movies about satanism, witchcraft, cults, and supernatural powers)

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• Source citation: Supernatural films, via Filmsite website, Aug. 11, 2022:
• Information found: pt. 1 (Supernatural Films: These are films that have themes including gods or goddesses, ghosts, apparitions, spirits, miracles, and other similar ideas or depictions of extraordinary phenomena. They may be combined with other genres, including comedy, sci-fi, fantasy or horror. Interestingly however, until recently, supernatural films were usually presented in a comical, whimsical, or a romantic fashion, and were not designed to frighten the audience. There are also many hybrids that have combinations of fear, fantasy, horror, romance and comedy.)

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• Source citation: Caputo, John D. What would Jesus deconstruct?, ©2007:
• Information found: p. 26 (the supernaturalist films of our day, like The Sixth Sense)

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• Source citation: López, D. Films by genre, ©1993

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• Explanatory text: Films that feature human characters that are often involved in the occult, witchcraft, spiritualism, psychic phenomena, vodou, etc., interacting with supernatural beings.

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• Application history note: Established November 2022.