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Ron Ripley
321 ratings 4.26 ·
horror · fiction · supernatural · anthologies · spirituality · ghosts · literary · classics · adult · audiobook · suspense · paranormal · fantasy · mystery · action-adventure · crime · young-adult · hauntings · death · historical-fiction
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Shirley Jackson
537 ratings 3.93 ·
fiction · horror · adult · literary · classics · anthologies · gothic · mystery · supernatural · literary-fiction · suspense · 20th-century · paranormal · fantasy · ghosts · female-author · contemporary · spooky · book · historical
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Edgar Allan Poe
2551 ratings 3.90 ·
fiction · horror · adult · classics · literary · anthologies · mystery · gothic · literary-fiction · supernatural · fantasy · historical · audiobook · paranormal · book · suspense · dark · ghosts · terror · historical-fiction
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F. Marion Crawford
159 ratings 3.87 ·- Διηγήματα τρόμου by F. Marion Crawford
- Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the ... Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...) by F. Marion Crawford
- 50 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die by F. Marion Crawford
- The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols by F. Marion Crawford
- Το Χαμόγελο του Νεκρού και άλλες παράξενες ιστορίες by F. Marion Crawford
fiction · horror · adult · literary · classics · anthologies · supernatural · fantasy · gothic · ghosts · paranormal · mystery · literary-fiction · monsters · vampires · historical · spooky · suspense · audiobook · book
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W.W. Jacobs
149 ratings 3.87 ·- Casting the Runes, and Other Classic Stories of the Supernatural by W.W. Jacobs
- 50 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die by W.W. Jacobs
- Haunted House Short Stories by W.W. Jacobs
- Το Χαμόγελο του Νεκρού και άλλες παράξενες ιστορίες by W.W. Jacobs
- Chilling Ghost Short Stories by W.W. Jacobs
fiction · horror · anthologies · adult · supernatural · classics · literary · ghosts · gothic · mystery · fantasy · literary-fiction · paranormal · suspense · contemporary · spooky · audiobook · industrial-era · historical · 20th-century
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Daphne du Maurier
442 ratings 3.86 ·
fiction · adult · horror · classics · literary · gothic · historical · mystery · 20th-century · book · female-author · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · anthologies · suspense · audiobook · drama · supernatural · romance · crime
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Thomas Harris
236 ratings 3.86 ·
crime · mystery · horror · adult · fiction · book · thriller · psychological · law-enforcement · serial-killers · classics · literary · drama · suspense · contemporary · murder · audiobook · dark · killer · 20th-century
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Guy de Maupassant
390 ratings 3.84 ·- Alexandre by Guy de Maupassant
- Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the ... Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...) by Guy de Maupassant
- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Guy de Maupassant
- Haunted House Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- Antología de relatos de detectives by Guy de Maupassant
fiction · adult · anthologies · horror · classics · literary · supernatural · literary-fiction · ghosts · paranormal · gothic · audiobook · mystery · fantasy · monsters · historical · book · historical-fiction · university · vampires
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Washington Irving
365 ratings 3.83 ·- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Washington Irving
- The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols by Washington Irving
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Ghostly Tales by Washington Irving
- The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 4 by Washington Irving
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
fiction · horror · classics · literary · anthologies · adult · fantasy · supernatural · mystery · historical · ghosts · gothic · literary-fiction · paranormal · action-adventure · historical-fiction · audiobook · book · myths · young-adult
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David Stuart Davies
186 ratings 3.83 ·- Sherlock Holmes: Η Σατανική Υπόσχεση by David Stuart Davies
- The Halloween Mask: And Other Strange Tales by David Stuart Davies
- Spinechillers: Tales for Hallowe'en and Other Dark Nights by David Stuart Davies
- The Lurking Fear: Collected Short Stories Volume 4 by David Stuart Davies
- The Dead of Night: The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions by David Stuart Davies
fiction · adult · horror · classics · literary · anthologies · supernatural · gothic · ghosts · fantasy · mystery · paranormal · historical · industrial-era · victorian · spooky · historical-fiction · suspense · crime · book
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Yōko Ogawa
137 ratings 3.82 ·
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · contemporary · female-author · journey · dark · classics · literary · poc-author · 20th-century · drama · horror · 21st-century · magical-realism · poc-mc · anthologies · mystery · action-adventure · audiobook
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Bram Stoker
516 ratings 3.80 ·- Dracula: Bram Stoker's Classic Novel, Complete and Uncut. by Bram Stoker
- #DRCL midnight children, Vol. 1 by Bram Stoker
- Dracula Daily: Reading Bram Stoker's Dracula in Real Time With Commentary by the Internet by Bram Stoker
- Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the ... Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...) by Bram Stoker
- Vampires First Blood Volume II: The Vampire Ladies by Bram Stoker
fiction · horror · adult · classics · literary · anthologies · gothic · paranormal · supernatural · monsters · vampires · fantasy · historical · book · ghosts · mystery · literary-fiction · audiobook · victorian · terror
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Ira Levin
202 ratings 3.78 ·
horror · book · adult · fiction · suspense · mystery · 20th-century · literary · classics · crime · drama · audiobook · thriller · psychological · historical · dystopia · literary-fiction · male-author · dark · contemporary
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Edith Wharton
512 ratings 3.78 ·- The Reef: Classic Literary Fiction by Edith Wharton
- Four Classic Horror Stories by Edith Wharton
- Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the ... Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...) by Edith Wharton
- American Midnight: Tales of the Dark by Edith Wharton
- Haunted House Short Stories by Edith Wharton
fiction · adult · classics · literary · horror · anthologies · literary-fiction · supernatural · ghosts · historical-fiction · paranormal · historical · 20th-century · book · audiobook · mystery · female-author · gothic · fantasy · suspense
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
113 ratings 3.77 ·- Haunted House Short Stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- SF UNIVERSE - The Ultimate Collection: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Post-Apocalyptic Tales: The War of the Worlds, Anthem, Space ... America, A Traveler in Time, The Guardians… by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The Haunts & Horrors Megapack: 31 Modern & Classic Stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Favorite Ghost Stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
adult · fiction · horror · supernatural · anthologies · gothic · literary · classics · fantasy · ghosts · industrial-era · historical · literary-fiction · mystery · victorian · paranormal · book · monsters · historical-fiction · terror
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J. Sheridan Le Fanu
434 ratings 3.76 ·- Green Tea: And Other Weird Stories by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- Green Tea: And Other Weird Stories by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- Vampires First Blood Volume II: The Vampire Ladies by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- 50 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- Haunted House Short Stories by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
fiction · adult · horror · supernatural · classics · anthologies · literary · gothic · ghosts · paranormal · fantasy · mystery · historical · book · industrial-era · victorian · monsters · vampires · literary-fiction · terror
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
616 ratings 3.71 ·- The Ambitious Guest by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- American Midnight: Tales of the Dark by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Box Set - The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written:: Volumes 1 to 7 by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 50 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die by Nathaniel Hawthorne
fiction · adult · classics · literary · anthologies · horror · gothic · fantasy · literary-fiction · supernatural · historical-fiction · historical · book · mystery · audiobook · ghosts · university · paranormal · suspense · myths
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
174 ratings 3.71 ·- Queens of the Abyss: Lost Stories from the Women of the Weird by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the ... Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...) by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Haunted House Short Stories by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 2 by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
fiction · adult · horror · classics · literary · supernatural · historical · gothic · industrial-era · anthologies · mystery · victorian · paranormal · ghosts · book · fantasy · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · female-author · suspense
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Kōbō Abe
139 ratings 3.68 ·
adult · fiction · literary-fiction · 20th-century · book · contemporary · classics · literary · horror · magical-realism · psychological · existentialism · mystery · sci-fi · satire · dystopia · fantasy · humor · philosophy · anthologies
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Henry James
710 ratings 3.67 ·- The Turning by Henry James
- 50 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die by Henry James
- The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories by Henry James
- The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 5 by Henry James
- Henry James: The Complete Collection - Illustrated by Henry James
fiction · adult · classics · literary · horror · literary-fiction · anthologies · supernatural · historical · mystery · gothic · ghosts · industrial-era · victorian · fantasy · book · paranormal · audiobook · historical-fiction · suspense
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A.N. Roquelaure
135 ratings 3.61 ·
adult · drama · fantasy · medieval · fiction · lgbtq · womens-fiction · romance · historical · retellings · audiobook · historical-fiction · steamy · book · gothic · female-author · abuse · slavery · wlw · horror
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Bret Easton Ellis
236 ratings 3.59 ·
contemporary · fiction · psychological · dark · audiobook · classics · literary · book · mystery · crime · literary-fiction · satire · transgressive-mc · drama · horror · postmodernism · adult · spirituality · lgbtq · cults
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Marquis de Sade
167 ratings 3.49 ·- Incest by Marquis de Sade
- Philosophy in the Boudoir or, The Immoral Mentors by Marquis de Sade
- The Libertine Reader: Eroticism and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century France by Marquis de Sade
- The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales by Marquis de Sade
- Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade by Marquis de Sade
steamy · literary · classics · adult · fiction · philosophy · literary-fiction · horror · anthologies · historical · transgressive-mc · historical-fiction · politics · drama · psychological · male-author · book · western · spirituality · satire
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