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Old 06-04-2010, 12:09 PM
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As Doc mentioned- Le Fanu (Carmilla and other stories)
Robert Louis Stevenson (Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde)
Oscar Wilde (Dorian Gray and other stories)
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Old 06-04-2010, 12:42 PM
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I have Oscar Wilde, but not the others. Thank You.

Are Ambrose Bierce or Saki worth reading?
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Old 06-04-2010, 01:29 PM
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Absolutely!

Though it's not horror, Bierce's Devil's Dictionary is indispensable.
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Old 06-04-2010, 01:44 PM
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I've got to get to Border's! Thank you.
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The King in Yellow- Robert W. Chambers
Anything by Dunsany
anything by Theodore Sturgeon
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Old 06-05-2010, 01:48 AM
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I always thought The King In Yellow was a Lovecraft creation. I'd love to read the original story. Thank you.
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I have Oscar Wilde, but not the others. Thank You.

Are Ambrose Bierce or Saki worth reading?
Try to give Le Fanu a go. My copy of his short stories is well read.
Can I also reccommend The Yellow wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. (it is actually a collection of short stories) Not so much gory as a description of the downward spiral into madness. Wonderfully gothic x
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Old 06-06-2010, 01:11 AM
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Try to give Le Fanu a go. My copy of his short stories is well read.
Can I also reccommend The Yellow wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. (it is actually a collection of short stories) Not so much gory as a description of the downward spiral into madness. Wonderfully gothic x
Sounds interesting. Thank you.
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Old 06-13-2010, 12:41 AM
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Absolutely!

Though it's not horror, Bierce's Devil's Dictionary is indispensable.
Picked up The Devil's Dictionary (my daughter told me to get it about 5 minutes before you did). FANTASTIC!! Thank you for recommending it.
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