20 best-selling horror books like An Eddy on the Floor by Bernard Capes

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An Eddy on the Floor

By: Bernard Capes

3.20

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

After attending a séance at an acquaintance’s home, a man receives an unexpected job offer from ano…

If you liked the horror plot in An Eddy on the Floor by Bernard Capes , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell

1. The Old Nurse's Story

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

3.64

Format: 53 pages, Paperback

Even in the stillness of that dead-cold weather, I had heard no sound of little battering hands upo… read more

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  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
"You know, my dears, that your mother was an orphan, and an only child; and I dare say you have heard that your grandfather was a clergyman up in Westmoreland, where I come from."

-Elizabeth Gaskell, The Old Nurse's Story

Cover of The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell

2. The Old Nurse's Story

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

4.00

Format: None pages,

Se dice que El cuento de la vieja ninera es el mejor relato de Elizabeth Gaskell. Su atmosfera fant… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Gaskell's The Old Nurse's Story book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of Mr. Jones by Edith Wharton

3. Mr. Jones

By: Edith Wharton

2.90

Format: 96 pages,

When Lady Jane Lynke inherits the Bells, she and her friend Edward Stramer set out to discover the … read more

Similar categories in Edith Wharton's Mr. Jones book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • short stories
  • horror
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4. McGlue

By: Ottessa Moshfegh

3.67

Format: None pages,

Selected for the inaugural Fence Modern Prize in Prose by Rivka Galchen. Salem, Massachusetts, 1851… read more

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5. The Open Door

By: Mrs. Oliphant

3.80

Format: None pages,

With a sense of mystery and suspense pervading the whole narrative, this is a very unusual work. Du… read more

Similar categories in Mrs. Oliphant's The Open Door book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • short stories
  • horror

6. How Love Came to Professor Guildea

By: None

3.48

Format: 241 pages,

Robert Smythe Hichens (1864-1950) was an English journalist and novelist. He wrote lyrics for music… read more

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7. The Lost Stradivarius

By: John Meade Falkner

4.12

Format: 192 pages,

Chilling in the extreme, The Lost Stradivariusis a classic tale of the supernatural. While practici… read more

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8. The Inexperienced Ghost

By: H.G. Wells

3.42

Format: 8 pages,

A short story by H.G. Wells. Do not confuse with The Inexperienced Ghost, a collection of H.G. Well… read more

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9. The Ghost Ship

By: Richard Barham Middleton

4.34

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Richard Middleton was a British poet and short story writer. The Ghost Ship is his best-known work.… read more

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10. What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

By: T. Kingfisher

3.89

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones comes a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edg… read more

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  • gothic
  • horror
"You shouldn't joke about fairies."

-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

"The dead don’t walk. Except, sometimes, when they do."

-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

"Most of us go to the Devil without him having to personally oversee things."

-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

"I had a strong urge to step back from them, and an even stronger urge to poke them with a stick."

-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

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11. The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold

By: Sam Knight

3.30

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From a rising star New Yorker staff writer, the incredible and gripping true story of John Barker, … read more

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12. The Captain of the Pole-Star

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.58

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of detective Sherlock Holmes, is the father of crime fiction. H… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
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13. My Death

By: Lisa Tuttle

3.98

Format: 93 pages, Paperback

A widowed writer begins to work on a biography of a novelist and artist—and soon uncovers bizarre p… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Tuttle's My Death book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto

14. Rental Person Who Does Nothing

By: Shoji Morimoto

3.34

Format: 160 pages, ebook

Need a rental person who does nothing? Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lone… read more

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"– that people have a value even if they do nothing."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

"I felt comfortable in a community that existed just for the moment, with simple, temporary relationships uncomplicated by past or future."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

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15. Maggie's Grave

By: David Sodergren

4.06

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

The small Scottish town of Auchenmullan is dead, and has been for years. It sits in the shadow of a… read more

Similar categories in David Sodergren's Maggie's Grave book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • horror
Cover of Lucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer: A Krampus Story by M. Rickert

16. Lucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer: A Krampus Story

By: M. Rickert

3.39

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Ro, a struggling writer, knows all too well the pain and solitude that holiday festivities can awak… read more

Similar categories in M. Rickert's Lucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer: A Krampus Story book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • short stories
  • horror
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17. The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

By: M.R. James

3.13

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

"What first interested me in ghosts? This I can tell you quite definitely. In my childhood I chance… read more

Similar categories in M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona

18. Midnight on Beacon Street

By: Emily Ruth Verona

2.88

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A suspenseful and entertaining debut thriller—and love letter to vintage horror movies—in which a t… read more

Similar categories in Emily Ruth Verona's Midnight on Beacon Street book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • horror
Cover of Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun

19. Lemon

By: Kwon Yeo-Sun

3.27

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

In the summer of 2002, when Korea is abuzz over hosting the FIFA World Cup, nineteen-year-old Kim H… read more

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Cover of An Eddy on the Floor by Bernard Capes

20. An Eddy on the Floor

By: Bernard Capes

3.20

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

After attending a séance at an acquaintance’s home, a man receives an unexpected job offer from ano… read more

Similar categories in Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of Amour Dure by Vernon Lee

21. Amour Dure

By: Vernon Lee

3.62

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

Hon var fastbunden vid en planka och tätt inlindad i besynnerliga kläder; och när de förde henne ti… read more

Similar categories in Vernon Lee's Amour Dure book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of The Corner Shop: A Ghost Story for Christmas by Cynthia Asquith

22. The Corner Shop: A Ghost Story for Christmas

By: Cynthia Asquith

3.73

Format: 58 pages, Paperback

World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2022. Peter Wood enters a … read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop: A Ghost Story for Christmas book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of A Room in a Rectory: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) by Andrew Caldecott

23. A Room in a Rectory: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories)

By: Andrew Caldecott

3.34

Format: 89 pages, Paperback

“[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Caldecott's A Room in a Rectory: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • horror
Cover of Heart of the Moors: An Original Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Novel by Holly Black

24. Heart of the Moors: An Original Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Novel

By: Holly Black

3.87

Format: 352 pages, ebook

From New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes a captivating original novel set between D… read more

Similar categories in Holly Black's Heart of the Moors: An Original Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Novel book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

"Diaval," she hissed, "we are going to follow Aurora." "Are we, mistress? How very different from my usual orders." She scowled at him and he gave her a grin. It was useless trying to intimidate the r…"

-Holly Black, Heart of the Moors: An Original Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Novel

Cover of The Dead and the Countess by Gertrude Atherton

25. The Dead and the Countess

By: Gertrude Atherton

3.22

Format: None pages, None

The dead sleep peacefully -- until a railway is built near their cemetery. While the old priest wor… read more

Similar categories in Gertrude Atherton's The Dead and the Countess book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of The House by the Poppy Field: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) by Marjorie Bowen

26. The House by the Poppy Field: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories)

By: Marjorie Bowen

3.46

Format: 43 pages, Paperback

“[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist… read more

Similar categories in Marjorie Bowen's The House by the Poppy Field: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of A Visit: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) by Shirley Jackson

27. A Visit: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories)

By: Shirley Jackson

3.72

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2022. Margaret visits the l… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Jackson's A Visit: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of The Doll's Ghost by F. Marion Crawford

28. The Doll's Ghost

By: F. Marion Crawford

3.61

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

Mr. Puckler is a doll doctor, and the dolls he repairs become very, very lifelike. read more

Similar categories in F. Marion Crawford's The Doll's Ghost book and Bernard Capes's An Eddy on the Floor

  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of The Captain of the Pole-Star by Arthur Conan Doyle

29. The Captain of the Pole-Star

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.53

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

A classic ghost story illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist, Seth.The Pole-Star's voyage comes to a h… read more

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30. The North Mail

By: Amelia B. Edwards

3.62

Format: 12 pages, None

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Elizabeth Gaskell

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4.00

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2.90

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3.69

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Ania Ahlborn

4.25

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