11 must-read horror books like Squire Toby's Will by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Cover of Squire Toby's Will by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Squire Toby's Will

By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu

3.38

Format: 40 pages, None

“In an unforgiving universe, innocence is no protection against the dead.”“SQUIRE TOBY’S WILL” by J…

If you liked the horror plot in Squire Toby's Will by J. Sheridan Le Fanu , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Tapestried Chamber; or, The Lady in the Sacque by Walter Scott

1. The Tapestried Chamber; or, The Lady in the Sacque

By: Walter Scott

3.08

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

When General Browne's friend invites him to spend the week at his home, he's delighted to oblige—th… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
"About the end of the American war, when the officers of Lord Cornwallis’s army which surrendered at Yorktown, and others, who had been made prisoners during the impolitic and ill-fated controversy we…"

-Walter Scott, The Tapestried Chamber; or, The Lady in the Sacque

Cover of The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell

2. The Old Nurse's Story

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

3.64

Format: 53 pages, Paperback

Even in the stillness of that dead-cold weather, I had heard no sound of little battering hands upo… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
"You know, my dears, that your mother was an orphan, and an only child; and I dare say you have heard that your grandfather was a clergyman up in Westmoreland, where I come from."

-Elizabeth Gaskell, The Old Nurse's Story

Cover of The Open Window (Simplified for Modern Readers Series) by Saki, George Lakon

3. The Open Window (Simplified for Modern Readers Series)

By: Saki , George Lakon

3.77

Format: 7 pages, Kindle Edition

"The Open Window" is the Saki (H. H. Munro) classic short story that continues to fascinate readers… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of The Signalman by Charles Dickens, Scott Cohn

4. 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

Cover of Endless Night by Agatha Christie

5. Endless Night

By: Agatha Christie

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

Strapped by a chauffeur's wages, Michael Rogers' want of a better life seems out of reach. Especial… read more

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Cover of They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie

6. They Came to Baghdad

By: Agatha Christie

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Baghdad is holding a secret superpower summit, but the word is out, and an underground organization… read more

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7. A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #10)

By: Agatha Christie

3.68

Format: None pages, Paperback

There is no rest or relaxation for Miss Marple. Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's most appealing… read more

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Cover of At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft, China Miéville, S.T. Joshi

8. At the Mountains of Madness

By: H.P. Lovecraft , China Miéville , S.T. Joshi

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Long acknowledged as a master of nightmarish vision, H.P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror

9. Olalla

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

3.98

Format: 296 pages,

'Is it me you love, friend? or the race that made me?' Stevenson's chilling Victorian gothic novell… read more

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10. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

By: Washington Irving

3.44

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Headless horsemen were staples of Northern European storytelling, featuring in German, Irish (e.g. … read more

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11. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

By: Ambrose Bierce

3.50

Format: 262 pages, ebook

The condemned man stands on a bridge, his hands bound behind his back. A noose is tied around his n… read more

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12. 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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13. The Monk

By: None

4.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, this is a violent tale of ambition, murde… read more

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14. The Judge's House

By: Bram Stoker

3.00

Format: None pages,

A scholar takes up residence in the former home of a judge with a very evil reputation. He finds th… read more

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15. 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

16. The Squaw

By: Bram Stoker

4.40

Format: 80 pages,

"The Squaw" was first published in book form in 1914 in Stoker's third collection of short stories … read more

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Cover of The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories by Amelia B. Edwards

17. The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories

By: Amelia B. Edwards

3.77

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Amelia B. Edwards is acknowledged as one of the best Victorian ghost story writers. She was one of … read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
"The circumstances I am about to relate to you have truth to recommend them."

-Amelia B. Edwards, The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories

"All tradition,’ said the Professor, ‘is a type of spiritual truth. The superstitions of the East, and the mythologies of the North—the beautiful Fables of old Greece, and the bold investigations of m…"

-Amelia B. Edwards, The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories

"The world,’ he said, ‘grows hourly more and more sceptical of all that lies beyond its own narrow radius; and our men of science foster the fatal tendency. They condemn as fable all that resists expe…"

-Amelia B. Edwards, The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories

Cover of 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

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)

Cover of The Tower by Marghanita Laski

19. The Tower

By: Marghanita Laski

3.65

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

None read more

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  • short stories
  • horror

20. A Wicked Voice

By: Vernon Lee

3.20

Format: None pages, None

Vernon Lee –cuyo verdadero nombre era Violet Paget– sorprendió al mundo al publicar a los veinticua… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of Squire Toby's Will by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

21. Squire Toby's Will

By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu

3.38

Format: 40 pages, None

“In an unforgiving universe, innocence is no protection against the dead.”“SQUIRE TOBY’S WILL” by J… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror

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