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Rue Morgue: 50 Alternative Horror Books

From Rue Morgue magazine, issue 061 (October 2006)
"...we've worked hard to avoid the mainstream titles to bring you what we feel is a diverse sampling of the best in alternative horror fiction. You won't find Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King or any of the other usual icons here..."
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The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
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Matthew Lewis
Tales of Hoffmann (E. T. A. Hoffmann)
Tales of Hoffmann
2
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Maldoror (Comte De Lautréamont)
Maldoror
3
Comte De Lautréamont
In a Glass Darkly (Sheridan Le Fanu)
In a Glass Darkly
4
Sheridan Le Fanu
The Damned (La'-Bas) (J.-K. Huysmans)
The Damned (La'-Bas)
5
J.-K. Huysmans
The Great God Pan (Arthur Machen)
The Great God Pan
6
Arthur Machen
The King in Yellow (Robert W. Chambers)
The King in Yellow
7
Robert W. Chambers
Kwaidan (Lafcadio Hearn)
Kwaidan
8
Lafcadio Hearn
The House on the Borderland (William Hope Hodgson)
The House on the Borderland
9
William Hope Hodgson
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
10
Franz Kafka
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
11
Albert Camus
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edogawa Rampo)
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
12
Edogawa Rampo
Nine Horrors and a Dream (Joseph Payne Brennan)
Nine Horrors and a Dream
13
Joseph Payne Brennan
A Scent of New-Mown Hay (John Blackburn)
A Scent of New-Mown Hay
14
John Blackburn
Owl Service (Alan Garner)
Owl Service
15
Alan Garner
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
16
Joan Lindsay
The Green Man (Kingsley Amis)
The Green Man
17
Kingsley Amis
Zothique (Clark Ashton Smith)
Zothique
18
Clark Ashton Smith
Blackbriar (William Sleator)
Blackbriar
19
William Sleator
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes by (John Farris)
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By
20
John Farris
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
21
Angela Carter
San Diego Lightfoot Sue and Other Stories (Tom Reamy)
San Diego Lightfoot Sue and Other Stories
22
Tom Reamy
The Totem (David Morrell)
The Totem
23
David Morrell
The Nameless (Ramsey Campbell)
The Nameless
24
Ramsey Campbell
Voice of Our Shadow (Jonathan Carroll)
Voice of Our Shadow
25
Jonathan Carroll
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
26
Iain Banks
Dark Gods (T.E.D. Klein)
Dark Gods
27
T.E.D. Klein
Song of Kali (Dan Simmons)
Song of Kali
28
Dan Simmons
Why Not You and I? (Karl Edward Wagner)
Why Not You and I?
29
Karl Edward Wagner
The Howling Man (Charles Beaumont)
The Howling Man
30
Charles Beaumont
By Bizarre Hands (Joe R. Lansdale)
By Bizarre Hands
31
Joe R. Lansdale
Songs of a Dead Dreamer (Thomas Ligotti)
Songs of a Dead Dreamer
32
Thomas Ligotti
Vampire$
Vampire$
33
Wilding (Melanie Tem)
Wilding
34
Melanie Tem
Skin (Kathe Koja)
Skin
35
Kathe Koja
Throat Sprockets (Tim Lucas)
Throat Sprockets
36
Tim Lucas
The Matrix (Jonathan Aycliffe)
The Matrix
37
Jonathan Aycliffe
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman)
The Bloody Red Baron
38
Kim Newman
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
39
Michael Mcdowell
Black Butterflies (John Shirley)
Black Butterflies
40
John Shirley
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