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Books like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

12 books with a reading profile close to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Bo Hampton. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.

  1. 1 Three Ghost Stories

    Three Ghost Stories

    by Charles Dickens

    horror, narrative

    This 2008 collection gathers three distinct supernatural tales centered on spectral visitations and the psychological tension of the Victorian era.

  2. 2 Dracula Illustrated

    Dracula Illustrated

    by Bram Stoker

    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.

  3. 3 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    by Washington Irving

    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.

  4. 4 Dracula

    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.

  5. 5 Carmilla

    Carmilla

    by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

    horror, narrative

    Living in a secluded castle within the Styrian forest, young Laura leads a solitary life until a carriage accident brings an unexpected guest named Carmilla into her home.

  6. 6 The Castle of Otranto

    The Castle of Otranto

    by Horace Walpole

    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.

  7. 7 I Am Legend and Other Stories

    I Am Legend and Other Stories

    by Richard Matheson

    horror, narrative

    Robert Neville is the last living human in a world overrun by nocturnal, bloodthirsty creatures.

  8. 8 I Am Legend

    I Am Legend

    by Richard Matheson

    horror, narrative

    Robert Neville is the final human survivor in a Los Angeles populated by nocturnal, vampiric creatures.

  9. 9 The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives

    by Ira Levin

    horror, narrative

    Joanna Eberhart, a photographer and young mother, moves from New York City to the idyllic suburb of Stepford, Connecticut.

  10. 10 Master Humphrey's Clock

    Master Humphrey's Clock

    by Charles Dickens

    narrative, classic literature

    Master Humphrey, a lonely gentleman living in London, keeps a collection of old manuscripts hidden inside the case of his grandfather clock.

  11. 11 The Doings of Raffles Haw

    The Doings of Raffles Haw

    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    narrative, classic literature

    Raffles Haw is a reclusive chemist who discovers a method to transmute lead into gold, granting him nearly infinite wealth.

  12. 12 The Woman in Black

    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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