8 Top classics books like The Haunted Dolls' House by M.R. James

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…

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Cover of In a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

1. In a Glass Darkly

By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu

4.00

Format: 50 pages, Paperback

This remarkable collection of stories, first published in 1872, includes Green Tea, The Familiar, M… read more

Similar categories in J. Sheridan Le Fanu's In a Glass Darkly book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Copper Gauntlet (Magisterium, #2) by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare

2. The Copper Gauntlet (Magisterium, #2)

By: Holly Black , Cassandra Clare

4.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Callum Hunt's summer break isn't like other kids'. His closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf, Ha… read more

Similar categories in Holly Black's The Copper Gauntlet (Magisterium, #2) book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Bronze Key (Magisterium,  #3) by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare

3. The Bronze Key (Magisterium, #3)

By: Holly Black , Cassandra Clare

4.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Magic can save you. Magic can kill you. Students at the Magisterium are supposed to be safe. Under … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell, Laura Kranzler

4. Gothic Tales

By: Elizabeth Gaskell , Laura Kranzler

3.81

Format: 4 pages,

'Such whispered tales, such old temptations and hauntings, and devilish terrors' Elizabeth Gaskell'… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Gaskell's Gothic Tales book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe, Jacqueline Howard

5. The Mysteries of Udolpho

By: Ann Radcliffe , Jacqueline Howard

4.18

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

With The Mysteries of Udolpho, Ann Radcliffe raised the Gothic romance to a new level and inspired … read more

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  • gothic
  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Silver Mask (Magisterium #4) by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare

6. The Silver Mask (Magisterium #4)

By: Holly Black , Cassandra Clare

3.66

Format: 176 pages, ebook

A generation ago, Constantine Madden came close to achieving what no magician had ever achieved: th… read more

Similar categories in Holly Black's The Silver Mask (Magisterium #4) book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Haunted Castles by Guillermo del Toro, Ray Russell

7. Haunted Castles

By: Guillermo del Toro , Ray Russell

3.41

Format: 549 pages, Hardcover

Part of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by award-winning director G… read more

Similar categories in Guillermo del Toro's Haunted Castles book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy

8. The White People

By: Arthur Machen

4.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal … read more

Similar categories in Arthur Machen's The White People book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of The Golden Tower (Magisterium,  #5) by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare

9. The Golden Tower (Magisterium, #5)

By: Holly Black , Cassandra Clare

3.86

Format: None pages,

The final book in the Magisterium series. read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell, Angus Easson

10. Ruth

By: Elizabeth Gaskell , Angus Easson

5.00

Format: None pages,

* Two of English writer Elizabeth Gaskell's best-selling books are bound together in this Kindle bo… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Gaskell's Ruth book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • classics
  • fiction

11. A Simple Plan

By: Scott Smith

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

Two brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a plane-the pilot is dead and his duffle… read more

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12. The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice

By: Wilkie Collins

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Is there no explanation of the mystery of The Haunted Hotel? Is The Haunted Hotel the tale of a hau… 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. 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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15. The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton

By: Edith Wharton , Laszlo Kubinyi

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

These 11 spine-tingling tales of the supernatural bring to light the author's interest in the tradi… read more

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16. The Haunted Dolls' House and Other Ghost Stories

By: S.T. Joshi , M.R. James

4.04

Format: 538 pages, Paperback

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17. 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 M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • gothic
  • supernatural
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Mysteries by Bill Watterson

18. The Mysteries

By: Bill Watterson

3.76

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indie Bestseller. From Bill Watterson, bests… read more

Similar categories in Bill Watterson's The Mysteries book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories by Amelia B. Edwards

19. 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

Similar categories in Amelia B. Edwards's The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
"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 Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome by Garth Marenghi

20. Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

By: Garth Marenghi

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

When horror writer Nick Steen gets sucked into a cursed typewriter by the terrifying Type-Face, Dar… read more

Similar categories in Garth Marenghi's Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"Good job I loaded this with silver bullets from that box of silver bullets that was sitting on that table labelled “Silver Bullets"

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

"She may well have whispered, ‘I’ll miss you,’ once I’d gone, but I couldn’t hear that from where I was, and as this is first-person narration and therefore not omniscient, we just won’t know."

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

"Thanks for the warning about leaving the car door open, by the way,’ Capello said, his manner towards Nick softening. ‘You know it makes sense, amigo. I guess we’re both learning something out here.’…"

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

"Roz, I need you to do this,’ I said, although I didn’t, in actual fact – that’s just a lazy phrase which helps steer a lost narrative back on course when readers are giving up in droves, and is, iron…"

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

Cover of A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins

21. A Terribly Strange Bed

By: Wilkie Collins

3.58

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

""A Terribly Strange Bed"" is a short story by the renowned English author, Wilkie Collins. The sto… read more

Similar categories in Wilkie Collins's A Terribly Strange Bed book and M.R. James's The Haunted Dolls' House

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror

8 Best gothic books like The Haunted Dolls' House by M.R. James

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In a Glass Darkly

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

4.00

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Gothic Tales

Elizabeth Gaskell , Laura Kranzler

3.81

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The Mysteries of Udolpho

Ann Radcliffe , Jacqueline Howard

4.18

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Haunted Castles

Guillermo del Toro , Ray Russell

3.41

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11 best-selling fiction books like The White People by Arthur Machen

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The Centaur

Algernon Blackwood

3.46

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Collected Ghost Stories

M.R. James

4.14

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Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

Jeff VanderMeer , Thomas Ligotti

4.00

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The Suicide Club

Robert Louis Stevenson

2.70

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