The Turn of the Screw
By: Henry James
3.39
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format…
Want to Read $ 1.99"When I'm bad I am bad !"-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
"When I'm bad I am bad !"-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
"He fairly glittered in the gloom."-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
"He fairly glittered in the gloom."-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
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1. The Woman in White
By: Wilkie Collins , Matthew Sweet
4.01
Format: 672 pages, Paperback
Librarian note: Alternate covers can be found here and here. 'In one moment, every drop of blood… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- 19th century
- literature
- horror
- mystery
"I am a bundle of nerves dressed up to look like a man!"-Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
"... our endurance must end, and our resistance begin, to-day."-Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
"You don’t have to speak at all— I know what you’d say… - Laura"-Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
"My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody."-Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
2. The Phantom of the Opera
By: Gaston Leroux , Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
3.96
Format: 360 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that re… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
"He laid at my feet his immense, tragic love."-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
"All I wanted was to be loved for myself." (Erik)"-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
"My lies were as hideous as the monster that had inspired them"-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
"I am the little boy who went into the sea to rescue your scarf"-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
3. The Castle of Otranto
By: Horace Walpole
3.18
Format: 125 pages, Paperback
First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an I… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
"My soul abhors a falsehood"-Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
"This life is but a pilgrimage."-Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
"Heaven mocks the short-sighted views of man."-Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
"I fear no bad angel, and have offended no good one."-Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
4. The Yellow Wall-Paper
By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman , Elaine R. Hedges , Elaine Hedges
4.08
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Diagnosed by her physician husband with a “temporary nervous depression—a slight hysterical tendenc… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- 19th century
- literature
- fiction
- horror
"Its time we woke up,"-Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper
"This was not life, this was a nightmare."-Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper
"John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage."-Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper
"It is so hard to talk with John about my case, because he is so wise, and because he loves me so."-Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper
5. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By: Robert Louis Stevenson , Mervyn Peake , Vladimir Nabokov , Dan Chaon
4.03
Format: 453 pages, Paperback
In this harrowing tale of good and evil, the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll develops a potion that unleas… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- literature
- horror
- mystery
6. The Lottery
By: Shirley Jackson
4.05
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- horror
"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
7. Ethan Frome
By: Edith Wharton
2.00
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his dif… read more
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- literature
- classics
- fiction
8. Bartleby the Scrivener
By: Herman Melville
3.93
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world—even those daunted… read more
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- literature
- 19th century
- classics
- fiction
"I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"To a sensitive being, pity is not seldom pain."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"At present I would prefer not to be a little reasonable,' was his mildly cadaverous reply."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
9. The Woman in Black
By: Susan Hill , John Lawrence
3.85
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
What real reader does not yearn, somewhere in the recesses of his or her heart, for a really litera… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- ghosts
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
10. Dracula
By: Bram Stoker , David J. Skal , Nina Auerbach
4.02
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here. When Jonathan Harker visi… read more
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- gothic
- 19th century
- literature
- fiction
- horror
- paranormal
"Despair has its own calms."-Bram Stoker, Dracula
"This man belongs to me, I want him!"-Bram Stoker, Dracula
"Enter freely and of your own free will!"-Bram Stoker, Dracula
"We learn from failure, not from success!"-Bram Stoker, Dracula
11. The Turn of the Screw
By: Henry James
3.39
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- ghosts
- 19th century
- literature
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- paranormal
- audiobook
"When I'm bad I am bad !"-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
"He fairly glittered in the gloom."-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
"I was ready to know the very worst that was to be known."-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
"There was something between them." "There was everything."-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
12. 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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13. The Haunting of Hill House
By: Shirley Jackson , None
4.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre First published in 1959,… read more
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14. The Fall of the House of Usher
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.87
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Take the plunge. Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely re… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- 19th century
- literature
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
"[Son] cœur est un luth suspendu; Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne. — De Béranger "-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid and very luminous...finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"Er is geen twijfel mogelijk dat mijn bewustzijn van de snelle groei van mijn bijgeloof (want waarom zou ik het niet zo noemen?) de groei alleen maar scheen te versnellen. Dat is, zoals ik al lange ti…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
15. Carmilla
By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu
3.86
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- fiction
- horror
- paranormal
"Love will have its sacrifices. No sacrifice without blood."-J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla
"You are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one for ever."-J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla
"If your dear heart is wounded, my wild heart bleeds with yours."-J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla
"Darling, darling. I live in you, and you would die for me. I love you so."-J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla
16. 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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17. Heart of Darkness
By: Joseph Conrad
3.99
Format: 284 pages, Paperback
Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the inf… read more
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18. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
By: Shirley Jackson , Jonathan Lethem
4.32
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian. Not l… read more
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19. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
3.87
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780143131847. Mary Shelley's seminal novel of t… read more
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- gothic
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- horror
"I am malicious because I am miserable"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
"One wondering thought pollutes the day"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
"I looked upon the sea, it was to be my grave"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
20. Ela se chama Rodolfo
By: Julia Dantas
4.20
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Murilo acaba de se mudar para um apartamento no qual a antiga moradora, Francesca, deixou uma tarta… read more
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21. I martiri ignorati (Père Lachaise - Classici) (Italian Edition)
By: Honoré de Balzac
3.38
Format: 73 pages, Kindle Edition
Una nuova, curatissima edizione di un’opera unica e troppo poco conosciuta, con un saggio introdutt… read more
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