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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 9657604">Fall of the House of Usher. Obviously many of us read it in school and it is well known. But this is such a beautifully written and perfect horror story for meNie Xiaoqian and Hua Pi (painted skin) by Pu Songling. Both these stories have been made into movies (A Chinese Ghost Story and Painted Skin). Pu Songling’s Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is filled with fascinating stories that vary in length, usually dealing with anomaly accounts of the supernatural. These two are very good entry points. I think Nie Xiaoqian also demonstrates a compelling approach to things like ghostsI highly recommend the Complete Short Stories of Herman Melville. I love his writing and obviously Moby Dick is a classic. His short stories are very good as well. Maybe check out The Lightning Rod Man. If that convinces you, dice into the rest <h3></h3></blockquote>