Best of Wordsworth Horror

A Listmania! list by Dark Jimbo (Hampshire, England)
 
The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
1.  The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by William Hope Hodgson
The list author says:
  "The original Edwardian ghosthunter. These stories follow a standard pattern but can be breathtakingly original and utterly chilling."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Terror by Night: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
2.  Terror by Night: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Ambrose Bierce
The list author says:
  "American horror during the civil war. Sardonic, dark and astonishingly clever stuff."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Aylmer Vance: Ghost-Seer (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)
3.  Aylmer Vance: Ghost-Seer (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) by Alice Askew
The list author says:
  "A proto-Sherlock Holmes ghost detective with a psycic Watson. Nice little short stories that don't outstay their welcome."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Strange Tales (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
4.  Strange Tales (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Rudyard Kipling
The list author says:
  "From the dying days of the Raj to the trenches of France and country houses of England - one of Britain's master writers shows us how it's done."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Dracula's Guest and Other Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)
5.  Dracula's Guest and Other Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) by Bram Stoker
The list author says:
  "Ghosts, phantom rats and *that* vampire..."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Sweeney Todd or The String of Pearls (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)
6.  Sweeney Todd or The String of Pearls (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) by Anon
The list author says:
  "The Penny Dreadful that gave us our greatest ever fictional serial killer - still a daunting creation 150 years on."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Wagner the Werewolf (Wordsworth Mystery & the Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
7.  Wagner the Werewolf (Wordsworth Mystery & the Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by George W.M. Reynolds
The list author says:
  "The first ever English werewolf novel - rollicking stuff."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

In A Glass Darkly (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
8.  In A Glass Darkly (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Sheridan Le Fanu
The list author says:
  "Some wonderfully creepy little vignettes - and the vampire novella that directly inspired Dracula."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Tales of Unease (Wordsworth Mystery & the Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
9.  Tales of Unease (Wordsworth Mystery & the Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Arthur Conan Doyle
The list author says:
  "Perhaps not of as consistently high quality as the Kipling collection, but contains some gems all the same."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The Beetle (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
10.  The Beetle (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Richard Marsh
The list author says:
  "The book that outsold Dracula. A chilling blend of Egyptian mysticism and full-blooded Victorian horror. Always well-written, often hilarious and fast-moving, it could have been written yesterday."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The Witch of Prague (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
11.  The Witch of Prague (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by F Marion Crawford
The list author says:
  "Criminally neglected horror tales, ripe with chills."
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Ghost Stories of M R James (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
12.  Ghost Stories of M R James (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by M R James
The list author says:
  "The master of the short ghost story. Unparalelled."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Phantom of the Opera (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
13.  Phantom of the Opera (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Gaston Leroux
The list author says:
  "Surely needs no introduction."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)

Varney, the Vampyre (Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
14.  Varney, the Vampyre (Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by James Malcom Rymer
The list author says:
  "The original vampire novel - a monstrous 1000-page behemoth of a book!"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

The Dead of Night: The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions (Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
15.  The Dead of Night: The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions (Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Oliver Onions
The list author says:
  "Long-out-of-print horror tales that deserve to be as well-known as those of his contemporaries."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

The Lair of the White Worm (with The Lady of the Shroud) (Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
16.  The Lair of the White Worm (with The Lady of the Shroud) (Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Bram Stoker
The list author says:
  "Stoker's 'other' greatest book details a monstrous white worm haunting a noble family..."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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