Classic Horror Stories by William Hope Hodgson, Henry S. Whitehead, Bram Stoker, E.F. Benson, M.R. James, Robert W. Chambers, Algernon Blackwood, Robert Louis Stevenson, W.W. Jacobs, F. Marion Crawford, Arthur Machen, Henry James, E. Nesbit, William Fryer Harvey, Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Conan Doyle, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Guy de Maupassant, Oliver Onions, J. Sheridan Le Fanu

788 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction classics horror mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Classic Horror Stories celebrates the rich literary legacy of the tale of the supernatural and the macabre with more than 40 stories that span the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book's lineup of writers reads like a who's who of classic h...

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Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 100%
adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
reflective 50%

Pace

slow 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

N/A: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 100%

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4.05

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