9 Top short stories books like The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five by Christopher Philippo

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The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

By: Christopher Philippo

3.76

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

It's the most wonderful time of the year - time for more rare ghostly tales of Yuletide terror from…

If you liked the short stories plot in The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five by Christopher Philippo , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Ballad of Black Tom

By: Victor LaValle

3.85

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles… read more

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  • horror
"I wish I’d been more like my father,"

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"I'll take Cthulhu over you devils any day."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"A good hustler isn't curious. A good hustler only wants his pay."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"Because to watch would be to understand the play isn't being staged for us."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

2. Hell House

By: Richard Matheson

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Can any soul survive? Regarded as the Mount Everest of haunted houses, Belasco House has witnessed … read more

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3. Shutter

By: Ramona Emerson

3.80

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico’s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller,… read more

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  • horror
"Downtown Village was one of the oldest apartment buildings in Albuquerque, rising five stories above the street below. The first four floors housed six small apartments, each just like the one next t…"

-Ramona Emerson, Shutter

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4. Road of Bones

By: Christopher Golden

3.38

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

A stunning supernatural thriller set in Siberia, where a film crew is covering an elusive ghost sto… read more

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  • horror
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5. The Paleontologist

By: Luke Dumas

3.53

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

A haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is f… read more

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  • horror
"He had understood that, like the site of a nuclear tragedy, the place was uninhabitable for him now."

-Luke Dumas, The Paleontologist

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6. The Spite House

By: Johnny Compton

3.53

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. Having left his wife,… read more

Similar categories in Johnny Compton's The Spite House book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • horror
  • ghosts
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7. All Hallows

By: Christopher Golden

3.55

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

With the 80's nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christoph… read more

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  • horror
Cover of Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

8. Vampires of El Norte

By: Isabel Cañas

3.90

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the aut… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Cañas's Vampires of El Norte book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • horror
Cover of Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

9. Silver Nitrate

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.61

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic come… read more

Similar categories in Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Silver Nitrate book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • horror
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10. The Vessel

By: Adam L.G. Nevill

3.73

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

'A watcher may remark that after sleeping for so long, the building appears to have been roused.' … read more

Similar categories in Adam L.G. Nevill's The Vessel book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • short stories
  • horror
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11. The Christmas Appeal (The Appeal, #1.5)

By: Janice Hallett

3.63

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This immersive holiday caper from the “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) follows t… read more

Similar categories in Janice Hallett's The Christmas Appeal (The Appeal, #1.5) book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • christmas
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12. The Crane Husband

By: Kelly Barnhill

3.88

Format: 118 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to The Crane Husband, a raw, powerf… read more

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  • horror
"Your mother doesn't know these things,"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband

"But Michael was only six. He should be worrying about learning how to tie his shoes, not about our mother’s checking account."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband

"I was, as I said, only nine. But my mother often spoke to me as though I were a peer rather than a child and expected me to understand things for which I did not yet have context. I didn’t know then …"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband

"My dad told me stories of weavers who stitched the world and spun fortunes and pulled on strings to change someone's fate. Was there a string I could pull to stop my father from dying? Was there a pa…"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband

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13. Whalefall

By: Daniel Kraus

3.73

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

Whalefall is a scientifically accurate thriller about a scuba diver who’s been swallowed by an eigh… read more

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  • horror
"There need be no struggle when we are all the same weight."

-Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

"But those three people waiting outside are the tones of Jay's voice, the organs in Jay's body."

-Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

"The simple sharing of hope, its weight not so heavy after all, is a wonder. A lifting. A rising. A surfacing."

-Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

"Jay's not sure he believes in therapy. He definitely doesn't believe in closure. People aren't doors. They're whole floor plans, entire labyrinths, and the harder you try to escape, the more lost ins…"

-Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

Cover of Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

14. Velvet Was the Night

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.51

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking… read more

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"He walked and let the rain kiss him."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Velvet Was the Night

"In the end, you either fight or lie down to be trampled."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Velvet Was the Night

"Cinderellas, dreaming. Maite dreamed too, but nothing came of it."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Velvet Was the Night

"He didn't know what the words meant, but he knew what they sounded like: it was the sound of sadness."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Velvet Was the Night

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15. The Wehrwolf

By: Alma Katsu

3.88

Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition

Alma Katsu, the visionary author of The Fervor, The Hunger, and The Deep, brings readers a terrifyi… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's The Wehrwolf book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • short stories
  • horror
"Besides you must admit: the wolf inside you is calling. The wolf wants to be set free."- Hans Sauer"

-Alma Katsu, The Wehrwolf

"Obviously, if the Devil could make your life easier than God could, than God just chose not to. Maybe the Devil was the good one."

-Alma Katsu, The Wehrwolf

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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 Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • christmas
  • short stories
  • horror
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17. The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free

By: Paulina Bren

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Paulina Bren comes the remarkable history of New York’s most famous resid… read more

Similar categories in Paulina Bren's The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

"[Negli anni '30] Molti ritenevano anche, sebbene il Women's Bureau del governo avesse ripetutamente contraddetto tale convinzione, che le donne lavoravano per comprarsi il superfluo, rubando i posti …"

-Paulina Bren, The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free

"Nel 1932, ventisei Stati avevano decretato che fosse illegale per le donne sposate avere un lavoro, e negli Stati in cui non era obbligatorio lasciare il lavoro al momento delle nozze era comunque ne…"

-Paulina Bren, The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free

"[Negli anni ‘50] Le regole erano chiare, e le attese elevatissime: le donne dovevano essere vergini ma non bacchettone; dovevano fare l'università, dedicarsi a un certo tipo di carriera e poi rinunci…"

-Paulina Bren, The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free

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18. White Horse

By: Erika T. Wurth

3.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut from Erika T. Wurth about an Indigenous woman who must face … read more

Similar categories in Erika T. Wurth's White Horse book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • horror
Cover of When Things Get Dark by Ellen Datlow

19. When Things Get Dark

By: Ellen Datlow

3.90

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary editor, Ellen Datlow, collects today’s best horror writers in tribute to the genius of Sh… read more

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  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
"Soul searching pairs seductively with large quantities of liquor."

-Ellen Datlow, When Things Get Dark

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20. Bad Cree

By: Jessica Johns

3.92

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a p… read more

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  • horror
"On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a…"

-Jessica Johns, Bad Cree

Cover of I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls (I Found Horror) by Ben Farthing

21. I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls (I Found Horror)

By: Ben Farthing

3.88

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

Can you tell me how to get... out alive?★★★★★ - "I can't remember the last time a book scared me an… read more

Similar categories in Ben Farthing's I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls (I Found Horror) book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • short stories
  • horror
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22. 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

By: Sadie Hartmann

4.43

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The Ultimate List of Must-Read Horror! Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get re… read more

Similar categories in Sadie Hartmann's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • anthologies
  • horror
"I love a good story about everyone dying."

-Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

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23. On a Clear Day, You Can See Block Island

By: Gage Greenwood

4.07

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

They left the island, but the island never left them. Four years after the Keating family endure… read more

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  • horror
Cover of Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) by Brian  McAuley

24. Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2)

By: Brian McAuley

4.12

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote… read more

Similar categories in Brian McAuley's Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • christmas
  • horror
Cover of Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker by Gregory Maguire

25. Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker

By: Gregory Maguire

3.15

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller Wicked, the magical story of a toymaker… read more

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  • christmas
"So speak quickly. What have you made of your life?"

-Gregory Maguire, Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker

"Without a memory, what does experience mean -- or matter?"

-Gregory Maguire, Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker

"Whispering can disguise the shape of syllables, but not of mood."

-Gregory Maguire, Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker

"Lost is not an address, it's not permission to fail, it's not an excuse."

-Gregory Maguire, Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker

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26. The Visitor

By: Sergio Gomez

3.34

Format: 72 pages, Kindle Edition

On Christmas, during one of the worst snowstorms Indiana has ever seen, five strangers are forced t… read more

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  • christmas
  • short stories
  • horror
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27. Waif

By: Samantha Kolesnik

3.55

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

Angela has everything she thought she ever wanted—a successful husband, a lavish house, and a botto… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of Glorious Exploits by Ferdia  Lennon

28. Glorious Exploits

By: Ferdia Lennon

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On… read more

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"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I had the feeling that the future and the pas…"

-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits

"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I have the feeling that the future and the pa…"

-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits

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29. The Backbone of the World

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.93

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

An American Indian woman’s past and future collide in unthinkable ways in this richly imagined shor… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

30. The Eyes Are the Best Part

By: Monika Kim

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of mu… read more

Similar categories in Monika Kim's The Eyes Are the Best Part book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • horror
Cover of The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five by Christopher Philippo

31. The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

By: Christopher Philippo

3.76

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

It's the most wonderful time of the year - time for more rare ghostly tales of Yuletide terror from… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five book and Christopher Philippo's The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five

  • classics
  • ghosts
  • anthologies
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • horror
  • ghost stories

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Transform Your Habits

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Victor LaValle

3.85

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Ramona Emerson

3.80

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Christopher Golden

3.38

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Luke Dumas

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Stephen Gregory

4.81

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Philip Fracassi

4.18

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Nat Cassidy

3.86

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