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A Gothic Horror Guide to Literature

A list of novels, short stories and novellas that are either horror or have elements of horror in them. I've read many, though there are still some on this list that I need to read. How many have you read?
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"The Girl With the Hungry Eyes" (Fritz Leiber)
"The Girl With the Hungry Eyes"
1
Fritz Leiber
"Le Horla" by Guy De Maupassant
"Le Horla" by Guy De Maupassant
2
"The Minister's Black Veil" (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
"The Minister's Black Veil"
3
Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Open Window" by Saki
"The Open Window" by Saki
4
The Adventure of the German Student (Washington Irving)
The Adventure of the German Student
5
Washington Irving
The Adventures of Caleb Williams
The Adventures of Caleb Williams
6
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
7
Bret Easton Ellis
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
8
Jay Anson
Arthur Mervyn
Arthur Mervyn
9
Audition
Audition
10
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
11
William March
Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
Bag of Bones
12
Stephen King
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
13
Koushun Takami
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
14
Toni Morrison
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu) (Lefanu)
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu)
15
Lefanu
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood (Algernon Blackwood)
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
16
Algernon Blackwood
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
17
Daphne Du Maurier
The Black Monk (Anton Chekhov)
The Black Monk
18
Anton Chekhov
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
19
Angela Carter
Body Snatcher (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Body Snatcher
20
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Bottle Imp (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Bottle Imp
21
Robert Louis Stevenson
Bungey Castle (Elizabeth Bonhote)
Bungey Castle
22
Elizabeth Bonhote
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
23
Robert Marasco
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
24
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
25
Stephen King
Castle of Otranto (Walpole)
Castle of Otranto
26
Walpole
The Castle of Wolfenbach (Mrs. Parsons)
The Castle of Wolfenbach
27
Mrs. Parsons
Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne (Ann Radcliffe)
Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne
28
Ann Radcliffe
The Children of the Abbey (Regina Maria Roche)
The Children of the Abbey
29
Regina Maria Roche
Christabel
Christabel
30
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
31
Stephen King
Clermont
Clermont
32
Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce (Ambrose Bierce)
Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce
33
Ambrose Bierce
The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
34
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant
35
Complete Works Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
Complete Works Edgar Allen Poe
36
Edgar Allen Poe
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (Thomas De Quincey)
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
37
Thomas De Quincey
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
38
Neil Gaiman
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
39
Stephen King
Cycle of the Werewolf (Stephen King)
Cycle of the Werewolf
40
Stephen King
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