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1.The Woman in White (Penguin Popular Classics) by: Wilkie Collins February 24, 1994
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This book was quite unlike any I had previously read. While it was written in 1859 it is still - almost 150 years later - a book as gripping as it presumably was all those years ago for Victorian and Edwardian readers brought up on such spooky classics as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dracula and Frankenstein. Told in the form of letters and diaries of the different characters involved it unfolds bit by bit and keeps you guessing right up until the very end. Collins's characters seem to come alive and make a lasting impression. As a thriller it easily beats many modern-day thrillers and really does have an unequalled air of menace and threat. Despite its age it is immensely readable and is a true page turner. Simply a must!

2.The Necronomicon: The Best Weird Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft: Necronomicon (Gollancz S.F.) by: H.P. Lovecraft March 27, 2008
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I bought this recently, having never read (but often heard about) Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. I'm only about a third of the way through, but it seems pretty good (although the author does seem to have swallowed a thesaurus - and a particularly gibbous and over-nourished one at that, most likely recovered from some Stygian Pit that the mortal mind was not meant to know of). Plus, he does have some rather - ahem - "old fashioned" attitudes to race and class that can seem rather jarring to a modern reader. This particular edition also does, unfortunately, have a number of typos in the text, some of which ("Necroriomicon", "clay" instead of "day", and "Gthulhu") suggest to me that the publishers had the original ... Read More:

3.Dracula (Wordsworth Classics) by: Bram Stoker April 01, 1993
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If you have not read this book, read it. Now. I have read it many times, and it keeps getting better. Stoker's descriptive language is wonderful, painting such a vivid picture in the reader's mind that you really feel like you are there. It is such a shame that nowadays no-one can read it without already knowing Dracula's identity, as Stoker builds the tension masterfully. Do not watch Dracula films, read this book. You develop empathy with all the characters, and learn to admire the peerless Van Helsing. A wonderful book, worthy of more than 5 stars.

4.Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus - The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) by: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley August 14, 2008
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If you have not read this book, read it. Now. I have read it many times, and it keeps getting better. Stoker's descriptive language is wonderful, painting such a vivid picture in the reader's mind that you really feel like you are there. It is such a shame that nowadays no-one can read it without already knowing Dracula's identity, as Stoker builds the tension masterfully. Do not watch Dracula films, read this book. You develop empathy with all the characters, and learn to admire the peerless Van Helsing. A wonderful book, worthy of more than 5 stars.

5.Selected Tales (Penguin Popular Classics) by: Edgar Allan Poe August 25, 1994
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If you are drawn to surrealist work you will definitely enjoy this book. The stories have been written as a collection of gothic tales, but I found myself laughing at the tragedy of it all most of the time! Well written, warped literature.

6.The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Classics) by: Oscar Wilde February 16, 2004
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After reading a review of "The Ripper Code" in the TLS, I had to return to my school favourite and reread it. It was fascinating to read it in a new light.

7.Dracula (Penguin Classics) by: Bram Stoker September 09, 2005
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Bram Stoker's gothic thriller, is a dark supernatural horror story that we all know and even if we didn't, draws on all the innate archetypes of fear. The story unfolds for all the human protagonists in apparent innocence, however any disbelief soon is swept away by the horror that they face. Written in diary form, Stoker is able to allow each to describe their own thoughts and fears. Written over a century ago, Dracula remains as gripping as anything current and indeed more so. Difficult to put down such a tale and yet, well-written. Plumbing the depths of fears of an ever-proliferating foe of seemingly invincible strength, somehow Stoker also evokes in the Vampire hunters human emotions of sadness, hope, despair and courage and yet, seems ... Read More:

8.Frankenstein: Or "The Modern Prometheus" - The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) by: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley March 05, 1998
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Inevitably dated by style and pace, not to mention a somewhat heavy-handed way with analogy, this remains a touchstone for gothic and speculative fiction. Any horror comes purely from the internal dialogues of Victor Frankenstein himself, and from the taunts of his creation, rather than from the kind of vivid and bloody description that is the mark of more contemporary scary stuff. Some interesting questions rear their heads about science and desire, inception and revenge, not to mention some seemingly unintended ones - for a book by the daughter of an early anarchist and an early feminist, both women and politics are surprisingly absent. But worth a look.

9.Frankenstein (Norton Critical Editions) by: M Shelley February 23, 1996
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Those of you studying A210 "Approaching Literature" would do well to buy this edition (based on the 1818 Frankenstein), rather than loose your time on the York Notes (1831 version). The contemporary critics, commentaries and essays make up for half the book already, and this is great primary source material for essay writing. Highly recommended.

10.The Woman in Black (Vintage Classics) by: Susan Hill October 04, 2007
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This short story is beautifully written and atmospheric. The descriptions of the marsh and isolated island in all weathers are wonderful and the characterisations are excellent. My one criticism would be that it wasn't heartstoppingly chilling as advertised on the cover. Arthur Kipps is a young lawyer dispatched to attend the funeral of reclusive Alice Drablow. While visiting the isolated Eel Marsh House he is to put Mrs Drablow's affairs in order and then return to London. What appears to be a routine task turns out to be anything but; with repercussions that will affect the rest of his life. The villagers refuse to be drawn on the subject of Eel Marsh House or the mysterious woman dressed in black whom he first sees in the churchyard at the time ... Read More:

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