11 must-read short stories books like Old Bugs by H.P. Lovecraft

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Old Bugs

By: H.P. Lovecraft

2.82

Format: None pages, Nook

With the onset of Prohibition, the Sheehan Billiard Room in Chicago became a sordid haunt for hard …

"I am a student of life, and don't want to miss any experience. There's poetry in this sort of thing, you know--or perhaps you don't know, but it's all the same."

-H.P. Lovecraft, Old Bugs

If you liked the short stories plot in Old Bugs by H.P. Lovecraft , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe

1. The Oblong Box

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.57

Format: 16 pages, Paperback

"The Oblong Box" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844 in "Godey's Lady's Bo… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
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  • audiobook
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2. The Premature Burial

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.76

Format: 32 pages,

The Premature Burial is a horror classic written by Edgar Allan Poe. This is a horror short story o… read more

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"The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial

"There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial

"I looked; and the unseen figure, which still grasped me by the wrist, bad caused to be thrown open the graves of all mankind; and from each issued the faint phosphoric radiance of decay; so that I co…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial

Cover of Old Bugs by H.P. Lovecraft

3. Old Bugs

By: H.P. Lovecraft

2.82

Format: None pages, Nook

With the onset of Prohibition, the Sheehan Billiard Room in Chicago became a sordid haunt for hard … read more

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  • classics
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  • short stories
  • fiction
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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • danish
  • audiobook
"I am a student of life, and don't want to miss any experience. There's poetry in this sort of thing, you know--or perhaps you don't know, but it's all the same."

-H.P. Lovecraft, Old Bugs

Cover of The Assignation by Edgar Allan Poe

4. The Assignation

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.84

Format: 352 pages,

The Assignationis a short story with Gothic touches and a tragic ending. The story was published as… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
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Cover of The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe

5. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

By: Edgar Allan Poe

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

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

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6. Manuscript Found in a Bottle

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.27

Format: 359 pages,

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Cover of Morella by Edgar Allan Poe

7. Morella

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.55

Format: 160 pages,

SPV Edgar Allan Poe | Morella (Folge 33) read more

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8. A Descent into the Maelstrom

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.98

Format: None pages,

Inspired by the Moskstraumen, it is couched as a story within a story, a tale told at the summit of… read more

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9. Metzengerstein

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.04

Format: None pages,

The story takes place in Hungary, between two rival families: the Metzengersteins and the Berlifitz… read more

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10. The Man of the Crowd

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Ralph Cosham

3.32

Format: 256 pages, Audio Cassette

Commuter's Library brings listeners Poe with a twist--unabridged readings of lesser-known (and ofte… read more

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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. El escarabajo de oro

By: Edgar Allan Poe

2.35

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

El escarabajo de oro (titulo original en ingles: The Gold Bug) es uno de los cuentos mas conocidos … read more

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13. The Imp of The Perverse

By: Edgar Allan Poe

5.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

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

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14. 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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"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

11 best-selling fiction books like Old Bugs by H.P. Lovecraft

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3.57

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3.76

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2.82

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3.84

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3.43

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3.50

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