18 books like Skin and Other Stories

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Someone Like You [18 stories] Roald Dahl · 1953 · ★ 4.0 · 359p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Someone Like You is a collection of short stories by Roald Dahl. It was published in 1953 by Alfred Knopf. The 18 stories featured are: Taste Lamb to the Slaughter Man from the South The Soldier My Lady Love, My Dove Dip in the Pool Galloping Foxley Skin Poison Wish Neck Sound Machine Nunc Dimittis Great Automatic Grammatizator Claud's Dog - Ratcatcher - Rummins - Mr… Shares Cruise ships, Dementia, Caregivers, Short Story

The White People Arthur Machen · 2004 · ★ 3.8 · 42p · ≈ 1h · Light "The White People" is a horror short story by Welsh author Arthur Machen. Written in the late 1890s, it was first published in 1904 in Horlick's Magazine, edited by Machen's friend A. E. Waite, then reprinted in Machen's collection The House of Souls. Shares Short Story, Horror

The Wind's Twelve Quarters Ursula K. Le Guin · 1975 · ★ 4.1 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Moderate This is a collection containing, among other stories, the short story that started the Earthsea series." Along with "The Rule of Names," the story establishes the world and characters of Earthsea. First published in 1964 in an issue of Fantastic, the story can be found in a handful of anthologies but can be hard to lay hands on. Shares English Short stories, 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 Dementia, Short Stories, Horror

Seven Gothic tales Isak Dinesen · 1934 · ★ 3.9 · 420p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Originally published in 1934, *Seven Gothic Tales,* the first book by "one of the finest and most singular artists of our time" *(The Atlantic),* is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting mystery of the nineteenth-century Gothic tale, in the tradition of writers such as Goethe, Hoffmann,… Shares English Short stories, Short Stories, Horror

A Quiver Full of Arrows Jeffrey Archer · 1980 · ★ 4.0 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The bestselling author of Kane & Abel, The Prodigal Daughter and Honor Among Thieves once again astonishes, delights, and electrifies his legions of fans.Ordinary heroes, extraordinary deeds From London to China, and New York to Nigeria, Jeffrey Archer takes the reader on a tour of ancient heirlooms and modern romance, of cutthroat business and kindly strangers, of lives lived in the realms… Shares English Short stories, Short Stories

The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories Algernon Blackwood · 1906 · ★ 3.7 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Collection of short fiction horror stories by the weird fiction writer Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951). Shares Short Stories, Horror

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 Short Stories, Horror

When God Laughs and Other Short Stories Jack London · 1911 · ★ 3.0 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Released in 1911, When God Laughs, and Other Stories is the eleventh collection of short stories by Jack London. In contrast with most of his other work that had been released at the time, When God Laughs is set in Polynesia. The book consists of twelve short stories that range from humorous to shocking. Shares English Short stories, Short Stories

How to Sell a Haunted House

How to Sell a Haunted House Grady Hendrix AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Wildly entertaining."-The New York Times"Ingenious."-The Washington PostNew York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else.   When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her… Shares Horror

Ghost Camera

Ghost Camera Darcy Coates When Jenine finds an abandoned polaroid camera, she playfully snaps a photo without a second thought. But there's something wrong with the image: a ghostly figure stands in the background, watching her. Fixated on her. Moving one step closer with every picture she takes. Desperate, Jenine shares her secret with her best friend, Bree. Together they realize the camera captures unsettling… Shares Horror

Darkness Comes Dean Koontz · 1984 · ★ 3.9 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A blizzard brings a city to a standstill-and ushers in an evil that defies imagination. Shares Horror

Captured

Captured Lauren Biel · 2023 · ★ 3.9 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Every day feels the same. Beaten down, conditioned to hurt others, and unable to feel anything resembling love. My existence is a hollow shell of what it could be, until I find her. The woman I capture turns my world upside down. She's unlike any victim I've taken before, and her will to survive leaves me intrigued. As I get to know her, I start to understand what's right and just how much of… Shares Horror

Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die

Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die Mallory Arnold Shares Horror with this book.

Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die

Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die Mallory Arnold Shares Horror with this book.

How to Survive Camping: The Lady in Chains

How to Survive Camping: The Lady in Chains Bonnie Quinn Campground manager Kate returns in this supernatural, campy, and cozy horror tale filled with thrilling adventures, mysterious monsters, and spine-chilling encounters, perfect for fans of Welcome to Night Vale and Chuck Tingle.Every year, campground manager Kate sends out a pamphlet titled “How to Survive Your Camping Experience.” It includes a list of rules to help campers have an enjoyable… Shares Horror

A House With Good Bones

A House With Good Bones T. Kingfisher · 2023 · ★ 3.8 · 259p · ≈ 8h · Moderate **A contemporary Southern Gothic from award-winning master of modern horror T. Kingfisher, A House With Good Bones explores the deep, dark roots of family.** Sam Montgomery is worried about her mother. She seems anxious, jumpy, and she’s begun making mystifying changes to the family home on Lammergeier Lane. Sam figures it has something to do with her mother’s relationship to Sam’s late,… Shares Horror

What Feasts at Night

What Feasts at Night T. Kingfisher An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie BestsellerA Barnes & Noble Best Horror Book of 2024A Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award NomineeEnter a cold, silent forest and find out what feasts at night in this new gothic tale from bestselling and award-winning author T. Kingfisher, set in the world of What Moves the Dead.*A very special hardcover edition, featuring a foil stamp on the… Shares Horror

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