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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The mysteries of Udolpho : a romance
Radcliffe, Ann Ward 1764-1823
Paper Book
A best-seller in its day and a potent influence on Sade, Poe, and other purveyors of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Gothic horror, The Mysteries of Udolpho remains one of the most important works in the history of European fiction. After Emily St. Aubuert is imprisoned by her evil guardian, Count...
Frankenstein
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft 1797-1851
Paper Book
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' 'That rare story to pass from literature into myth' The New York Times Mary Shelley's chilling Gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley on Lake...
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850-1894
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
Oscar Wilde's enduringly popular story of a beautiful and corrupt man and the portrait that reveals all his secrets-The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel as flamboyant and controversial as its incomparable author. Entranced by the perfection of his recently painted...
Dracula
Stoker, Bram 1847-1912
Paper Book
In 1897 Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, launching a literary sensation. In this new illustrated edition, Jae Lee, onw of the most renowned artists from the Marvel stable, reawakens Count Dracula. Critics and fans alike have praised Lee for his mastery of complex emotion and, in this new book, 40...
The phantom of the opera
Leroux, Gaston 1868-1927
Paper Book
A sparkling new translation of the novel that inspired the most popular stage musical of all time. Rumors abound that a ghost stalks the dark passages and cellars of the Paris Opera House. No one has actually seen this Phantom, but Christine Daa , a beautiful and talented young singer,...
The haunting of Hill House
Jackson, Shirley 1916-1965
Paper Book
The greatest haunted house story ever written--the inspiration for the hit Netflix horror series! 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...

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