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[quote=Anonymous]I was also a Poe fan at that age! There's plenty more Poe to read, although the quality drops off pretty fast from the classics. But I'd definitely see if she likes Pit and Pendulum, The Black Cat,  and Descent into the Maelstrom, in addition to the others mentioned here.

I read Dracula in English class in middle school and loved it. I was a bit older when I read Rebecca, but I liked it in the same way I liked Poe. Also maybe think about Shirley Jackson's short stories; I think they'd be accessible and they're very good.

Lovecraft can definitely be verbose, but I think his early stuff is pretty accessible. She could look at picking up a collection and just reading the shorter stories? If she can read The Tell Tale Heart, I think she can manage some of those.

Another idea is to think about audiobooks to whet her appetite? This is a popular genre for podcasts (Tony Walker's Classic Ghost Stories is my personal favorite). The stories are good to read aloud, and it could help her access something that would be a little harder for her to read.[/quote]

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