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The Haunting of Toby JuggNovel
Dennis Wheatleystandalone novel1948
Psychological thriller and horror, tense in tone, about demons.
The House on the BorderlandNovel
William Hope Hodgsonstandalone novel1908
Horror and weird fiction, set in otherworld.
The Third PolicemanNovel
Flann O'Brienstandalone novel1967
Literary & general, challenging and whimsical in tone.
Shadow DanceNovel
Angela Carterstandalone novel1966
Literary & general, about loneliness.
The Drowned WorldNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1962
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about ecological collapse, set in near future.
HangsamanNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1951
Gothic and psychological horror, set in north america.
“The second of Jackson's published novels, Hangsaman is a bildungsroman centering on lonely college freshman Natalie Waite, who descends into madness after enrolling in a liberal arts college.”
from the catalogue