Bram Stoker’s Dracula: 1897

Jamison enjoys this novel because of the way that it is written as it is told through the diary of Nina and the Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, and Lucy Westenra.

“The Jewel of the Seven Stars” 1903

Jamison suggests “The Jewel of the Seven Stars” which he doesn’t count this a horror in the classical sense but back when the novel was written and could be considered scary for the time. This could be described as an Egyptian coming back to life themed movie. Jamison states he would like a modern remake film but placed in the Victorian era

Something Wicked This Way Comes: Ray Bradbury (1962)

Two teenagers encounter a strange carnival that comes into their small Illinois town. Headed up by a charismatic ring leader who can grant deep desires and the rest of the troop that feeds off the life force of others they capture. The story has themes of overcoming fear and battling the forces of evils.

Ray Bradbury taking the titles from a quote from three witches from Macbeth, “By the pricking of my thumb something wicked this way comes.”

Carmilla: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1872)

Published in a “Glass Darkly” Could have been a magazine of its time illustrations by David Henry Friston. Jamison states that came out 26 years before Dracula.

The story is told by a noblewoman. Circumstances bring a strange guest to her doorstep and very odd things occur. Jamison states this was a toted one of the first Lesbian erotic stories. The story does have a lot of stereotypical Vampire tropes. In this story, the Vampire only needs a short rest.

Hell House: Richard Matheson (1971)

A doctor his wife and two mediums are hired by an estranged dying millionaire to investigate the possibility of life after death. The group is told to visit the most haunted house in Maine called the “Hell House”. In the end, they all have to investigate a mysterious murder and other strange happenings and why many people die after visiting the house.

Sleepy Hollow: Washington Irving (1820)

Much different than the 1999 movie. The story stretches back from across the pond in another country in Europe and specifically in Ireland. Jamison states that he likes the ending of the story. Spoiler alert! The real Headless Horseman is Scrappy-Doo.

The Tell-Tale Heart: Edgar Allen Poe (1843)

The Story tells of a first-person view and is not said if they are male or female. The story is about the narrator who is driven mad by an elderly man’s cloudy eye. The madness gets so much that the narrator concocts an elaborate plan to off dispose of the man and hiding his remains.

The story deals with the justification of the narrator's actions

Lovecraftian Horror: (1917-1937)

Dreams In the Witch House: (1933)

This is one of Jamison’s favorite Lovecraft books and would want to have a film adaptation.

The story revolves around a college student that can’t find lodging and can only find some in a strange home of an elderly woman and her strange imp-like creature. But slowly goes mad while he dreams of the house. Jamison recommends these other Lovecraft titles including The dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, Call of Cthulhu, or The Shadows Over Innsmouth.