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hermetic

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10. How about Henry James

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 07:14 AM

Jan 2016

The Turn of the Screw? I read that waaay long ago and recall it being rather creepy.

My favorite ghost story is The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. It was written in 1959 but takes place in Gothic mansion.

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Can anyone recommend any terrific 19th Century ghost story writers such as Bram Stoker [View all] raccoon Jan 2016 OP

Edgar Allen Poe? packman Jan 2016 #1

Yep, Poe's worth a re-read. nt raccoon Jan 2016 #6

W.W. Jacobs wrote "The Monkey's Paw" in 1902. Adsos Letter Jan 2016 #2

Me too. I know he wrote other stories; wonder if any of the rest were that scary. nt raccoon Jan 2016 #5

Not exactly what you're looking for, but... TreasonousBastard Jan 2016 #3

Read some of his stuff when I was in college and T rex roamed the earth. Might be worth a go at his raccoon Jan 2016 #4

Not much is really that memorable, but... TreasonousBastard Jan 2016 #7

Have you read The Woman in White? pscot Jan 2016 #8

Yes. I love Wilkie Collins. nt raccoon Jan 2016 #9

How about Henry James hermetic Jan 2016 #10

Read it in college. Maybe I'll give it another try. Turn of the raccoon Jan 2016 #11

Dion Fortune is not quite 19th century and the occult rather than ghosts specifically was PufPuf23 Jan 2016 #12