If you liked Lovecraftian stories then I recommended Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia
And if you liked Dr Moreau then Daughter of Doctor Moreau by same author is fun
I know that’s not quite what you asked
originalsibling on
_The Picture of Dorian Gray_ by Oscar Wilde
More mystery/thriller than horror, but you can’t beat _The Hound of the Baskervilles_ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
* [The King In Yellow](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8492), a book of short stories. Some are horror, some are slice of life about bohemian young artists, and you really can’t tell which is which until you reach the endings.
* Anything by H. P. Lovecraft. He has written a ton of books and short stories, though in most of them the racism is so strong I have to read them in short doses! Still, the prose is beautiful. I’ve been gradually reading them in publication order, but for the most part order does not matter at all.
Next_Literature_2905 on
The Monk by Matthew Lewis
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Vathek by William Beckford
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
BornToHulaToro on
Cycle Of The Werewolf by Stephen King isn’t considered a “classic” as far as I know. But it is a fun short read (just a couple hundred pages) that fits into the monster genre of literature.
BornToHulaToro on
Also..There are some great OG Sherlock Holmes stories that are eerie (The Hound of Baskerville to name one) and fit into “classic ” era of writing.
mzieg on
I don’t know how old is required to be “classic” but The King in Yellow (1895) was a major milestone in horror, and was an influence on Lovecraft.
Bubbly-Aide2108 on
I’d put Perfume by Patrick Süskind into the mix here. More recently written than those you mentioned, but so so good.
KatlinelB5 on
Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
vine312_ on
Rebecca. Not quite horror but very enjoyable in a spooky way.
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If you liked Lovecraftian stories then I recommended Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia
And if you liked Dr Moreau then Daughter of Doctor Moreau by same author is fun
I know that’s not quite what you asked
_The Picture of Dorian Gray_ by Oscar Wilde
More mystery/thriller than horror, but you can’t beat _The Hound of the Baskervilles_ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
* Carmilla, a classic vampire story a bit older than Dracula. It’s in the public domain so you can easily find it online. [Here’s a free download collection that includes it.](https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/j-sheridan-le-fanu/in-a-glass-darkly)
* [The King In Yellow](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8492), a book of short stories. Some are horror, some are slice of life about bohemian young artists, and you really can’t tell which is which until you reach the endings.
* Anything by H. P. Lovecraft. He has written a ton of books and short stories, though in most of them the racism is so strong I have to read them in short doses! Still, the prose is beautiful. I’ve been gradually reading them in publication order, but for the most part order does not matter at all.
The Monk by Matthew Lewis
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Vathek by William Beckford
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
Cycle Of The Werewolf by Stephen King isn’t considered a “classic” as far as I know. But it is a fun short read (just a couple hundred pages) that fits into the monster genre of literature.
Also..There are some great OG Sherlock Holmes stories that are eerie (The Hound of Baskerville to name one) and fit into “classic ” era of writing.
I don’t know how old is required to be “classic” but The King in Yellow (1895) was a major milestone in horror, and was an influence on Lovecraft.
I’d put Perfume by Patrick Süskind into the mix here. More recently written than those you mentioned, but so so good.
Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
Rebecca. Not quite horror but very enjoyable in a spooky way.