Horror/Gothic stories through the ages

Explore chilling Horror and Gothic stories through the ages—from classic tales to modern nightmares. Discover timeless books that defined the genre and haunted generations.

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The Castle of Otranto

by Horace Walpole

First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an Italian story of the time of the crusades. In …
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The mysteries of Udolpho

 

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The Monk

by Matthew Gregory Lewis

`The Monk was so highly popular that it seemed to create an epoch in our literature', wrote Sir Walter Scott. Set in the sinister monastery …
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Charles Brockden Brown: Three Gothic Novels (LOA #103)

by Charles Brockden Brown

An elderly mystic dies of spontaneous combustion in a secret temple. A young man is haunted by voices instructing him to slaughter his wife and …
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The Three Impostors and Other Stories

by Arthur Machen

Some of the finest horror stories ever written. Arthur Machen had a profound impact upon H.P. Lovecraft and the group of stories that would later …
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The White People and Other Tales

by Arthur Machen

Classic tales of the fantastic, creepy and weird, with a foreword from Guillermo Del Toro Machen's weird tales of the creepy and fantastic finally come …
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The Terror and Other Stories

by Arthur Machen

H. P. Lovecraft declared Arthur Machen (1863-1947) to be a modern master of fiction who could create "cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch." …
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce

by Ambrose Bierce

Treasury of ninety-three short works includes horror stories, realistic narratives of war, and tall tales of the old West
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Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood

by Algernon Blackwood

Thirteen short stories by the English supernaturalist demonstrate his mastery at evoking feelings of mysticism and cosmic experience and his skill in creating an atmosphere …
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H.P. Lovecraft Tales

by Howard Phillips Lovecraft

"This volume brings together 22 tales, the very best of [Lovecraft's] fiction"--Jacket.
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Vathek

 

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Melmoth the Wanderer

 

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The Overnight

by Ramsey Campbell

After a series of strange mishaps and lots of misfortune, a desperate bookstore manager musters his staff for an overnight inventory. But when the last …
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Alone with the Horrors

by Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell is perhaps the world's most decorated author of horror fiction. He has won four World Fantasy Awards, ten British Fantasy Awards, three Bram …
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The Damnation Game

by Clive Barker

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “ONE OF THE BEST HORROR NOVELS IN A VERY LONG TIME...do not miss it!”—USA Today There are things worse than …
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House of Leaves

 

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