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Ron Ripley
4.26 · 389 ratings- Night Terrors Vol. 25: Short Horror Stories Anthology by Ron Ripley
- Night Terrors Vol. 24 by Ron Ripley
- Night Terrors Vol. 23: Short Horror Stories Anthology by Ron Ripley
- Night Terrors Vol. 21: Short Horror Stories Anthology by Ron Ripley
- Night Terrors Vol. 20: Short Horror Stories Anthology by Ron Ripley
supernatural · horror · fiction · anthologies · spirituality · literary · classics · adult · ghosts · suspense · audiobook · paranormal · fantasy · mystery · monsters · action-adventure · crime · young-adult · hauntings · death
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Sara Clancy
4.14 · 140 ratings
supernatural · anthologies · horror · fiction · literary · classics · spirituality · ghosts · suspense · adult · audiobook · paranormal · mystery · monsters · young-adult · female-author · fantasy · contemporary · gothic · cults
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Bruno Schulz
4.11 · 103 ratings
anthologies · magical-realism · adult · fiction · literary-fiction · literary · classics · horror · low-fantasy · fantasy · 20th-century · historical · paranormal · audiobook · ghosts · supernatural · journey · historical-fiction · ww2 · action-adventure
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David Longhorn
4.08 · 125 ratings
horror · fiction · supernatural · anthologies · literary · classics · spirituality · adult · ghosts · suspense · paranormal · audiobook · mystery · monsters · fantasy · young-adult · cults · contemporary · dark · gothic
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Shirley Jackson
3.93 · 701 ratings
fiction · horror · adult · literary · classics · anthologies · gothic · mystery · literary-fiction · supernatural · 20th-century · suspense · fantasy · female-author · paranormal · ghosts · historical · dark · spooky · book
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Thomas Harris
3.91 · 322 ratings
adult · fiction · horror · mystery · crime · book · law-enforcement · serial-killers · psychological · thriller · drama · literary · classics · dark · murder · contemporary · audiobook · killer · suspense · action-adventure
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Edgar Allan Poe
3.91 · 3262 ratings- The Raven: The Classic Poem by Edgar Allan Poe
- The Raven and Other Selected Works by Edgar Allan Poe
- Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection by Edgar Allan Poe
- The Raven: With original illustrations - annotated by Edgar Allan Poe
- The Cat that Walked by Himself and Other Cat Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
fiction · horror · adult · classics · literary · anthologies · gothic · mystery · literary-fiction · supernatural · fantasy · audiobook · historical · paranormal · book · suspense · dark · ghosts · terror · crime
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Daphne du Maurier
3.90 · 519 ratings- Solsticio siniestro: Cuentos para las noches más largas by Daphne du Maurier
- Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 4: Rebecca; My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
- The Doll: The Lost Short Stories by Daphne du Maurier
- The Loving Spirit by Daphne du Maurier
- Daphne du Maurier's Don't Look Now (Oberon Modern Plays) by Daphne du Maurier
fiction · adult · horror · literary · classics · gothic · mystery · historical · book · 20th-century · female-author · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · suspense · anthologies · audiobook · drama · supernatural · crime · romance
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Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
3.89 · 154 ratings- Madres oscuras by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
- Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the ... Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...) by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
- Klasik Korku Öyküleri by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
- Doorway to Dilemma: Bewildering Tales of Dark Fantasy by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
fiction · adult · anthologies · horror · classics · literary · supernatural · gothic · fantasy · ghosts · paranormal · historical · literary-fiction · mystery · spooky · female-author · industrial-era · victorian · monsters · suspense
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F. Marion Crawford
3.88 · 164 ratings- Διηγήματα τρόμου by F. Marion Crawford
- Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the ... Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...) by F. Marion Crawford
- 50 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die by F. Marion Crawford
- The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols by F. Marion Crawford
- Το Χαμόγελο του Νεκρού και άλλες παράξενες ιστορίες by F. Marion Crawford
fiction · horror · adult · anthologies · classics · literary · supernatural · fantasy · gothic · ghosts · paranormal · mystery · literary-fiction · vampires · monsters · historical · spooky · suspense · book · audiobook
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W.W. Jacobs
3.87 · 166 ratings- Casting the Runes, and Other Classic Stories of the Supernatural by W.W. Jacobs
- 50 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die by W.W. Jacobs
- Haunted House Short Stories by W.W. Jacobs
- Το Χαμόγελο του Νεκρού και άλλες παράξενες ιστορίες by W.W. Jacobs
- Chilling Ghost Short Stories by W.W. Jacobs
fiction · horror · anthologies · adult · supernatural · classics · literary · gothic · ghosts · mystery · fantasy · literary-fiction · paranormal · suspense · contemporary · spooky · audiobook · industrial-era · historical · 20th-century
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Guy de Maupassant
3.84 · 488 ratings- 70 Greatest Love Stories in Fiction by Guy de Maupassant
- Alexandre by Guy de Maupassant
- Le vagabond by Guy de Maupassant
- Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the ... Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...) by Guy de Maupassant
- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Guy de Maupassant
fiction · adult · anthologies · classics · horror · literary · supernatural · literary-fiction · ghosts · gothic · paranormal · fantasy · audiobook · book · mystery · monsters · historical · historical-fiction · university · vampires
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David Stuart Davies
3.83 · 190 ratings- Sherlock Holmes: Η Σατανική Υπόσχεση by David Stuart Davies
- The Halloween Mask: And Other Strange Tales by David Stuart Davies
- Spinechillers: Tales for Hallowe'en and Other Dark Nights by David Stuart Davies
- The Lurking Fear: Collected Short Stories Volume 4 by David Stuart Davies
- The Dead of Night: The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions by David Stuart Davies
adult · fiction · horror · literary · classics · anthologies · supernatural · gothic · ghosts · fantasy · mystery · paranormal · historical · victorian · industrial-era · spooky · historical-fiction · suspense · crime · book
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Gaston Leroux
3.83 · 110 ratings
fiction · historical · horror · classics · book · literary · mystery · adult · gothic · crime · 20th-century · action-adventure · historical-fiction · audiobook · season-autumn · law-enforcement · dark · romance · suspense · killer
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Washington Irving
3.81 · 492 ratings- Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection by Washington Irving
- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Washington Irving
- The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols by Washington Irving
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Ghostly Tales by Washington Irving
- The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 4 by Washington Irving
fiction · horror · classics · literary · anthologies · adult · fantasy · supernatural · ghosts · gothic · mystery · historical · paranormal · literary-fiction · audiobook · myths · action-adventure · historical-fiction · young-adult · retellings
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Bram Stoker
3.80 · 632 ratings- Dracula: Bram Stoker's Classic Novel, Complete and Uncut. by Bram Stoker
- Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection by Bram Stoker
- #DRCL midnight children, Vol. 1 by Bram Stoker
- Dracula Daily: Reading Bram Stoker's Dracula in Real Time With Commentary by the Internet by Bram Stoker
- Manga Classics: Dracula by Bram Stoker
fiction · horror · adult · classics · literary · anthologies · gothic · supernatural · paranormal · fantasy · monsters · vampires · historical · ghosts · book · mystery · literary-fiction · audiobook · terror · industrial-era
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Amelia B. Edwards
3.79 · 113 ratings- Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection by Amelia B. Edwards
- 50 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die by Amelia B. Edwards
- Avenging Angels: Ghost Stories by Victorian Women Writers by Amelia B. Edwards
- The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 2 by Amelia B. Edwards
- Damas oscuras. Cuentos de fantasmas de escritoras victorianas eminentes by Amelia B. Edwards
fiction · horror · adult · supernatural · anthologies · ghosts · classics · literary · gothic · paranormal · historical · fantasy · mystery · industrial-era · victorian · spooky · female-author · book · literary-fiction · hauntings
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Edith Wharton
3.78 · 608 ratings- 70 Greatest Love Stories in Fiction by Edith Wharton
- The Reef: Classic Literary Fiction by Edith Wharton
- Four Classic Horror Stories by Edith Wharton
- Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the ... Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...) by Edith Wharton
- American Midnight: Tales of the Dark by Edith Wharton
fiction · adult · classics · literary · horror · anthologies · literary-fiction · supernatural · ghosts · historical-fiction · book · 20th-century · historical · audiobook · paranormal · female-author · fantasy · mystery · gothic · suspense
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J. Sheridan Le Fanu
3.77 · 510 ratings- CARMILLA by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- Green Tea: And Other Weird Stories by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- Green Tea: And Other Weird Stories by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- Vampires First Blood Volume II: The Vampire Ladies by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- 50 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
fiction · horror · adult · supernatural · classics · literary · anthologies · gothic · ghosts · paranormal · fantasy · mystery · historical · book · industrial-era · victorian · monsters · vampires · terror · literary-fiction
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Ira Levin
3.75 · 259 ratings
book · horror · suspense · adult · fiction · 20th-century · mystery · literary · classics · crime · drama · audiobook · thriller · psychological · historical · dystopia · literary-fiction · contemporary · male-author · dark
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Kōbō Abe
3.68 · 139 ratings
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · 20th-century · book · contemporary · literary · classics · horror · magical-realism · existentialism · psychological · satire · sci-fi · dystopia · mystery · fantasy · philosophy · anthologies · dark
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Henry James
3.67 · 834 ratings
fiction · adult · classics · literary · horror · anthologies · literary-fiction · supernatural · historical · mystery · gothic · ghosts · industrial-era · victorian · book · fantasy · paranormal · audiobook · historical-fiction · suspense
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Bret Easton Ellis
3.61 · 284 ratings
book · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · literary · classics · dark · audiobook · psychological · mystery · transgressive-mc · crime · drama · adult · satire · horror · spirituality · postmodernism · substance-abuse · cults
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A.N. Roquelaure
3.61 · 199 ratings
fantasy · fiction · medieval · lgbtq · drama · womens-fiction · historical · adult · historical-fiction · retellings · book · steamy · romance · audiobook · wlw · slavery · female-author · horror · dark · royalty
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Ann Radcliffe
3.41 · 116 ratings
literary · gothic · classics · adult · fiction · book · literary-fiction · horror · romance · historical · mystery · audiobook · female-author · historical-fiction · university · suspense · industrial-era · victorian · supernatural · action-adventure
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