Books like The Woman in Black
12 books with a reading profile close to The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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The Call of Cthulhu
horror, narrative
Francis Wayland Thurston uncovers a series of interconnected manuscripts, journals, and newspaper clippings following the death of his great-uncle.
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
horror, narrative
Set against the late nineteenth-century decline of the American bison, the narrative follows an Indigenous protagonist tasked with tracking a predatory figure who targets commercial hide hunters.
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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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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
by Shane Hawk
horror, narrative
Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C.
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6
You Like It Darker
by Stephen King
horror, narrative
This collection has twelve stories by Stephen King, in which ordinary people encounter the strange or the supernatural.
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The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
horror, narrative
Set in war-weary 1947 Warwickshire, the story follows Dr.
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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.
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Carmilla
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.
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Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark
horror, narrative
Irina is a professional photographer in Newcastle who specializes in scouting attractive, often awkward men in public spaces to model for her provocative, voyeuristic portfolios.
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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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Let the Right One In
horror, narrative
Set in the bleak suburbs of 1980s Stockholm, the story follows Oskar, a lonely, bullied twelve-year-old who spends his nights fantasizing about violent revenge against his classmates.
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