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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson every October. It’s my favorite spooky book.

Classics include The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, The Woman in Black by Susan Hill, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, and Some Must Watch by Ethel Lina White. Rebecca is great, but not scary (in my opinion).

I love short stories by M. R. James (particularly “Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad”), Algernon Blackwood, Elizabeth Bowen (“The Demon Lover”), and also the short ghost stories of Henry James. “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gillman is a shivery treat. Honestly, just order an old copy of 65 Great Spine Chillers (edited by Mary Dabney) and you’ll have plenty of spooky, well-written stories.

Newer scary books I’ve enjoyed are How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James, and The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James. [/quote]

Ha! I wrote this reply a year ago.

OP, maybe try The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle. The film adaptation is also deliciously eerie. [/quote]

Ugh- my library doesn’t have a copy of this! [/quote]

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