18 books like The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

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

Duel

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

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

The return Walter De la Mare · 1910 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Moderate After visiting a graveyard, a man finds his appearance has mysteriously changed. Returning home only to be received with horror and suspicion by his family, he must reckon with the social consequences of his bizarre transformation, while searching for an explanation and solution. Walter de la Mare has a reputation for crafting ghost stories of philosophical depth and haunting ambiguity. The… Shares Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural

At the Mountains of Madness H.P. Lovecraft · 1968 · ★ 4.0 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Introduction by China MievilleLong acknowledged as a master of nightmarish visions, H. P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and dignity of his own pioneering fiction in 1931 with his quintessential work of supernatural horror, At the Mountains of Madness. The deliberately told and increasingly chilling recollection of an Antarctic expedition's uncanny discoveries--and their encounter with… Shares American Horror tales, Supernatural

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

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

Treasure Box Orson Scott Card · 1996 · ★ 3.4 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural with this book.

Ruler of the Realm (The Faerie Wars Chronicles) Herbie Brennan · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Shares Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural with this book.

Shiver Maggie Stiefvater · 2008 · ★ 3.8 · 427p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity. Shares Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural

Psychomania Stephen Jones · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 533p · ≈ 17h · Moderate John Llewellyn Probert: Prologue: Screams in the Dark Joe R. Lansdale: I Tell You It's Love Reggie Oliver: The Green Hour Steve Rasnic Tem: The Secret Laws of the Universe Basil Copper: The Recompensing of Albano Pizar David A. Sutton: Night Soil Man Brian Hodge: Let My Smile Be Your Umbrella Scott Edelman: The Trembling Living Wire John Llewellyn Probert: Case Conference #1 Robert… Shares American Horror tales, Supernatural

A Journey from This World to the Next Henry Fielding · 1798 · 143p · ≈ 4h · Challenging This unique double edition brings together Henry Fielding's two voyage narratives. A Journey from this World to the Next (1743) and The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon (1755) belong, in different ways, to the travel-writing tradition, and show Fielding standing in ironic relation to the genre. The Journey is a powerful yet playful narrative, in which Fielding anatomizes contemporary follies with… Shares Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural

War in heaven Charles Williams · 1930 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Williams gives a contemporary setting to the traditional story of the Search for the Holy Grail. Examining the distinction between magic and religion, War in Heaven is an eerily disturbing book, one that graphically portrays a metaphysical journey through the shadowy crevices of the human mind. ( Amazon) Shares Supernatural

Raven's Gate Anthony Horowitz · 2005 · ★ 4.4 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Sent to live in a foster home in a remote Yorkshire village, Matt, a troubled fourteen-year-old English boy, uncovers an evil plot involving witchcraft and the site of an ancient stone circle. Shares Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural

The Hollow Boy Jonathan Stroud · 2015 · ★ 4.4 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy dynamic, while the skull in the jar utters sardonic advice from the sidelines. There is a new spirit of openness in the team now that Lockwood has… Shares HORROR & GHOST STORIES, Supernatural

Haunted Meg Cabot · 2003 · ★ 3.6 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Is it possible to be haunted by someone who isn't even dead? Suze is used to trouble, but this time she's in deep: Ghostly Jesse has her heart, but Paul Slater, a real flesh-and-blood guy, is warm for her form. And mediator Paul knows how to send Jesse to the Great Beyond. For good. Paul claims he won't do anything to Jesse as long as Suze will go out with him. Fearing she'll lose Jesse… Shares Supernatural in fiction, Supernatural

The Creeping Shadow Jonathan Stroud · 2016 · ★ 5.0 · 552p · ≈ 18h · Moderate "A terrible crime forces Lockwood to turn to Lucy for help, setting them on the trail of dark secrets at the heart of London society. Both professionally and personally, their investigation stirs up forces they may not be able to control. . ."-- Shares HORROR & GHOST STORIES, Supernatural

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

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