Books like The King in Yellow
12 books with a reading profile close to The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. Open-ended; a moderate read.
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Der Sandmann
horror, classic literature
Nathanael, a student, remains haunted by a childhood trauma involving the death of his father and a terrifying figure called the Sandman, whom he associates with the lawyer Coppelius.
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Haunted
horror, experimental
Twenty-three people answer an ad for a writers' retreat in an abandoned theater, expecting a quiet place to work.
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
by Eric LaRocca
Also open-ended · horror, experimental
Two women, Agnes and Ashley, meet in an online chat room in the early 2000s and begin an intense correspondence.
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Cursed Bunny
by Bora Chung
Also open-ended · horror, experimental
Bora Chung's collection of Korean short fiction brings together stories that mix horror, science fiction and fairy-tale cruelty.
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The Monk
horror, classic literature
Ambrosio is the most admired monk in Madrid, a preacher respected for his holiness.
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The Shadow over Innsmouth
horror, classic literature
A young man traveling through New England in 1927 visits the decaying port of Innsmouth, Massachusetts, because he is curious about the town's bad reputation.
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The Library at Mount Char
horror, experimental
Carolyn is one of twelve orphans raised by Father, a cruel god-like figure who rules a library containing the secrets of the universe.
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The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
horror, classic literature
This collection gathers the foundational works of American Gothic literature, combining short fiction and verse that define the macabre.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
horror, classic literature
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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There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm
horror, experimental
The story follows the Antimemetics Division, a secret department within the SCP Foundation tasked with containing ideas that defend themselves through censorship or memory erasure.
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