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Books like HorrorBabble's Classic Horror: 9 series to read next

HorrorBabble's Classic Horror is horror, set in 19th century, dark and eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

HorrorBabble's Classic Horror is 3 books, 2017–2018.

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Penguin Classics Lovecraft
Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)
Sinister Supernatural Stories
The Grin of the Dark
H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus
Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft's Favorite Horror Stories
Jerusalem's Lot
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories

Penguin Classics LovecraftSeries

seriesH. P. Lovecraft3 books1999

Set in north america.

“The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories is Penguin Classics' first omnibus edition of works by seminal 20th-century American author H. P. Lovecraft.”
from the catalogue description of The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories

Start with The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories →

Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)Series

seriesJennifer Dimarco, uncredited & Brianne DiMarco7 books2019

Set in contemporary.

Start with Monstrosity →

Sinister Supernatural StoriesSeries

seriesR. E. Sargent & Steven Pajak1 book2022

Set in contemporary.

Start with Screaming in the Night →

The Grin of the DarkSeries

seriesRamsey Campbell2 books2007

Psychological horror, mysterious in tone, about art and artists, set in contemporary.

“Once upon a time Tubby Thackeray's silent comedies were hailed as the equal of Chaplin's and Keaton's, but now his name has been deleted from the history of the cinema.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Grin of the Dark →

H. P. Lovecraft OmnibusSeries

seriesH. P. Lovecraft2 books1985

Horror and weird fiction, dark and eerie in tone, about madness, set in our world.

Start with The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 2: Dagon and Other Macabre Tales →

Annotated H. P. LovecraftSeries

seriesH. P. Lovecraft2 books1997

Horror and cosmic horror, dark and eerie in tone, about madness, set in our world and early 20th century.

“Now readers have an opportunity to scrutinize and further appreciate the greatness of Lovecraft's strange genius as Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi annotates, for the first time, some of Lovecraft's most famous tales.”
from the catalogue description of The Annotated H. P. Lovecraft

Start with The Annotated H. P. Lovecraft →

H. P. Lovecraft's Favorite Horror StoriesSeries

seriesS. T. Joshi2 books2012

Horror and ghost stories, dark and eerie in tone, about madness, set in our world.

“H. P. Lovecraft was a voracious reader of supernatural and fantastic fiction, and he was continually on the hunt for powerful and stimulating works in these genres.”
from the catalogue description of The Ghost of Fear and Others

Start with The Ghost of Fear and Others →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires, set in contemporary and small town.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Richard Matheson: Collected StoriesSeries

seriesRichard Matheson4 books1989

Science fiction, set in mid 20th century.

Start with Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume One →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after HorrorBabble's Classic Horror?: Penguin Classics Lovecraft — the closest match to HorrorBabble's Classic Horror on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with HorrorBabble's Classic Horror?: HorrorBabble's Classic Horror: Volume 1. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for HorrorBabble's Classic Horror.
How big is HorrorBabble's Classic Horror?: HorrorBabble's Classic Horror is 3 books, 2017–2018.

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