Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
By: Editors of Canterbury Classics
3.91
Format: 464 pages, Flexibound
Curl up with this collection of classic scary stories from the masters of the genre. With dozens o…
Want to Read $ 4.99If you liked the classics plot in Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics) by Editors of Canterbury Classics , here is a list of 11 books like this:
1. The Tomb
By: H.P. Lovecraft
3.51
Format: 46 pages, Kindle Edition
Jervas Dudley was only a child when he found the mausoleum of the Hyde family. The place becomes ve… read more
Want to Read $ 0.99Similar categories in H.P. Lovecraft's The Tomb book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- gothic
- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
- fantasy
"In relating the circumstances which have led to my confinement within this refuge for the demented, I am aware that my present position will create a natural doubt of the authenticity of my narrative…"-H.P. Lovecraft, The Tomb
2. The Masque of the Red Death
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.06
Format: 9 pages, Paperback
The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- gothic
- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
- fantasy
"Existem cordas, nos corações dos mais indiferentes, que não podem ser tocadas sem emoção."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
3. The Case of Lady Sannox
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
3.46
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
The famed surgeon Douglas Stone flaunts his notorious affair with Lady Sannox, although his profess… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Case of Lady Sannox book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- gothic
- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
Similar categories in Saki's Sredni Vashtar book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- gothic
- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
5. 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
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Body Snatcher book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- gothic
- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
6. The Trial For Murder
By: Charles Dickens
3.80
Format: 242 pages,
The Trial For Murder, written in 1865, is a short story by Charles Dickens. It is one of Dickens' g… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Charles Dickens's The Trial For Murder book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- fiction
- classics
- short stories
- horror
7. 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
Want to ReadSimilar categories in John William Polidori's The Vampyre; A Tale book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- gothic
- classics
- short stories
- vampires
- fiction
- horror
- fantasy
8. Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book
By: M.R. James
4.26
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
M. R. James is the master of the English ghost story, whose tales are inhabited not by ethereal spi… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in M.R. James's Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- gothic
- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
9. The Willows
By: Algernon Blackwood
3.75
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Two friends are midway on a canoe trip down the Danube River. Throughout the story Blackwood person… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Algernon Blackwood's The Willows book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
Similar categories in M.R. James's Count Magnus book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
11. Peter Pan
By: J.M. Barrie , Michael Hague
4.06
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
One starry night, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell lead the three Darling children over the rooftops of Lo… read more
Want to Read $ 3.87Similar categories in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- classics
- fantasy
- fiction
"To die will be an awfully big adventure."-J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
"To live will be an awfully big adventure."-J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
"Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning. "-J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
"All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust."-J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
12. Young Goodman Brown
By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
3.17
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
Hawthorne's classic tale of a young Puritan's meeting with the Devil. read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
13. Dracula's Guest
By: Bram Stoker
4.36
Format: 39 pages,
A passage from the manuscript of Dracula. read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Bram Stoker's Dracula's Guest book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
14. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
By: Michael Rosen , Jane E. Ray
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The bard's quintessential love story -- retold in an elegantly illustrated volume that will appeal … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Michael Rosen's Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
15. The Brothers Grimm: 101 Fairy Tales
By: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm
3.91
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
They are the stories of characters we've known since childhood: Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Cind… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jacob Grimm's The Brothers Grimm: 101 Fairy Tales book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
Similar categories in Ambrose Bierce's One Summer Night book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
Similar categories in Honoré de Balzac's Succubus book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
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
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Guy de Maupassant's The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors) book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- gothic
- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
- fantasy
"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. Curse of the Night Witch (Emblem Island, #1)
By: Alex Aster
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
On Emblem Island all are born knowing their fate. Their lifelines show the course of their life and… read more
Want to Read $ 6.15Similar categories in Alex Aster's Curse of the Night Witch (Emblem Island, #1) book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- fantasy
- fiction
20. Curse of the Forgotten City (Emblem Island, #2)
By: Alex Aster
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
After unwillingly inheriting all of the Night Witch’s abilities, Tor Luna is the most powerful pers… read more
Want to Read $ 7.49Similar categories in Alex Aster's Curse of the Forgotten City (Emblem Island, #2) book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- fantasy
- fiction
21. Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
By: Editors of Canterbury Classics
3.91
Format: 464 pages, Flexibound
Curl up with this collection of classic scary stories from the masters of the genre. With dozens o… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics) book and Editors of Canterbury Classics's Classic Horror Tales (Word Cloud Classics)
- gothic
- classics
- unfinished
- collections
- anthologies
- short stories
- vampires
- fiction
- horror
- fantasy
