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I'm in the mood for a gothic-horror type classic. I've already read:
Any suggestions? Last Edited on: 9/26/12 10:26 PM ET - Total times edited: 2 |
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I know you've already read two by Wilkie Collins, but I recommend trying other books by him. LOVE WILKIE! Rose |
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What about the Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe? I believe it's considered a gothic classic, and it plays a major part in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. |
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Ooooh, Try Uncle Silas by J. Sheridan LeFanu! I read it last October and found it to be great fun. |
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Armadale or The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins are really, really great. So is No Name, but I think it's a little less gothic-y. The Mystery of Udolpho is a lot of fun, too. Some Dickens skews Gothic, Bleak House and Our Mutual Friend come to mind. |
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I enjoy short stories by ...what'shisname......gah.....can't think.....LOVECRAFT! That's it. I really love me some H.P. Lovecraft.
If you have an e-reader most of the suggestions are free. |
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Thanks for the suggestions, I'm going to add Uncle Silas and Armadale to my library hold list. I loved Bleak House & Our Mutual Friend and Lovecraft is one of my favorites, I haven't read all his stuff but I own most of it. No e-reader, I'm not an e-reader girl. Hmmm, maybe I'll get the Lovecraft anthology down while I wait for my stuff to come in at the library. Tome, what's your favorite Lovecraft? I know Cthulu is his most famous, but personally I think that The Thing on the Doorstep and Shadow Over Innsmouth are scarier. Last Edited on: 8/29/12 7:28 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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I haven't scratched the surface of Lovecraft stories, but so far my favorite is "The Shunned House," "The Cats of Ulthar," " The Beast in the Cave."
There's another that talks about haunted land on the east coast. It's so beautifully written but not particularly frightening, just rather haunting.
I'll have to pull my book out of the e-reader archives. The haunting season is approaching so I'll be reading more Lovecraft. Last Edited on: 8/30/12 12:35 AM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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If you want another Lovecraft one that's beautiful, but not frightening, read The Outsider. Such a good story. |
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You might want to try The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. |
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Portrait of a Man With Red Hair by Hugh Walpole |
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