Apartment 7A, a prequel toRosemary’s Baby starring Julia Garner and directed by Natalie Erika James, is now streaming on Paramount+

The genre-defining classic that ushered in the era of modern horror

One of the best-selling books of all time,Rosemary’s Babyis a foundational work ofsuspense andpsychological horror which remains as powerful and chilling as the day it was written. Hailed by Truman Capote as a “darkly brilliant tale” and adapted with near-total fidelity into the monumental film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes, Ira Levin’sRosemary’s Babyushered in the era of contemporary horror as we know it, opening the floodgates to later works such asThe ExorcistandThe Omen.Levin ingeniously fused gothic literary tradition with modern-day New York, creating an enduring classic whichthe New York Timesplaced on its recent list of”The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years.”

Rosemary Woodhouseand her struggling-actor husband Guy are thrilled to move intothe Bramford,a sought-after Manhattan apartment building prized for its Victorian details and gargoyled facade. Yet as they learn of a darker side to the building’s history–and become acquainted with their overly attentive neighbors, theCastevets–unspoken tensions enter into the young couples’ relationship. Matters improve when Guy lands a major role, and Rosemary at last becomes pregnant. But as her pregnancy takesfrightening turns,Rosemary begins to question if her neighbors’ heightened interest is strictly innocent, or if their motivations–and those of Guyhimself–portend terrifying consequences for her,and her unborn child. Is Rosemary”…going mad, or going sane”?

Foreword by Chuck Palahniuk. Afterword by R. L. Stine.