| 100% | LOT | 3 | "'Salem's ___," 1975 horror novel by Stephen King featuring vampires that was adapted into a miniseries starring David Soul |
| 60% | LEGEND | 6 | "I Am ___," 1954 horror novel by Richard Matheson featuring vampires that was adapted into a film starring Will Smith |
| 48% | INTERVIEW | 9 | "___ with the Vampire," 1976 gothic horror novel by Anne Rice that was adapted into a film starring Brad Pitt |
| 47% | TWILIGHT | 8 | 2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer featuring vampires that was adapted into a film series starring Robert Pattinson |
| 40% | LIES | 4 | "Big Little ___," novel by Liane Moriarty that was adapted into a TV series starring Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep |
| 40% | TINY | 4 | "___ Beautiful Things," book by Cheryl Strayed that was adapted into a miniseries of the same name starring Kathryn Hahn |
| 37% | THEDRY | 6 | Novel by Australian author Jane Harper that was adapted into a movie starring Eric Bana: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HOURS | 5 | "The ___," 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham that is inspired by and features Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" |
| 31% | SARGASSO | 8 | "Wide ___ Sea," 1966 novel by Jean Rhys that was written as a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" |
| 30% | DRACULA | 7 | Horror novel by Bram Stoker released on 26 May 1897 that features a Count as a vampire |
| 30% | LOVE | 4 | "Anna K: A ___ Story," 2020 novel by Jenny Lee that is a modern retelling of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" |
| 30% | LADY | 4 | "The Pale ___," 1849 horror story by Alexandre Dumas that features vampires |
| 29% | SEMATARY | 8 | "Pet ___" (1983 Stephen King novel with a title that mimics a child's writing) |
| 29% | RIVERTON | 8 | "The House at ___," Australian author Kate Morton's debut novel that was a bestseller |
| 29% | BABY | 4 | "Wonderful ___," 1975 song by Don McLean that was a tribute to Fred Astaire |
| 29% | BFG | 3 | "The ___," Roald Dahl's novel that features a HUGE man: Abbr. |
| 28% | DIAMOND | 7 | "Shine On You Crazy ___," 1975 Pink Floyd song that was a tribute to the band's co-founder Syd Barrett |
| 28% | CHILDREN | 8 | "Little ___," 2006 film directed by Todd Field that is based on Tom Perrotta's titular novel |
| 27% | WOMEN | 5 | "Little ___," 2019 film directed by Greta Gerwig that is an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's titular novel |
| 27% | THOUSAND | 8 | "A ___ Ships," 2019 novel by Natalie Haynes that is a modern retelling of the Trojan War mythology |
| 27% | WORRY | 5 | "Don't ___, Be Happy," 1988 song by Bobby McFerrin that was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit |
| 27% | FURS | 4 | "Venus In ___," song by The Velvet Underground that was inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's eponymous novel |
| 26% | APPRENTICE | 10 | "Scentless ___," song by Nirvana that was inspired by Patrick Suskind's "Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer" |
| 26% | AREYOUTHEREGOD | 14 | With 49-Across, 2023 movie starring Abby Ryder Fortson that was adapted from a 1970 Judy Blume novel: 4 wds. |
| 26% | ALSO | 4 | "The Sun Is ___ a Star" (YA novel by Nicola Yoon) |
| 26% | WONDERFUL | 9 | "What a ___ World," 1967 song by Louis Armstrong that was featured in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 26% | PAW | 3 | "___ Patrol," Canadian animated TV series with animals as the main characters that was made into a feature movie |
| 26% | LANE | 4 | "The Ocean at the End of the ___," 2013 Neil Gaiman novel featuring themes of magical realism that was nominated for a Nebula Award |
| 26% | SCARLET | 7 | "The ___ Letter," historical fiction novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne that was an inspiration for the film "Easy A" |