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The Mist Stephen King · 1925 · ★ 3.9 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbor Brent Norton head to the local grocery store to replenish supplies following a freak storm. Once there, they and other local citizens are trapped by a strange mist that has enveloped the town and in which strange creatures are lurking. As the mist takes its toll on the nerves of those trapped in the store, a religious zealot, Mrs. Carmody begins to… Shares Supermarkets, Prophecies, Suicide

After the People Lights Have Gone Off

After the People Lights Have Gone Off Stephen Graham Jones · 2014 · ★ 3.7 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A collection of stories that tap into the horrors and fears of the supernatural-- as well as the everyday. Shares American Horror tales, Short Stories

Never Whistle at Night

Never Whistle at Night Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. · 2023 · ★ 3.8 · 444p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and… Shares Paranormal, Short Stories

Nightmares & Dreamscapes Stephen King · 1993 · ★ 3.9 · 704p · ≈ 23h · Challenging A solitary finger pokes out of a drain. Novelty teeth turn predatory. Flies settle and die on an old pair of sneakers in New York, and the Nevada desert swallows a Cadillac. Meanwhile the legend of Castle Rock returns . . . and grows on you. What does it all mean? What else could it mean? First there was Night Shift (1978), then Skeleton Crew (1985), and now Stephen King is back with a third… Shares Suicide, Short Stories

Strange Weather

Strange Weather Joe Hill · 2017 · ★ 3.9 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "Snapshot" is the disturbing story of a Silicon Valley adolescent who finds himself threatened by "The Phoenician," a tattooed thug who possesses a Polaroid Instant Camera that erases memories, snap by snap. In "Loaded," a mall security guard in a coastal Florida town courageously stops a mass shooting and becomes a hero to the modern gun rights movement. But under the glare of the spotlights,… Shares American Horror tales, Paranormal

The Room In The Dragon Volant Sheridan Le Fanu · 2002 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Light Shares Paranormal with this book.

Cameos Marie Corelli · 1895 · ★ 3.4 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares Paranormal with this book.

A Twist in the Tale Jeffrey Archer · 1988 · ★ 3.9 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Jeffrey Archer's collection of twelve spellbinding stories, A Twist in the Tale, will sweep you on a journey of thwarted ambition, undying passion, and unswerving honor that you'll never forget. No one can weave a web of suspense, deliver a jolt of surprise, or teach a lesson in living like bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. From Africa to the Middle East, and from London to Beijing, Archer… Shares Short Stories

Duel

Duel Richard Matheson · 2003 · ★ 3.8 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares American Horror tales with this book.

Can Such Things Be? Ambrose Bierce · 1909 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Ambrose Bierce’s second major short story collection, Can Such Things Be? collected nearly all of Bierce’s supernatural horror stories. Bierce himself was a skeptic of the supernatural, having once written a satirical essay “The Clothing of Ghosts,” in which he insisted that “The materialized spook appealing to our senses for recognition of his ghostly character must authenticate himself… Shares American Horror tales, Paranormal, Short Stories

The Andromeda Strain Michael Crichton · 1969 · ★ 3.8 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Andromeda Strain is a 1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, his first novel under his own name and his sixth novel overall. It is written as a report documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating the outbreak of a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism in New Mexico. The Andromeda Strain appeared in the New York Times Best Seller list, establishing Michael Crichton as… Shares Suicide

The Goat-Foot God Violet M. Firth (Dion Fortune) · 1971 · ★ 4.0 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Desperate and wretched after the death of his wife at the hands of her lover, Hugh Paston becomes engrossed in the occult and goes on a quest for Pan, aided by an old bookseller called Jelkes. In order to fulfil his desire he buys an old monastery to convert into a temple for Pan. The monastery is haunted however by the spirit of a fifteenth century prior who was walled up for his pagan beliefs… Shares Paranormal

The little bookroom Eleanor Farjeon · 1955 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer. Shares Short Stories

The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition James Edwin Miller · 1952 · ★ 4.0 · 820p · ≈ 27h · Challenging Selections include: ... - Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne ... - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce ... - A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin - The Cask of Amontillado - Fall of the House of Usher - The Glass Menagerie by Tennesse Williams Shares American Horror tales, Paranormal, Short Stories

Everything's Eventual. 14 Dark Tales Stephen King · 2002 · ★ 4.0 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate [Autopsy Room Four][1] The Man in the Black Suit [All That You Love Will Be Carried Away][2] The Death of Jack Hamilton [In the Deathroom][3] The Little Sisters of Eluria Everything's Eventual [L.T.'s Theory of Pets][4] [The Road Virus Heads North][5] [Lunch at the Gotham Cafe][6] That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French [1408][7] [Riding the Bullet][8] Luckey… Shares Suicide, Short Stories

The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night Robert Lawrence Stine · 2001 · ★ 3.9 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Ten terrifying tales that will haunt you forever..."Some stories are too terrifying to tell," says R. L. Stine. "They are the ones that live in the darkest corners of my mind. The ones that give me chills in the dead of night. The ones that I must tell you now –– or they will haunt me forever!"Read the spine–chilling story of a baby–sitter who loves evil tricks...the terrifying tale of a boy who… Shares American Horror tales, Paranormal, Short Stories

Nightfrights Pete Haining · 1972 · ★ 4.5 · 254p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Stevenson, R.L. The body-snatcher. -- Collins, W. The story of a terribly strange bed. -- Poe, E.A. Tell-tale Heart Le Fanu, J.S. Madam Crowl's ghost. -- Lang, A. The man in white. -- Nesbit, N. Man-size in marble. -- Stoker, B. Dracula's guest. -- Wells, H.G. The valley of the spiders. -- James, M.R. The haunted doll's house. -- Bierce, A. The middle toe of the right foot.… Shares American Horror tales, Paranormal, Short Stories

America's Literature James David Hart · 1955 · 958p · ≈ 31h · Challenging From The general history of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles / John Smith -- from The history of Plymouth Plantation / William Bradford -- from The bloody tenet yet more bloody ; A letter to the town of Providence / Roger Williams -- Puritan poetry -- Before the birth of cone of her children ; To my dear and loving husband ; The flesh and the spirit ; Verses upon the burning of our… Shares American Horror tales, Paranormal, Short Stories

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