Classic Horror tales we should go back to and read
 

There's so much modern horrors taking the market that we don't want to forget the originals that started it all. Today, we face superficial monsters and gory flicks versus actually learning a lesson about human nature or the supernatural. For those who want to see a list of classic horror stories they could go off of, below is a site leading to it:

http://www.horrorliteraturepro.com/c...horror-novels/


And if you have any suggestions, please comment and let's find out which classic horror literature sparked your life. ::smile::

Not a bad list.

Very pleased to see it has several of my favorites:

Dracula
The Shining - scariest book I ever read
The Haunting of Hill House - close second
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Poe's short stories

I'd add:

H.P.L.
Clive Barker
Algernon Blackwood
M. R. James
Oliver Onions
And a bunch more I'm forgetting now.

Thanks!
 

Thanks! ::cool:: I was wondering what others could be added to the list. I mean there's like so many great classics out there.

Very good list, for the most part...would have replaced the extremely ponderous IT with PET SEMETARY, but a minor quibble.
Do feel some Lovecraft should be in there and Matheson also, but certainly a decent way to discover some classics.

suggestions
 

Thanks! I'm actually in the process of questioning which Lovecraft work would be best to put up. Does anyone have any considerations or suggestions?

You could go with one of the biggies:

The Call of Cthulhu
The Shadow Out of Time
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
At the Mountains of Madness

When I was a kid I remember hearing that reading The Mountains of Madness would make you go insane. ;-)

So, you've got The Complete Stories and Poems by Poe, and then you've got two other selections by Poe. They're already in the COMPLETE volume, eh?

Great to see Carmilla in there- not many mention Le Fanu these days.

I'll second the Blackwood recommendation, and Lovecraft. The Color Out of Space is a great representative piece.

MR James for ghost stories. Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Joyce Carol Oates

Somewhere here on HDC there's a Top 100 Horror Writers list. Here it is:

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61434&page=1

Stephen King's IT is one of the few books that actually scared me. This is a good list you've got here...