18 Best horror books like An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

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An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House

By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu

3.12

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1862. Born in Dublin in 1814, he ca…

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1. 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

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  • short stories
  • horror
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2. 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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  • short stories
  • horror
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3. 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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  • short stories
  • horror
"Hallow! Below there!"

-Charles Dickens, The Signalman

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4. The Black Stone

By: Robert E. Howard

4.17

Format: None pages,

A marvelous rendition of the short story the Black Stone by Conan author Robert E. Howard. You can … read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
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5. The Colour Out of Space

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.03

Format: 78 pages, Mass Market Paperback

'It was a monstrous constellation of unnatural light, like a glutted swarm of corpse-fed fireflies … read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
"It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws."

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Colour Out of Space

"West of Arkham the hills rise wild and there are valleys with deep woods that no ax has ever cut. There are dark, narrow glens where the trees slope fantastically, where thin brooklets trickle withou…"

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Colour Out of Space

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6. Der Sandmann

By: E.T.A. Hoffmann

4.10

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Unter Hoffmanns Werken hat Der Sandmann das weitaus grosste Interesse gefunden. Sein Grundproblem i… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
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7. The Middle Toe of the Right Foot (The Spy, Detective and Mystery Series)

By: Ambrose Bierce

4.08

Format: 31 pages,

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  • short stories
  • horror
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8. The Vampyre; A Tale

By: John William Polidori

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Vampyreis a short story by John William Polidori. It is based on a fragment written by Lord Byr… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror

9. La casa y el cerebro

By: Edward Bulwer-Lytton , Arturo Agüero Herranz

4.48

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

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  • short stories
  • horror

10. The Haunted Dolls' House

By: M.R. James

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A macabre human drama is re-enated in a Gothic doll's house; a whistle awakens a force of unspeakab… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror

11. Ligeia

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.51

Format: 235 pages,

Suspense, fear and the supernatural provide the center for this tale by the master prose writer. read more

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12. The Interlopers (Tale Blazers)

By: Saki

3.63

Format: 6 pages, Paperback

Two men, Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, are both in a forested area on the Carpathian Mounta… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
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13. The Time Machine

By: H.G. Wells , Greg Bear , Carlo Pagetti

3.89

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

“I’ve had a most amazing time....” So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account … read more

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"For after the Battle comes quiet."

-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

"We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity."

-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

"It's against reason," said Filby. "What reason?" said the Time Traveller."

-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

"[...] The slowest snail that ever crawled dashed by too fast for me. [...]"

-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

14. 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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15. The Rats in the Walls

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.55

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

"The Rats in the Walls" is a short story by H.P. Lovecraft. Written in August-September 1923, it wa… read more

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16. There is a Reaper ...

By: Charles V. deVet

3.66

Format: None pages,

Docters had given him just one month to live. A month to wonder, what comes afterward? There was on… read more

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17. Dracula's Guest

By: Bram Stoker

4.36

Format: 39 pages,

A passage from the manuscript of Dracula. read more

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18. The Cask of Amontillado

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.08

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque ..") is a short story written by Edgar All… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
"For the love of God, Montresor!"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

"He did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

19. Old Rambling House

By: Frank Herbert

4.49

Format: 563 pages,

Old Rambling House is a short story notable for its atmosphere and the dystopian multiverse in whic… read more

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20. The Island of Dr. Moreau

By: H.G. Wells

4.67

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettab… read more

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21. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

By: M.R. James , James McBride , E.F. Bleiler

4.34

Format: 413 pages, Paperback

Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Can… read more

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22. ExtraOrdinary (Villains, #1.5)

By: Victoria Schwab

3.74

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab, Extraordinary expands deeper into the … read more

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23. 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)

24. The Red God Laughed

By: Thorp McClusky

3.79

Format: None pages, Magazine Entry

"A strange tale about the end of human life on Earth." Short story published in Weird Tales abou… read more

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  • short stories

25. The House of the Worm

By: Mearle Prout

3.90

Format: None pages, None

The story tells of two men, and their struggle against an otherworldly blight that originated in a … read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
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26. The Coat

By: A.E.D. Smith

3.43

Format: None pages, None

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27. The Whistling Room

By: William Hope Hodgson

3.46

Format: None pages, None

" The Whistling Room" is a short story by William Hope Hodgson. William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror

28. Far Below

By: Robert Barbour Johnson

3.84

Format: None pages, None

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  • short stories
  • horror

29. The Spook House

By: Ambrose Bierce

3.00

Format: None pages, None

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30. An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House

By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu

3.12

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1862. Born in Dublin in 1814, he ca… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
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31. Black Bargain

By: Robert Bloch

3.73

Format: 19 pages, Paperback

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  • short stories
  • horror

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