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Mike Jennings wants to read: Can anyone recommend a really effective horror story (or collection)? Something that will raise the hairs on the back of my neck rather than just disgust me with gore or seediness. Ideally I'd like something old, dark, pagan and buried in history alo ...more
Sep 12, 2025 02:58AM  · 1 like · 
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Books added: 423
Age: 63
Location: Halifax, C2, The United Kingdom


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The Ritual by Adam L.G. Nevill
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Damnable Tales by Richard Wells
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
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Sep 12, 2025 06:37AM  · 
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Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. James
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The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
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Sep 12, 2025 06:38AM  · 
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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
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The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis
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Books of Blood by Clive Barker
Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1)
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Sep 12, 2025 06:39AM  · 
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The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen
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The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley
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The Wicker Man by Robin Hardy
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Chilling Horror Short Stories by Dale Townshend
Chilling Horror Short Stories (Gothic & Fantasy)
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
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Coraline by Neil Gaiman
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The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
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Into The Dark by C.Y. Stewart
Into The Dark: A Short Story Compilation
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Psychological Horror Stories by William Cook
Psychological Horror Stories : Psychological Horror and Macabre Fiction V1
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Sep 12, 2025 07:13AM  · 
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The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
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Sep 12, 2025 07:14AM  · 
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The Glass Box by J. Michael Straczynski
The Glass Box
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The Shining by Stephen King
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Good Night, Sleep Tight by Brian Evenson
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Dark Echo by F.G. Cottam
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Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
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Bird Box by Josh Malerman
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Blood Harvest by Sharon J. Bolton
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Biography, Crime, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller