Mentioned by H.P. Lovecraft

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A list of books discussed by H.P. Lovecraft in his long essay, "Supernatural Horror in Literature." These books are recommended to anyone who wants a solid foundation in weird fiction and literary horror.
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The Castle of Otranto
by Horace Walpole
4,333 members
143 reviews
3.1
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Vathek
by William Beckford
1,484 members
48 reviews
3.1
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Wieland
by Charles Brockden Brown
430 members
10 reviews
½ 3.3
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Zanoni
by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
317 members
8 reviews
3.9
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The Lancashire Witches
by William Harrison Ainsworth
183 members
2 reviews
½ 3.4
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The Dead of Night: The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions
by Oliver Onions
154 members
2 reviews
3.8
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Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came (Phoenix 60p paperbacks)
by Robert Browning
167 members
3.8
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The Monk
by Matthew Lewis
5,044 members
103 reviews
3.8
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Melmoth the Wanderer
by Charles Maturin
1,845 members
35 reviews
½ 3.7
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Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
by Sir Walter Scott
368 members
3 reviews
½ 3.4
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
by Ann Radcliffe
3,292 members
66 reviews
½ 3.3
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