8 Best gothic books like The Toll House by W.W. Jacobs

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The Toll House

By: W.W. Jacobs

3.33

Format: 42 pages, Paperback

An chilling ghost story by W.W. Jacobs is reborn in this illustrated Christmas edition by renowned …

If you liked the gothic plot in The Toll House by W.W. Jacobs , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. One Who Saw

By: None , A.M. Burrage

3.75

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Originally published on Christmas in 1931 and widely regarded as A.M. Burrage's masterpiece, "One W… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
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2. The Nameless City

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.62

Format: 23 pages, Kindle Edition

"The Nameless City" is a horror story written by H. P. Lovecraft in January 1921 and first publishe… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • audiobook
"That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die."

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City

"But as always in my strange and roving existence, wonder soon drove out fear; for the luminous abyss and what it might contain presented a problem worthy of the greatest explorer."

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City

"When I drew nigh the nameless city I knew it was accursed. I was travelling in a parched and terrible valley under the moon, and afar I saw it protruding uncannily above the sands as parts of a corps…"

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City

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3. The Pale Man

By: Julius Long

3.76

Format: 2 pages, ebook

A snappy obscurity tale about a man living in a small country hotel. He becomes obsessed with the a… read more

Similar categories in Julius Long's The Pale Man book and W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
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4. The Empty House

By: Rosamunde Pilcher

3.85

Format: 249 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When you read a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher you enter a special world where emotions sing from the h… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • audiobook
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5. Lost Hearts

By: M.R. James , Danko Krilić

3.60

Format: 332 pages, ebook

The tale tells the story of Stephen Elliott, a young orphan boy, who is sent to stay with his much … read more

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  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • audiobook
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6. The Signalman

By: Charles Dickens , Scott Cohn

3.66

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

Presents the tale of a young man who, after listening to an eccentric railroad signalman's predicti… read more

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  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Hallow! Below there!"

-Charles Dickens, The Signalman

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7. The Empty House

By: Algernon Blackwood

3.16

Format: 288 pages, ebook

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  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • audiobook
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8. 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

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
  • horror
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9. The Tree on the Hill

By: H.P. Lovecraft , Duane W. Rimel

3.00

Format: 76 pages,

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
  • horror
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10. The Voice in the Night

By: William Hope Hodgson

3.47

Format: 156 pages, Audiobook

William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consistin… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery

11. The Outsider

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.10

Format: 290 pages,

"The Outsider" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between March an… read more

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12. The Diary of Mr. Poynter: A Ghost Story for Christmas

By: M.R. James , Seth

4.33

Format: 700 pages, Paperback

While engrossed in an account of the death of a student obsessed with his own hair, a man leans dow… read more

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13. Count Magnus

By: M.R. James

3.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

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14. La música de Erich Zann

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.00

Format: 16 pages, ebook

"The Music of Erich Zann" is a short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December … read more

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15. The Mezzotint

By: M.R. James

5.00

Format: 646 pages,

This short story of the supernatural was originally published in 1904. It concerns a university don… read more

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16. Afterward

By: Edith Wharton

4.14

Format: None pages,

Or, rather, Ned answered, in the same strain, "why, amid so much that's ghostly, it can never affir… read more

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17. The Red Lodge

By: H. Russell Wakefield

4.27

Format: 197 pages, ebook

H. R. Wakefield was one of the most popular ghost-story writers of the early 20th century. 'The Red… read more

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18. The Crown Derby Plate: A Ghost Story for Christmas

By: Marjorie Bowen , Seth

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

An antique collector hears of an ancient woman with a large collection of china. Hoping to complete… read more

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19. A Warning to the Curious

By: M.R. James

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

The story of Paxton, an antiquarian and archaeologist who holidays in "Seaburgh" and inadvertently … read more

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20. How Fear Departed the Long Gallery: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories)

By: E.F. Benson

4.02

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

An classic ghost story by E.F. Benson is revived in this illustrated Christmas edition by inimitabl… read more

Similar categories in E.F. Benson's How Fear Departed the Long Gallery: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) book and W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
  • horror
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21. Smee: A Short Story

By: A.M. Burrage

3.76

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Smee is a crackling ghost story about a guest in a haunted house telling other visitors of the deat… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • audiobook
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22. Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk: A Ghost Story for Christmas

By: Frank Cowper

3.35

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

Reading a ghost story on Christmas Eve was once as much a part of traditional Christmas celebration… read more

Similar categories in Frank Cowper's Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk: A Ghost Story for Christmas book and W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
Cover of The Green Room: A Ghost Story for Christmas by Walter de la Mare

23. The Green Room: A Ghost Story for Christmas

By: Walter de la Mare

2.86

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

Reading a ghost story on Christmas Eve was once as much a part of traditional Christmas celebration… read more

Similar categories in Walter de la Mare's The Green Room: A Ghost Story for Christmas book and W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • british literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
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24. The Toll House

By: W.W. Jacobs

3.33

Format: 42 pages, Paperback

An chilling ghost story by W.W. Jacobs is reborn in this illustrated Christmas edition by renowned … read more

Similar categories in W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House book and W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • gothic
  • classics
  • british literature
  • literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • audiobook
Cover of The Corner Shop: A Ghost Story for Christmas by Cynthia Asquith

25. 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 W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
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26. The Morgan Trust

By: R. Bridgeman

3.87

Format: 49 pages, Paperback

World-renowned illustrator Seth returns with three new Christmas ghost stories for 2020. Intrigued … read more

Similar categories in R. Bridgeman's The Morgan Trust book and W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
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27. The Coming of Abel Behenna

By: Bram Stoker

3.27

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

The Coming of Abel Behenna is a short story by Bram Stoker (the author of Dracula). Abraham "Bram" … read more

Similar categories in Bram Stoker's The Coming of Abel Behenna book and W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • horror
  • audiobook
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28. 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 W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

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

29. 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 W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • short stories
  • horror
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30. 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 W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • classics
  • short stories
  • horror
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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31. The Beast Of Averoigne

By: Clark Ashton Smith

3.67

Format: None pages, None

Averoigne, 14° Secolo. Qualcosa di oscuro si aggira per i boschi tenebrosi di Averoigne, e getta la… read more

Similar categories in Clark Ashton Smith's The Beast Of Averoigne book and W.W. Jacobs's The Toll House

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
"For thin is the veil betwixt man and the godless deep. The skies are haunted by that which it were madness to know; and strange abominations pass evermore between earth and moon and athwart the galax…"

-Clark Ashton Smith, The Beast Of Averoigne

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3.47

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