Books like 'The Wine-Dark Sea'
Readers who enjoyed The Wine-Dark Sea by Robert Aickman also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
historical fantasy horror 20th century mystery cosmic horror psychological dark-fantasy supernatural historical
-
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft
20 ratingsA definitive edition of stories by the master of supernatural fictionHoward Phillips Lovecraft's unique contribution to American literature was a melding of traditional supernaturalism (derived chiefly from Edgar Allan Poe) with the genre of science fiction that emerged in the early 1920s... -
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H.P. Lovecraft
24 ratingsIncantations of black magic unearthed unspeakable horrors in Providence, Rhode Island...Categorized as:
classics dark gothic historical historical-fiction literary-fiction supernatural 20th-century -
Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti
18 ratingsThis collection features tormented individuals who play out their doom in various odd little towns, as well as in dark sectors frequented by sinister and often blackly comical eccentrics. The cycle of narratives that includes the title work of this collection, for instance, introduces readers to a freakish community of artists who encounter demonic perils that ultimately engulf their lives... -
The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
31 ratingsOne of the feature stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, H.P. Lovecraft's 'the Call of Cthulhu' is a harrowing tale of the weakness of the human mind when confronted by powers and intelligences from beyond our world... -
-
The Rats in the Walls by H.P. Lovecraft
20 ratings"The Rats in the Walls" is a short story by H.P. Lovecraft. Written in August–September 1923, it was first published in Weird Tales, March 1924.The story is narrated by the scion of the Delapore family, who has moved from Massachusetts to his ancestral estate in England, known as Exham Priory. On several occasions, the protagonist and his cats hear the sounds of rats scurrying behind the walls...Categorized as:
classics dark dark-fantasy gothic historical historical-fiction literary-fiction supernatural -
The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood
18 ratingsAlgernon Blackwood's classic tale, The Wendigo. An influential novella by one of the most best-known writers of fantasy and horror, set in a place and time Blackwood knew well... -
Crawling Chaos: Selected Works 1920-1935 by H.P. Lovecraft
11 ratingsAn indispensable collection of HP Lovecraft's best work from his distinctive collaborative pieces, prose-poems and early tales of the gruesome and bizarre, through to his later, more mature work: the Cthulhu Mythos. With an introduction by Colin Wilson, Crawling Chaos is must-have for every horror/ fantasy fan...Categorized as:
classics dark dark-fantasy gothic historical supernatural 20th-century action-adventure -
The Cipher by Kathe Koja
18 ratingsNicholas is a would-be poet and video-store clerk with a weeping hole in his hand - weeping not blood, but a plasma of tears...It began with Nakota and her crooked grin. She had to see the dark hole in the storage room down the hall. She had to make love to Nicholas beside it, and stare into its secretive, promising depths. Then Nakota began her experiments: First, she put an insect into the hole... -
The Strange High House in the Mist by H.P. Lovecraft
10 ratings"The Strange High House in the Mist" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Written on November 9, 1926, it was first published in the October 1931 issue of Weird Tales. It concerns a character traveling to the titular house which is perched on the top of cliff which seems inaccessible both by land and sea, yet is apparently inhabited... -
Hypnos by H.P. Lovecraft
11 ratingsAbout the Author- Howard Phillips "H. P." Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 - March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now widely seen as one of the most significant 20th century authors in his genre. -Wikipedia For more eBooks visit www... -
Celephaïs: Annotated by H.P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce
13 ratingsCelephaïs is a collection of fantastic short stories authored by Howard Lovecraft, Lord Dunsany, Ambrose Bierce and Edgar Allan Poe with an introduction by Sigmund Freud. The main theme of the stories is the dream world, whether dreams inspired during sleep or with the help of exotic drugs... -
The Tree (Annotated) by H.P. Lovecraft
11 ratingsHoward Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was the master of American fantasy fiction.First published in 1921, “The Tree” is one of his best-known stories.This ebook also contains:- “Memory” (1919), a Lovecraft’s extra-story;- the essay “Supernatural Horror Fiction” (1927), in which Lovecraft depicts the story of horror fiction from the origins to modern times... -
Uzumaki by Junji Ito, 伊藤潤二
28 ratingsSpirals... this town is contaminated with spirals...Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral — the hypnotic secret shape of the world...Categorized as:
classics dark historical spooky supernatural 20th-century action-adventure apocalyptic -
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 2. by Junji Ito
24 ratingsA sleepy town on the coast of Japan is under quiet, deadly siege, not by a person or group but by a primeval spiral shape whose victims include both parents of Shuichi Saito...Categorized as:
classics dark historical spooky supernatural 20th-century action-adventure apocalyptic -
-
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1 by Junji Ito
24 ratingsShortly after Shuichi Saito's father becomes obsessed with spirals -- snail shells, whirlpools, and man-made patterns -- he dies mysteriously, his body positioned in the shape of a twisted coil. Soon, the entire town is afflicted with a snail-like disease... -
Uzumaki: Spiral Into Horror, Vol. 3 by Junji Ito
20 ratingsKurozu-cho, a fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is haunted by a recurring pattern: a spiral manifesting itself in increasingly terrifying ways. In this third and final volume, the town is cut off from the outside by devastating hurricanes. Kirie, her boyfriend Shuichi, and the other desperate survivors must face the impending horror. The movie version of Uzumaki will soon be released in the U... -
The Music of Eric Zahn by H.P. Lovecraft
17 ratingsThis issue is the adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Music of Erich Zahn. Max Finn rooms at a rundown rooming house and does not know his fellow boarders, but one sad, mute street musician named Erich Zahn, gets his attention. Each night, the old man plays haunting melodies on his violins...
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.