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
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 fall of the house of Usher : and other tales
Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849
Paper Book
Carmilla
Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan 1814-1873
Paper Book
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850-1894
Paper Book
There's no question that The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one of the most influential texts of all time. The now-iconic tale, which has confounded and thrilled readers for more than a century, was described by one scholar as the only detective-crime story in which the solution is...
The picture of Dorian Gray
Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900
Paper Book
This Norton Critical Edition is the only edition available that includes both the 1890 Lippincott's and the 1891 book versions of The Picture of Dorian Gray, allowing students to compare the two published versions with the editorial guidance of Michael Patrick Gillespie.
Dracula
Stoker, Bram 1847-1912
Paper Book
The phantom of the opera
Leroux, Gaston 1868-1927
Paper Book
The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories
Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) 1890-1937
Audiobook
This collection includes a selection of H.P. Lovecraft's finest chilling tales. Lovecraft's most famous monster is Cthulhu, a gargantuan beast which has been lying dormant for millions of years but rises up and forces mankind to recognise its fundamental ignorance, powerlessness and insignificance....
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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