What could be better than reading about ancient castles, ghosts, and family curses on a cloudy fall day? Allow yourself such pleasure, leave work and games at online casino slots for a while. Plunge headlong into the dark and mysterious stories.
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
This book is an actual sensation. The rights to its publication were bought for a million dollars, and they did not miss the mark. The circulation immediately sold out, and the novel was translated into dozens of languages.
Vida Winter – a famous writer whose biography is shrouded in mystery. But our protagonist Margaret Lee is honored to interview her and learn the terrible secrets of her past. It is the frightening story of the twins, which unfolds in a gloomy mansion inhabited by ghosts.
Daphne du Maurier by Rebecca
Love Charlotte Bronte’s, Jane Eyre? Then definitely don’t pass it by! This story is so similar to the famous classic novel that many have accused the writer of plagiarism, although the plot here is even more mysterious, so much so that the book could fall into the “thriller” category.
Our protagonist, penniless as a church mouse, meets and marries a wealthy aristocrat. And if that’s where most books end, our story just begins! Because the main character keeps feeling the looming shadow of his ex-wife Rebecca, even though she’s long gone. It is depressing and frightening, and it is up to her to solve the mystery of this overbearing and missing woman.
The Magician by William Somerset Maugham
You should read this book if you really love the story of “Dracula”. Why? Because there are echoes of the famous novel here. The main character, Oliver Haddo, is into magic and the occult sciences. From those around him, it causes only a smile, and he decided to prove them all wrong and teach a terrifying lesson. He decides to separate a loving couple and merry pretty girl against her will, calling the scary and dark forces to help!
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Gloomy streets of Barcelona ordered? Then you can get them in full from the bestselling Spanish author.
When our protagonist Daniel is 10 years old, his father takes him to the “cemetery of forgotten books” – a house full of old books. There, he must choose a book and become its keeper. According to legend – if you listen to your heart and choose the right book, it will change your life forever. And so he did. And Daniel’s life turned into a sinister adventure novel and a constant search for answers to mysterious mysteries. The grim streets of Barcelona, mystery and doomed love are the perfect weekend cocktail.
Joanne Harris by Sleep, Pale Sister
Crazy artist Henry, obsessed with his inner demons, meets a beautiful girl. He believes her purity and chastity can cure him of his ravaged passions. But when she becomes his wife, Henry realizes that she is an ordinary girl, not a chaste angel, so he drugs her to sleep all the time. Murder, heartbreak, vice, madness, and revenge are all that populate this story.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Dr. Montague, a paranormal researcher gathers a group of like-minded people and settles into a house rumored to be haunted. Their company intends to study this phenomenon closely and try to get in touch with the spirits. But they could never have expected the horror that awaits them in this cursed place.
A wonderful work, and which is scarier not poltergeists banging on doors at night, but man and his madness. After reading it, you realize that the scariest ghosts inhabit people’s souls, not old mansions.