18 books like John Silence

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John Silence Algernon Blackwood · 1908 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate A collection of five weird tales: A Psychical Invasion (set in London), Ancient Sorceries (set in France), The Nemesis of Fire (a mummy in England), Secret Worship (devil worship in Southern Germany), The Camp of the Dog (lycanthropy in Sweden), Shares English Occult fiction, English Paranormal fiction, English Ghost stories, Psychics

In a glass darkly Sheridan Le Fanu · 1872 · ★ 3.8 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Challenging In a Glass Darkly collects together five short stories from gothic horror and mystery writer Sheridan Le Fanu. The book, published in 1872 a year before Le Fanu's death, is named from a passage in Corinthians which speaks of humankind perceiving the world "through a glass darkly." The stories are told from the posthumous writings of an occult detective named Dr Martin Hesselius. In Green Tea a… Shares English Occult fiction, English Paranormal fiction, English Ghost stories, English Fantasy fiction

Tales of Uncanny and Supernatural Algernon Blackwood · 1949 · 426p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Shares English Occult fiction, English Paranormal fiction, Supernatural, Paranormal with this book.

The elixir of life (Auriol) William Harrison Ainsworth · 1844 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Supernatural, Paranormal with this book.

With the immortals Francis Marion Crawford · 1888 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares Supernatural, Paranormal with this book.

The house of souls Arthur Machen · 1906 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares English Horror tales, Supernatural, Paranormal with this book.

Tales of Men and Ghosts Edith Wharton · 1910 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Tales of Men and Ghosts is a collection of ten Edith Wharton short stories: "The Bolted Door," "His Father's Son," "The Daunt Diana," "The Debt," "Full Circle," "The Legend," "The Eyes," "The Blond Beast," "Afterward," and "The Letters." Shares Supernatural, Paranormal

Death of a saint Lily Herne · 2012 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Secrets. Everyone has them. But what if your secret is something so unthinkable that you can't even admit it to yourself? Exiled from the city enclave for crimes against the Resurrectionist State, teen rebels Lele, Ginger, Ash and Saint -- aka the Mall Rats -- are hiding out in the Deadlands, a once-prosperous area now swarming with the living dead. With the sinister Guardians breathing down… Shares English Horror tales, English Fantasy fiction

The Forbidden Zone Whitley Strieber · 1993 · ★ 3.4 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Supernatural, Paranormal with this book.

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 Beleaguered City Margaret Oliphant · 1880 · 78p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Shares Supernatural with this book.

Ancient Sorceries Algernon Blackwood · 1906 · ★ 3.7 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Moderate By turns bizarre, unsettling, spooky, and sublime, Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories showcases nine incomparable stories from master conjuror Algernon Blackwood. Evoking the uncanny spiritual forces of Nature, Blackwood's writings all tread the nebulous borderland between fantasy, awe, wonder, and horror. Here Blackwood displays his best and most disturbing work-including "The Willows,"… Shares English Horror tales, English Fantasy fiction

In Too Deep Jayne Ann Krentz · 1960 · ★ 4.5 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The author introduces a brand new story arc that begins in a secluded coastal town in northern California. Scargill Cove is the perfect place for Fallon Jones, confirmed recluse and investigator of the paranormal. It is a hot spot, a convergence point for unusually strong currents of energy, which might explain why the town attracts misfits and drifters like moths to a flame. Now someone else has… Shares Psychics, Paranormal

Melusine Lynne Reid Banks · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A teenaged boy becomes embroiled in the mysterious life of a farm girl while on vacation in the south of France. Shares Supernatural, Paranormal

Tales of Terror and Mystery Arthur Conan Doyle · 1963 · ★ 3.8 From the book:The idea that the extraordinary narrative which has been called the Joyce-Armstrong Fragment is an elaborate practical joke evolved by some unknown person, cursed by a perverted and sinister sense of humour, has now been abandoned by all who have examined the matter. The most macabre and imagi-native of plotters would hesitate before linking his morbid fancies with the unquestioned… Shares English Horror tales, English Detective and mystery stories

Fade Robert Cormier · 1988 · ★ 3.8 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can "fade." First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his "gift" soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him toward a chilling act."Imagine what might happen if Holden Caufield stepped into H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man, and you'll have an idea how good Fade is. . . . I was absolutely… Shares Supernatural, Paranormal

Devour Melina Morel · 2007 · ★ 3.8 · 330p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A spellbinding debut, paranormal thriller A Werewolf... A vampire... And the woman who wants them both. The dashing Pierre du Montfort is a werewolf who's never had trouble hiding his cursed heritage. But now with his dark secret about to be unleashed, he's willing to do anything-and savage anyone-in order to stay alive... Beautiful and intrepid werewolf hunter Catherine Marais has no qualms… Shares Supernatural, Paranormal

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