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Literary Horror: Scary Books Your Teachers Can't Object To, Unless…

…unless they a) have absolutely no regard for dark fantasy as a serious literary form; or b) they wouldn't know literature if it came up behind them and bit them. ( You would be surprised how many English teachers are in the second category.) Anyway, this retired English teacher majored in genre fiction as a specialty, and would happily put any of these on a reading list. Given the opportunity, he would also put Lovecraft, King, Straub, Kiernan, and Simmons on the list, but that would be pushing it.
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"The Great God Pan" (Arthur Machen)
"The Great God Pan"
Arthur Machen
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All Saints' Eve (Amelia B. Edwards)
All Saints' Eve
Amelia B. Edwards
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American Supernatural Fiction (Joshi)
American Supernatural Fiction
Joshi
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Ancient Sorceries (Algernon Blackwood)
Ancient Sorceries
Algernon Blackwood
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The Bell in the Fog & Other Stories (Gertrude Atherton)
The Bell in the Fog & Other Stories
Gertrude Atherton
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Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu) (Lefanu)
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu)
Lefanu
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The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories (Marjorie Bowen)
The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories
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Children of the Night (Davies)
Children of the Night
Davies
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Classic Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (Collings)
Classic Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories
Collings
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Count Magnus & Other Ghost Stories (M.R. James)
Count Magnus & Other Ghost Stories
M.R. James
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The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
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The Dark Eidolon (Clark Ashton Smith)
The Dark Eidolon
Clark Ashton Smith
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Dead of Night (Onions)
Dead of Night
Onions
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Dracula (Stoker)
Dracula
Stoker
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Fancies and Goodnights (John Collier)
Fancies and Goodnights
John Collier
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Fear and Trembling (Robert Bloch)
Fear and Trembling
Robert Bloch
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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Ghost and Horror Stories (Bidrce)
Ghost and Horror Stories
Bidrce
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Ghost Stories and Mysteries (J Sheridan Le Fanu)
Ghost Stories and Mysteries
J Sheridan Le Fanu
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (M R James)
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
M R James
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The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Edith Wharton)
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
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Gothic Short Stories (Blair)
Gothic Short Stories
Blair
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (Modern Library)
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
Modern Library
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The Halloween Tree (Ray Bradbury)
The Halloween Tree
Ray Bradbury
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The Haunted Doll's House (M. R. James)
The Haunted Doll's House
M. R. James
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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The House of the Seven Gables (Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
Hawthorne
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In the Land of Time & Other Fantasy Tales (Lord Dunsany)
In the Land of Time & Other Fantasy Tales
Lord Dunsany
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The King in Yellow (Robert W. Chambers)
The King in Yellow
Robert W. Chambers
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The King of Elfland's Daughter
The King of Elfland's Daughter
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Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Stories (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Stories
Sheridan Le Fanu
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The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
Matthew Lewis
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More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (James)
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
James
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The October Country (Ray Bradbury)
The October Country
Ray Bradbury
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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The Power of Darkness (E. Nesbit)
The Power of Darkness
E. Nesbit
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Bradbury
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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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Strange Tales (Rudyard Kipling)
Strange Tales
Rudyard Kipling
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Poe)
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Poe
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