Horror for the Discriminating Reader

A Listmania! list by theleme1421 "theleme1421"
 
The Cannibal Within
1.  The Cannibal Within by Mark Mirabello
The list author says:
  "As they say, this book is "wet with sin, slippery with  blood, and slimy with fornication.""
£6.39   Used & New from: £3.21
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

The Damned (Penguin Classics)
2.  The Damned (Penguin Classics) by Joris-Karl Huysmans
The list author says:
  "The description of a black mass is memorable."
£8.39   Used & New from: £3.50
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Popular Classics)
3.  The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Popular Classics) by Oscar Wilde
The list author says:
  "The Oscar Wilde classic."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (177 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Penguin Popular Classics)
4.  The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Penguin Popular Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson
The list author says:
  "A wonderful exploration of the beast unleashed."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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Dracula (Wordsworth Classics)
5.  Dracula (Wordsworth Classics) by Bram Stoker
The list author says:
  "The opening section of this work is some of the best horror ever crafted."
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (271 customer reviews)

1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern Classics)
6.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "The horror of the state."
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.18
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (363 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems
7.  Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
The list author says:
  "The Divine Poe."
£17.99   Used & New from: £3.38
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)
8.  The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Modern Classics) by H P Lovecraft
The list author says:
  "The best Lovecraft collection."
£7.69   Used & New from: £3.50
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Fictions
9.  Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
The list author says:
  "Borges is simply the most imaginative writer of the twentieth century."
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.68
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Lolita (Penguin Classics)
10.  Lolita (Penguin Classics) by Craig Raine
The list author says:
  "The horror of perversion."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.81
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (97 customer reviews)

The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide
11.  The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide by Gerard Prunier
The list author says:
  "This is REAL horror."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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The King in Yellow and Other Horror (Dover Mystery, Detective, & Other Fiction)
12.  The King in Yellow and Other Horror (Dover Mystery, Detective, & Other Fiction) by Robert W Chambers
The list author says:
  "The book that inspired Lovecraft."
£14.44   Used & New from: £5.51
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Carmilla
13.  Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The list author says:
  "The classic tale of the undead that influenced Bram Stoker."
£6.24   Used & New from: £2.00
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

The War of the Worlds
14.  The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The list author says:
  "In this H.G. Wells' masterpiece, sciencce fiction meets horror."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)

Treatise on Vampires and Revenants: The Phantom World (Desert Island Dracula Library)
15.  Treatise on Vampires and Revenants: The Phantom World (Desert Island Dracula Library) by Dom Augustine Calmet
The list author says:
  "Are vampires real?  The classic work of scholarship."
£22.99   Used & New from: £17.00

The Tomb: And Other Tales (A Del Rey book)
16.  The Tomb: And Other Tales (A Del Rey book) by H. P. Lovecraft
The list author says:
  "Lovecraft on a budget."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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I Am Legend (Gollancz)
17.  I Am Legend (Gollancz) by Richard Matheson
The list author says:
  "Science Fiction about vampires."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (160 customer reviews)

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Terror by Night: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
18.  Terror by Night: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Ambrose Bierce
The list author says:
  "The best Ambrose Bierce horror."
£2.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

The Monk: A Romance (Penguin Classics)
19.  The Monk: A Romance (Penguin Classics) by Matthew Lewis
The list author says:
  "Blasphemy and pornography from the 18th century."
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Story of the Eye
20.  Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille
The list author says:
  "Beautifully perverse!"
Used & New from: £4.53
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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The Red Hand: AND The White People
21.  The Red Hand: AND The White People by Arthur Machen
The list author says:
  ""The White People" by Machen was an H.P. Lovecraft favorite."
£6.95   Used & New from: £4.14

Polidori's Vampyre
22.  Polidori's Vampyre by John Polidori
The list author says:
  "The vampire tale that inspired Bram Stoker."
£18.48   Used & New from: £14.65

Heart of Darkness
23.  Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The list author says:
  "Conrad's masterpiece.  "The horror!""
£2.00   Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)

Two Strange Tales
24.  Two Strange Tales by Mircea Eliade
The list author says:
  "Horror from the scholar of religion."
Used & New from: £8.99

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The Devil Rides Out (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)
25.  The Devil Rides Out (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) by Dennis Wheatley
The list author says:
  "Devil worship and sorcery in the UK!"
Used & New from: £7.46
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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