Books like Carmilla
12 books with a reading profile close to Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Escapist; a moderate read.
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1
The Castle of Otranto
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Manfred, the Prince of Otranto, attempts to secure his family line after his son Conrad is crushed to death by a massive, supernatural helmet on his wedding day.
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2
Dracula Illustrated
by Bram Stoker
Also escapist · horror, narrative
The narrative follows the legal solicitor Jonathan Harker as he travels to the Carpathian Mountains to assist Count Dracula with a London real estate transaction.
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3
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
horror, narrative
Jonathan Harker, a young solicitor, travels to the Carpathian Mountains to finalize a London property purchase for Count Dracula.
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4
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
horror, narrative
In the secluded Dutch settlement of Tarrytown, a superstitious schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane vies for the hand of the wealthy Katrina Van Tassel.
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5
Three Ghost Stories
horror, narrative
This 2008 collection gathers three distinct supernatural tales centered on spectral visitations and the psychological tension of the Victorian era.
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6
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Bo Hampton
horror, narrative
Washington Irving's tale is set in the Dutch farming country of the Hudson Valley.
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7
I Am Legend and Other Stories
horror, narrative
Robert Neville is the last living human in a world overrun by nocturnal, bloodthirsty creatures.
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8
The Woman in Black
by Susan Hill
horror, narrative
Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor, travels to a remote coastal village to settle the estate of Alice Drablow, a deceased widow who lived in isolation at Eel Marsh House.
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I Am Legend
horror, narrative
Robert Neville is the final human survivor in a Los Angeles populated by nocturnal, vampiric creatures.
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10
The Monk
horror, classic literature
Ambrosio is the most admired monk in Madrid, a preacher respected for his holiness.
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11
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu
Also escapist · horror, narrative
In 1846, the Donner Party wilderness trek toward California falters as a series of unexplained disappearances and grisly deaths plague the wagon trail.
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12
It
by Stephen King
Also escapist · horror, narrative
In the town of Derry, Maine, an ancient, shape-shifting predator awakens every twenty-seven years to feed on local children.
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