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On 6/25/2022 at 3:56 AM, Anupama said:

Some of the most popular horror authors are Stephen king, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, HP Lovecraft.

 

 

Stephen King really is called the king of horror for a reason! He has a special place in my heart!

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I'd nominate

  • Adrian Ross. The Hole of the Pit. Difficult to find, but a very effective story of evil magic in the 17th century by a man who gave up an academic career to write operetta librettos!
  • H. P. Lovecraft. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Probably his best story.
  • Susan Bill. The Woman in Black. Classic ghost story.
  • Galen Beckett. The Magicians and Mrs Quent + The House on Durrow Street + The Master of Heathcrest Hall. Set in an imaginary world and like Jane Austen crossed with Bram Stoker.
  • Susanna Clarke. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
  • Tanith Lee. Tamastara.

 

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I don't think Susan Hill has ever matched The Woman in Black for ghost stories, I've read a couple of her others and they just seem flat by comparison. I like the sound of the Jane Austen crossed with Bram Stoker!

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On 2/23/2025 at 9:32 PM, DavidMcCann said:

I'd nominate

  • Susanna Clarke. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

 

That's an interesting one! I absolutely love Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, but I wouldn't have said it was horror! 

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