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Great Tales of Terror, Horror, and the Supernatural - A Personal View by James Nelson

An English Literature teacher 's admittedly idiosyncratic look at things that go bump in the night. Some are respected classics, some are unjustly neglected gems, some are modern riffs on classic themes, and some are guilty pleasures that just scare the .... Well, you get the idea. The order is random as they occurred to me, and should not be taken as an indication of quality. Did your favorites make the list?
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Dracula
Dracula
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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The Dark Country (Deniis Etchison)
The Dark Country
Deniis Etchison
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MacBeth
MacBeth
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Dr. Faustus
Dr. Faustus
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The Monk
The Monk
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
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Ghost Story
Ghost Story
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Hell House
Hell House
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The Hungry Moon (Ramsey Campbell)
The Hungry Moon
Ramsey Campbell
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The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
Wilkie Collins
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Ancient Sorceries (Algernon Blackwood)
Ancient Sorceries
Algernon Blackwood
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"The Beckoning Fair One" (Oliver Onions)
"The Beckoning Fair One"
Oliver Onions
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
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The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
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Song of Kali
Song of Kali
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
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Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood (James Malcolm Riley)
Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood
James Malcolm Riley
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Werewolf of Paris
Werewolf of Paris
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All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes by (John Farris)
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By
John Farris
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The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
Anne Rivers Siddon
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Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
Ramsey Campbell
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Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings
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Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort
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The Stand
The Stand
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Casting the Runes & Other Ghost Stories (M.R. James)
Casting the Runes & Other Ghost Stories
M.R. James
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Richard Matheson: Collected Stories (Richard Matheson)
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories
Richard Matheson
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Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
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Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
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Night in the Lonesome October (Richard Laymon)
Night in the Lonesome October
Richard Laymon
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Melmoth the Wanderer
Melmoth the Wanderer
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Carmilla
Carmilla
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The Ceremonies
The Ceremonies
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The Historian
The Historian
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Psycho
Psycho
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Koko (Peter Straub)
Koko
Peter Straub
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The Exorcist
The Exorcist
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Red Dreams (Dennis Etchison)
Red Dreams
Dennis Etchison
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20th Century Ghosts (Joe Hill)
20th Century Ghosts
Joe Hill
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