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1. Edgar Allan Poe “The Tell-Tale Heart”
A chilling short-story narrated by a character of questionable sanity, who tells a tale about a murder that is sure to leave your heart pounding.
2. Stephen King The Shining
Jack, his son Danny, and wife Wendy become trapped in a hotel with many paranormal secrets, and Jack becomes consumed by the psychological torment of the spirits that haunt the Overlook.
3. Tom Harris Silence of the Lambs
FBI agent Clarice Starling enlists the help of cannibalistic murderer, Hannibal Lector in order to uncover the deadly serial killer “Buffalo Bill.”
4. Richard Connell “The Most Dangerous Game”
Sanger Rainsford shipwrecks on an island inhabited by the notorious General Zaroff, who challenges all stranded sailors to the ultimate hunting game.
5. W.W. Jacobs “The Monkey’s Paw”
The magical monkey’s paw grants the White family three wishes, but the consequences are gruesome and terrifying.
6. Robert Louis Stevenson Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
In this novella, narrator, Mr. Utterson, uncovers the life of Dr. Jekyll, a pleasant man mysteriously intertwined with the life of Mr. Hyde, a cruel and violent man.
7. Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray
A story of extreme vanity, the young and aristocratic Dorian Gray makes a deal with the devil to keep his beauty—the only catch is that he must avoid his flawless portrait which secretly portrays his true image.
8. H.P Lovecraft “The Call of Cthulhu”
Francis Wayland recounts gripping stories about a cult who serves a dark god beneath the sea, and the terror unleashed.
9. Stephen King It
A gang of outcasts team up to defeat the deranged clown Pennywise, a strange being known also as “it” for his shape shifting abilities morphing into the fears of young children.
10. Susan Hill The Woman in Black
Arthur Kipps tells the horror story of his time in Eel Marsh House and his mysterious encounters with a pony, a screaming child, and a woman in black.
11. Bram Stoker Dracula
In the original tale of Count Dracula, his evil motives and vampires come alive; a few brave humans make it their mission to destroy this evil at all costs.
12. Mary Shelley Frankenstein
Ironically, a nightmare became a dream for Mary Shelley. The tragic story tells of Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation, who vows revenge on his creator due to a life of loneliness and desperation.
13. Irving Washington “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
On his way home to the quiet town of Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane encounters the Headless Horseman.