Horror Aficionados discussion

There are some pretty good recommendations. I can't wait to see what makes the final vote?

me either. I'm up for buddy reads for almost any of these that don't make it.

I suggest Don't Look Now: Selected Stories of Daphne Du Maurier.

Nightcrawlers - Robert McCammon

The Lovecraft tales mentioned above are great, but not actually ghost stories. May I submit The Tomb? And here's a free copy

I'm voting The Willows as well!

Perry wrote: "The Lovecraft tales mentioned above are great, but not actually ghost stories. May I submit The Tomb? And here's a free copy"

yeah I would agree. I don't think he wrote any ghost stories, did he?

J. wrote: "Ok, now I see how this works. Apologies to all! Can't wait to see what the group picks! How about...The Willows, Pigeons From Hell by Robert E. Edwards, The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce? First ti..."

Welcome! Hi :D

Tom wrote: "I suggest Don't Look Now: Selected Stories of Daphne Du Maurier.
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I've been meaning to read this story and The Birds for ages. I do live in Du Maurier country after all, but have only read a couple of hers. So I'll second it.

As for the Lovecraft stories, I think we were all just piling on to someone else's comment and going off on a tangent. I can't recall any ghost stories by him (The Tomb isn't one either), but I've not read all of his stories so can't say for sure.

Ghost stories of Algernon Blackwood
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Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood

J. wrote: "Ok, now I see how this works. Apologies to all! Can't wait to see what the group picks! How about...The Willows, Pigeons From Hell by Robert E. Edwards, The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce? First ti..."

Actually this thread is just for suggestions. A poll will soon go up for everyone to cast their vote for the group read. Don't forget to vote for your fav.
Welcome to HA. :)

The Willows is free on Amazon right now if anyone would like it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

Sorry, I'm not a great link poster...

Paula wrote: "Ghost stories of Algernon Blackwood
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Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood"

Should a story by Blackwood get picked, three of the stories in that collection can be found in Tales of Terror and Darkness, of which I have a copy. The stories are:

The Glamour of the Snow
The Transfer
Accessory before the Fact

Having not read them, I have no idea how good these are.

What about Charles Dickens? There is a book with the Complete Ghost Stories.
I haven't read any of them, but I find it really cool that HE wrote ghost stories. Some of them are: The queer chair, A madman's manuscript, The goblins who stole a sexton, The ghosts of the mail and The baron of Grogzwig

J. wrote: "Ok, now I see how this works. Apologies to all! Can't wait to see what the group picks! How about...The Willows, Pigeons From Hell by Robert E. Edwards, The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce? First ti..."

Hi, J.!

All excellent suggestions...

also I wish i had a cool name like Le Fanu...

I'll nominate a few.

The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood.
Available online here:
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/b/blac...
Goodreads link: The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories

On The Brighton Road by Richard Middleton
Available online here:
http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/cl...
Goodreads link: On the Brighton Road

The Horse of the Invisible by William Hope Hodgson
Available online here:
http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/carnack4.htm
Goodreads link: The Horse of the Invisible

I only read The Horse of the Invisible - I really liked it. It was in the Dark Detectives anthology. The other two, I've never read but they sound good...

Charlotte wrote: "What about Charles Dickens? There is a book with the Complete Ghost Stories.
I haven't read any of them, but I find it really cool that HE wrote ghost stories. Some of them are: The queer chair, A ..."

That actually would be apropos seeing as the ghost stories Dickens wrote were done as part of the English tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas time. Even if you haven't read it you must be familiar with Dickens' most famous Christmas ghost story.

We can't really be nominating short stories alone right?

I'll go with Dark Companions by Ramsey Campbell as an anthology suggestion

Be sure to get your suggestions in! I'm closing this thread tomorrow evening/ night. The poll will go up Sunday morning at the latest.

almost all of the stories nominated are public domain = always free.

Stephen King's "The Reach" is one of his best.

I recently finished and reviewed this book that is a collection of short stories called At The Cemetery Gates: Year One. Each story is different, but there are a few ghost stories that are pretty good and they don't go over 5 pages.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

the poll goes live at midnight- EST 11/20. I'm closing this thread. if your pick doesn't win, feel free to start up a buddy read. personally, i'll join in for almost any of them. I love the older stuff and there was many great suggestions. good luck!