Books like The Lottery and Other Stories
12 books with a reading profile close to The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson. Open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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The Black Cat
Also open-ended and thought-provoking · horror, literary
The story follows an unnamed narrator who undergoes a psychological breakdown fueled by chronic alcoholism.
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The Cask of Amontillado
horror, literary
Montresor, the narrator, tells of the revenge he took on a man named Fortunato, who he says insulted him a thousand times.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
The narrative follows Gabriel Utterson, a lawyer investigating the relationship between his disciplined friend, Dr.
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The Shadow over Innsmouth
horror, literary
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 Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
Also open-ended and thought-provoking · horror, literary
Set in war-weary 1947 Warwickshire, the story follows Dr.
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6
Der Sandmann
horror, literary
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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A Sunny Place for Shady People
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
In this 2024 collection of short fiction, Enriquez documents the intersection of architectural decay and supernatural intrusion throughout Argentina and beyond.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
horror, literary
Gabriel Utterson, a London lawyer, investigates the connection between his respected friend Dr.
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 text)
by Mary Shelley
horror, literary
Victor Frankenstein, a natural philosophy student in Ingolstadt, assembles a living human form from scavenged body parts using laboratory chemistry and galvanism.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
horror, literary
In London’s high society, the artist Basil Hallward paints a portrait of a handsome young man named Dorian Gray.
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Eliot Rosewater, the alcoholic heir to a massive industrial fortune, abandons high society to relocate to a decaying town in Indiana.
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Also open-ended and thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Farquhar, a Southern planter, is being hanged for attempting to sabotage an Owl Creek bridge during the Civil War.
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