6 Top classics books like Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles by Emily Alder

Cover of Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles by Emily Alder

Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

By: Emily Alder

3.65

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

From the unsettling expanses of mud flats to foreboding cliffs and treacherous reefs, the coasts of…

If you liked the classics plot in Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles by Emily Alder , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. James

1. Collected Ghost Stories

By: M.R. James

4.14

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

M. R. James is widely regarded as the father of the modern ghost story, and his tales have influenc… read more

Similar categories in M.R. James's Collected Ghost Stories book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
"The door was opening again. The seer does not like to dwell upon what he saw entering the room: he says it might be described as a frog - the size of a man - but it had scanty white hair about its he…"

-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories

"Those that spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular notice of accumulations of books when they come across them. They will not pa…"

-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories

"But it was in the life-saving competition that Stanley Judkins's conduct was most blameable and had the most far-reaching effects. The practice, as you know, was to throw a selected lower boy, of sui…"

-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories

Cover of Hell Screen by Jay Rubin, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

2. Hell Screen

By: Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

4.20

Format: 58 pages, Paperback

"There can be no doubt that Akutagawa had more individuality than any other writer of his time and… read more

Similar categories in Jay Rubin's Hell Screen book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • classics
  • weird fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
"He was said to have survived starvation by eating human flesh, after which he had the strength to tear out the antlers of a living stag with his bare hands."

-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen

"People used to say that on moonless nights Her Ladyship's broad-skirted scarlet trousers would glide eerily along the outdoor corridor, never touching the floor."

-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen

"I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors of flames and the sight of a woman suffering in them were giving him joy b…"

-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen

"Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting skyward, as though - might I say? - the sun itself had crashed to earth, spewing its heavenly fire…"

-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen

Cover of Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries by Martin Edwards

3. Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

4.04

Format: 288 pages,

Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this he… read more

Similar categories in Martin Edwards's Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of Henry VIII by William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine

4. Henry VIII

By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine

3.50

Format: None pages,

Henry VIII is a history play generally believed to be a collaboration between William Shakespeare a… read more

Similar categories in William Shakespeare's Henry VIII book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries by Martin Edwards

5. Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Crimson Snowbrings together a dozen vintage crime stories set in winter. Welcome to a world of Fath… read more

Similar categories in Martin Edwards's Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • classics
  • anthologies

6. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1)

By: Alan Garner

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wiz… read more

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7. How to Be a Victorian

By: Ruth Goodman

3.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Step into the skin of your ancestors . . . We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert, but … read more

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8. Portrait of a Murderer

By: None

2.56

Format: 201 pages,

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9. The Sea Is Not Made of Water: Life Between the Tides

By: Adam Nicolson

3.51

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Few places are as familiar as the shore – and few as full of mystery and surprise. In the sea is… read more

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"The sea is not made of water. Creatures are its genes."

-Adam Nicolson, The Sea Is Not Made of Water: Life Between the Tides

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10. Impact of Evidence

By: Carol Carnac

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a… read more

Similar categories in Carol Carnac's Impact of Evidence book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • fiction
Cover of The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry

11. The House That Horror Built

By: Christina Henry

3.22

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifyi… read more

Similar categories in Christina Henry's The House That Horror Built book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie

12. Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery

By: Agatha Christie

3.81

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Agatha Christie's most famous characters--including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple--solve even the … read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) by Ellis Peters

13. Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3)

By: Ellis Peters

4.08

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

Silver Dagger Award Winner: In this medieval mystery, Brother Cadfael faces suspicion when one of h… read more

Similar categories in Ellis Peters's Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • fiction
"Don't reach for the halo too soon. You have plenty of time to enjoy yourself, even a little maliciously sometimes, before you settle down to being a saint."

-Ellis Peters, Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3)

Cover of Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette Winterson

14. Frankissstein: A Love Story

By: Jeanette Winterson

3.54

Format: 344 pages, ebook

In Brexit Britain, a young transgender doctor called Ry is falling in love – against their better j… read more

Similar categories in Jeanette Winterson's Frankissstein: A Love Story book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • fiction
"Yet I wish I had a cat."

-Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story

"Stars in the sky like uncounted chances."

-Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story

"I don't want eternal life, I said. This life is trouble enough."

-Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story

"I discover that grief means living with someone who is no longer there."

-Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story

Cover of True Ghost Stories: Real Police Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Paranormal as Told by Cops and Other Law Enforcement Officials by Zachery Knowles

15. True Ghost Stories: Real Police Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Paranormal as Told by Cops and Other Law Enforcement Officials

By: Zachery Knowles

4.11

Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition

“Police! Who goes there?” the cry goes out as a shaking torchlight illuminates a ghostly figure. Th… read more

Similar categories in Zachery Knowles's True Ghost Stories: Real Police Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Paranormal as Told by Cops and Other Law Enforcement Officials book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • horror
"Old buildings always end up garnering ghost stories, it’s just part of their mythos."

-Zachery Knowles, True Ghost Stories: Real Police Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Paranormal as Told by Cops and Other Law Enforcement Officials

Cover of Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles by Emily Alder

16. Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

By: Emily Alder

3.65

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

From the unsettling expanses of mud flats to foreboding cliffs and treacherous reefs, the coasts of… read more

Similar categories in Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • gothic
  • classics
  • weird fiction
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah  Brooks

17. The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands

By: Sarah Brooks

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Piranesi and The Midnight Library, a stunning historical fantasy novel set on a grand e… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Brooks's The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • fiction
Cover of Real Ghost Stories: True Stories of Nightmarish Hauntings (True Ghost Stories: Real Hauntings) by Eve S.  Evans

18. Real Ghost Stories: True Stories of Nightmarish Hauntings (True Ghost Stories: Real Hauntings)

By: Eve S. Evans

3.83

Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition

A compilation of nightmarish true paranormal stories that’ll have you sleeping with one eye open… T… read more

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Cover of True Tales Of The Supernatural: Haunted Houses : Real Ghost Stories: Volume Six (Real Ghost Stories: True Supernatural Tales) by Tina Vantyler

19. True Tales Of The Supernatural: Haunted Houses : Real Ghost Stories: Volume Six (Real Ghost Stories: True Supernatural Tales)

By: Tina Vantyler

4.39

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

13 Sinister Stories Of Paranormal PropertiesFictional haunted houses are disturbing enough, but how… read more

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Cover of Unexplainable Happenings, Chilling True Stories, Volume 9 by Autumn Barnes

20. Unexplainable Happenings, Chilling True Stories, Volume 9

By: Autumn Barnes

4.43

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

Our world is built upon mysteries, so when somebody tells you nothing is impossible, you best belie… read more

Similar categories in Autumn Barnes's Unexplainable Happenings, Chilling True Stories, Volume 9 book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • horror
Cover of Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) by Nathan Ballingrud

21. Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)

By: Nathan Ballingrud

4.18

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into th… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Ballingrud's Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) book and Emily Alder's Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles

  • gothic
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror

13 best-selling fiction books like Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles by Emily Alder

Transform Your Habits

Collected Ghost Stories

M.R. James

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Hell Screen

Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries

Martin Edwards

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Henry VIII

William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine

3.50

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5 best-selling nonfiction books like True Ghost Stories: Real Police Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Paranormal as Told by Cops and Other Law Enforcement Officials by Zachery Knowles

Transform Your Habits

True Ghost Stories: Real Police Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Paranormal as Told by Cops and Other Law Enforcement Officials

Zachery Knowles

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Unexplainable Happenings: Chilling True Stories

Autumn Barnes

4.19

Transform Your Habits

True Ghost Stories of First Responders (True Ghost Stories: Real Hauntings)

Eve S. Evans

4.20

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Haunted Healthcare: Medical Professionals and Patients Share their Encounters with the Paranormal

Richard Estep

4.07

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