 | H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus Volume 3: "The Hunter in the Dark" (No. 3) by H.P. Lovecraft
Buy used from: $5.05 all his best seem gathered here. knows when to suggest, when to describe. when to be technical, when to give suspence. master at his own great style.
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 | The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
Buy used from: $2.29 the masterwork in weird fiction. a house haunted by unreality. the horror off utter helplessness and the descriptions of unreality unchallenged.
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 | The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James by M. R. James
Buy used from: $35.11 the master of ghost stories. incredible at details. excellent writer. know everything about subtle changes.
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 | The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson by E.F. Benson
Buy used from: $9.69 underrated. the master of inventive ghost stories. great descriptions, masterly written. original.
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 | Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood by Algernon Blackwood
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $3.25 noone sets the stage better. the master of setting and of describing the conflict between ancient and modern man.
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 | Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 very original. masterly written. very detailed. avoids being stupid. interesting.
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| The Early Fears by Robert Bloch
Buy used from: $24.00 simplistic, but full of charm. easy and interesting read. at times great descriptions. very amusing. sorceror's apprentice a masterpiece
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| Black spirits & white;: A book of ghost stories (Short story index reprint series) by Ralph Adams Cram
Buy used from: $87.30 underrated. great descriptions. cram is the master at describing how lurking evil rises to dominate the surrondings. dead valley and rue m. ? masterpieces.
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 | The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.33 very subtle haunted house story. what is really going on? great psychologically. unfortunately merred by irrelevant dialogue. great descriptions, and a lot of fear. very suggestive
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 | Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories By Richard Matheson by Richard Matheson
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.90 With simple style and short sentences, Matheson can express what he wants. he is master at describing how things can grow, like something irritating.
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 | The Void by Teri A. Jacobs
Buy used from: $0.01 true hopelessness and truly grizzly descriptions as the gods make their plans. an unknown existence and violence are described in an incredibly horrifying manner
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| The Collected Macabre Stories of L.P. Hartley by L.P. Hartley
Buy used from: $140.75 the master of subtle horror stories. he is the master of developing dialogues naturally.
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 | The Three Impostors and Other Stories: Vol. 1 of the Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) (v. 1) by Arthur Machen
Buy new: $12.78 / Used from: $6.49 with his cold callous almost bureaucratic style, machen always makes his stories believable with his details and descriptions
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 | The Last Trumpet by Stephen Mark Rainey
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $9.98 rainey is the most refreshing horror writer. amusing read as rainey makes fun of other horror stories, giving us good descriptions, and making his stories fresh like noone else.
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| Lost and Found by R. J. Jensen
Buy used from: $0.01 rjj has a way of making the family the most interesting part, investing in the tension when the family faces sudden murders connected with an incident long ago. great descriptions and much suspence.
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| The best ghost stories of H. Russell Wakefield by Herbert Russell Wakefield
Buy used from: $128.44 horrifying stories by an overlooked master. great descriptions and refreshing ideas.
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 | Best Ghost Stories of J. S. LeFanu by J. Sheridan LeFanu
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.09 contains 2 great ghost stories. jsl is beautiful at building, and his Carmilla is with its subtle hints and psychology, the best vampire story. green tea is one of the greatest horror stories.
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 | The Book of Iod (Cthulhu Cycle Books) by Henry Kuttner
Buy used from: $13.21 henry kuttner was great at focus, knowing when to describe and when not to. one of the greatest and most amusing pulp writers.
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 | 666 by Jay Anson
Buy used from: $0.01 anson's masterpiece. contains lovely details, built nicely, and carried out in a great way.
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| Emperor of Dreams
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 | Wait and See by R. J. Jensen
Buy used from: $0.99 |
 | Spirit by Graham Masterton
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $8.88 |
 | Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce by Ambrose Bierce
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $1.00 |
 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Dover Thrift Editions) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Buy new: $1.50 / Used from: $0.01 |
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