If you liked the short stories plot in The Book by Margaret Irwin , here is a list of 15 books like this:
1. The Horror in the Museum
By: H.P. Lovecraft , Stephen Jones
4.02
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Some tales in this collection were inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, others he revised, two he co-author… read more
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- short stories
- horror
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
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- short stories
- 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
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- short stories
- horror
4. Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad
By: M.R. James
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
When Professor Parkins finds an old whistle, his stay at Globe Inn takes a turn for the eerie. read more
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- short stories
- horror
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- horror
6. The Body Snatcher
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
4.53
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
A young man studying medicine in Edinburgh is asked by his professor to be responsible for receivin… read more
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- short stories
- horror
7. Green Tea
By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu
1.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Based on the psychological complexities of human mind, the work is pervaded by a mysterious aura. A… read more
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8. The Temple
By: H.P. Lovecraft
3.80
Format: 8 pages,
"The Temple" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1920, and first published in the pulp m… read more
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10. The Fall of the House of Usher
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.87
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Take the plunge. Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely re… read more
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- short stories
- horror
"[Son] cœur est un luth suspendu; Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne. — De Béranger "-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid and very luminous...finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"Er is geen twijfel mogelijk dat mijn bewustzijn van de snelle groei van mijn bijgeloof (want waarom zou ik het niet zo noemen?) de groei alleen maar scheen te versnellen. Dat is, zoals ik al lange ti…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
11. El Aleph
By: Jorge Luis Borges
4.29
Format: 16 pages, ebook
Cuento "El Aleph", de Jorge Luis Borges, originalmente publicado en el libro El Aleph, en 1949. read more
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- short stories
"La segunda, que un famoso poeta es menos inventor que descubridor."-Jorge Luis Borges, El Aleph
"Dilatar la vida de los hombres era dilatar su agonía y multiplicar el numero de sus muertes."-Jorge Luis Borges, El Aleph
"Un hombre se confunde, gradualmente, con la forma de su destino; un hombre es, a la larga, sus circunstancias."-Jorge Luis Borges, El Aleph
"I am not certain whether I ever believed in the City of the Immortals; I think the task of finding it was enough for me."-Jorge Luis Borges, El Aleph
12. In the Penal Colony
By: Sadegh Hedayat , Franz Kafka , Hasan Ghaemian
3.92
Format: 381 pages, Paperback
"In the Penal Colony" is a short story by Franz Kafka written in German in October 1914, and first … read more
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13. The Screaming Skull
By: F. Marion Crawford
4.27
Format: 197 pages,
A screaming skull haunts the house in which it is closeted in a sealed hatbox. read more
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14. Lost in a Pyramid or the Mummy's Curse
By: Louisa May Alcott
0.00
Format: 152 pages, ebook
This wonderful story starts with curiosity, fun and discovery, and ends with madness and death. Two… read more
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15. 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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18. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
By: Guy de Maupassant
3.89
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more
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- short stories
- horror
"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption."-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"Es evidente que la soledad resulta peligrosa para las mentes que piensan demasiado."-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
19. It's a Good Life
By: Jerome Bixby
4.09
Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio
What is more idyllic than a small Midwestern agricultural town? Peaksville would sound like a scene… read more
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- short stories
- horror
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- horror
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23. The Tractate Middoth
By: M.R. James
3.59
Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition
A librarian encounters the cobweb-covered ghost of a man entombed with his books. read more
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- horror
24. The Tarn
By: Hugh Walpole
3.83
Format: None pages, None
A famous short story read more
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25. Smoke Ghost
By: Fritz Leiber
3.69
Format: 9 pages, None
When a man keeps on seeing a smoke ghost, he questions his own sanity. read more
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- horror
26. The Complete Gentleman
By: Amos Tutuola
2.95
Format: None pages, None
None read more
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27. The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles
By: Margaret St. Clair
3.46
Format: None pages, None
None read more
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28. The Uncommon Prayer-Book
By: M.R. James
3.38
Format: None pages, ebook
Montague Rhodes James OM, MA, FBA (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936), who used the publication name M. … read more
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- short stories
- horror
29. The Dwellers Under the Tomb
By: Robert E. Howard
3.95
Format: None pages, None
None read more
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- horror
30. The Meinz Psalter
By: Jean Ray
3.42
Format: None pages, None
Tâcheron de génie enchaînant à train d’enfer les aventures de Harry Dickson, Jean Ray, tailleur de … read more
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31. The Meerschaum Pipe
By: L.A. Lewis
3.40
Format: 32 pages, Hand-Sewn Booklet
“Leslie Allin Lewis was born on 6th February 1899 at 94 Ruston Road in Sheffield, and raised on the… read more
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