Classic horror

Novels that not only define horror but also explore deep psychological and existential themes, making them timeless reads that have left a lasting impact on the genre.

Updated October 21, 2024
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Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Paper Book
Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear....
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paper Book
The world's best-loved stories brought to life in the full context of their eras- The Whole Storyseries, with its unique documentary approach, makes the classics accessible to new generations of readers - as well as to audiences wanting to reread, rediscover, and newly appreciate these...
The picture of Dorian Gray
Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900
Paper Book
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman inthe eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears...
Dracula
Stoker, Bram
Paper Book
A young Englishman is bound for the remote castle of an obscure count whose estates are folded deep in the mountains of Transylvania. He travels by carriage, staying the nights at rustic inns.It is 100 years ago, and time is frozen in a winter that knows no release. Heavy snows bog the road, slowing...
The phantom of the Opera
Leroux, Gaston
Paper Book
The haunting of Hill House
Jackson, Shirley
Paper Book
The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly...

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