Ooh, I hadn't heard of that Doyle story. I've only ever read his Holmes stories (and I've read all of them). I'm definitely adding that to my wishlist. Carmilla sounds intriguing too. Thanks for this spooktacular list!
Thanks man, Holmes does tend to overshadow Doyle’s other stuff, which is a shame because Lot No 249 is a great novella. If you want another non-Holmes Doyle story, The Lost World is great. It’s basically Victorian Jurassic Park.
Such a great list, I will be back to this video when I need to read some classics. I feel like I’ve only read Frankenstein for highschool, which was many many years ago so I don’t remember it.
That intro really cracked me up 😂I love The Thing, I keep meaning to read the book. I could not get through the I Am Legend film, I liked the book though and have a soft spot for The Omega Man. Not heard of Lot no 249, sounds interesting! I would chuck in The Haunting of Hill House, but I;m fairly new to horror.
@@AaronReadABook when in doubt, go for the Mel Smith in The Princess Bride gag 😂 The Will Smith ‘I Am Legend’ is dire, thanks in large part to the infamous Akiva Goldsman, a screenwriter renowned for taking beloved source material and butchering it. Y’know I’m going to have to reread The Haunting of Hill House at so some point, because it never really clicked with me
Hey Mark, really enjoyed the video and there are some wonderful novels in your list. I think my favourite classic horror is The Signalman by Charles Dickens, it's so creepy and atmospheric and I like to read or listen to it on Christmas Eve. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a very close second though.
Thanks man, I haven’t read The Signalman, I’ll definitely have to check that out. Dorian Gray I like, but it didn’t make the cut. An honourable mention for me.
One of my favorite horror novels is The House on the Borderland, written in 1908 by William Hope Hodgson. I believe it may have loosely inspired the novel House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, as both books are about a strange house, a found journal, a bottomless pit, a humanoid/animal creature, and a descent into madness. I noticed many similarities between the two books. While only a short story, I would also include Eight O'Clock in the Morning (1963) by Ray Faraday Nelson. This story was the inspiration behind the film They Live by John Carpenter. It's listed as sci-fi but, I would argue that it could also fall under the horror category. Waking up to realize that you are the only person on earth to find out about a great secret being kept from the world sounds pretty terrifying to me.
Great video! Classic horror is indeed a difficult thing to define. I would include up until the end of the 70s but it is really so subjective. HP Lovecraft is great and The Shadow over Innsmouth is my favorite Lovecraft story. The ending to I Am Legend is wild. I did not enjoy Frankenstein, I found him to be a whiney arsehole, which took me out of the story. Dracula is not a controversial choice, a true classic.
These reviewers always lose me because of their constant refusal to video games. Not everyone is a gamer. I’ve never played a video game! and have zero desire to do so. 😊
@@HBADGERBRAD I appreciate you watching man. After 50 videos making a single game reference is hardly constant but sorry that reference didn’t gel with you. If you’re interested in story and writing, you might be surprised at how well crafted and immersive some games can be, but each to his own. 😁
Don’t forget to tell me what your favourite classic horror is 😁
Ooh, I hadn't heard of that Doyle story. I've only ever read his Holmes stories (and I've read all of them). I'm definitely adding that to my wishlist. Carmilla sounds intriguing too. Thanks for this spooktacular list!
Thanks man, Holmes does tend to overshadow Doyle’s other stuff, which is a shame because Lot No 249 is a great novella. If you want another non-Holmes Doyle story, The Lost World is great. It’s basically Victorian Jurassic Park.
Such a great list, I will be back to this video when I need to read some classics.
I feel like I’ve only read Frankenstein for highschool, which was many many years ago so I don’t remember it.
Thanks so much Steph, I hope you get some reads you enjoy from this 😁
That intro really cracked me up 😂I love The Thing, I keep meaning to read the book. I could not get through the I Am Legend film, I liked the book though and have a soft spot for The Omega Man. Not heard of Lot no 249, sounds interesting! I would chuck in The Haunting of Hill House, but I;m fairly new to horror.
@@AaronReadABook when in doubt, go for the Mel Smith in The Princess Bride gag 😂
The Will Smith ‘I Am Legend’ is dire, thanks in large part to the infamous Akiva Goldsman, a screenwriter renowned for taking beloved source material and butchering it.
Y’know I’m going to have to reread The Haunting of Hill House at so some point, because it never really clicked with me
Hey Mark, really enjoyed the video and there are some wonderful novels in your list. I think my favourite classic horror is The Signalman by Charles Dickens, it's so creepy and atmospheric and I like to read or listen to it on Christmas Eve. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a very close second though.
Thanks man, I haven’t read The Signalman, I’ll definitely have to check that out. Dorian Gray I like, but it didn’t make the cut. An honourable mention for me.
One of my favorite horror novels is The House on the Borderland, written in 1908 by William Hope Hodgson. I believe it may have loosely inspired the novel House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, as both books are about a strange house, a found journal, a bottomless pit, a humanoid/animal creature, and a descent into madness. I noticed many similarities between the two books.
While only a short story, I would also include Eight O'Clock in the Morning (1963) by Ray Faraday Nelson. This story was the inspiration behind the film They Live by John Carpenter. It's listed as sci-fi but, I would argue that it could also fall under the horror category. Waking up to realize that you are the only person on earth to find out about a great secret being kept from the world sounds pretty terrifying to me.
Thanks so much, I haven’t come across either of those and will definitely check them out.
@@OoLaLaFrenchGirl just read Eight O’Clock In The Morning at 8.00am 😁, great suggestion, thanks
@@TheBookThing I’m so glad that you enjoyed it! 👍🏻
Great video! Classic horror is indeed a difficult thing to define. I would include up until the end of the 70s but it is really so subjective. HP Lovecraft is great and The Shadow over Innsmouth is my favorite Lovecraft story. The ending to I Am Legend is wild. I did not enjoy Frankenstein, I found him to be a whiney arsehole, which took me out of the story. Dracula is not a controversial choice, a true classic.
Thanks man. I refuse to accept that I am old enough that something from my lifetime can be considered a classic 😂
These reviewers always lose me because of their constant refusal to video games. Not everyone is a gamer. I’ve never played a video game! and have zero desire to do so. 😊
@@HBADGERBRAD I appreciate you watching man. After 50 videos making a single game reference is hardly constant but sorry that reference didn’t gel with you. If you’re interested in story and writing, you might be surprised at how well crafted and immersive some games can be, but each to his own. 😁