Books like The Power of Darkness

The Power of Darkness by Edith Nesbit reads as eerie, nostalgic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The collected ghost stories of E.F. Benson

E. F. Benson · 1992

Both explore supernatural

61% genome match

The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories

Algernon Blackwood · 1906

Both explore supernatural & mystery

70% genome match

The best ghost stories

Daniel Defoe · 1919

Both explore supernatural & morality

71% genome match

MASTERPIECES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL

Marvin Kaye · 1985

Both explore supernatural

68% genome match

The Oxford book of English ghost stories

Michael Cox · 1986

Both explore supernatural

68% genome match

Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories

Roald Dahl · 1983

Both explore supernatural & mystery

65% genome match

The return

Walter De la Mare · 1910

Both explore supernatural

67% genome match

The mammoth book of Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories

Richard Dalby · 1995

Both explore supernatural & mystery

64% genome match

Eight Ghosts

Sarah Perry · 2017

Both explore supernatural

64% genome match

A fit of shivers

Joan Aiken · 1990

Both explore supernatural & mystery

63% genome match

The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories

Rudyard Kipling · 1899

Both explore supernatural

62% genome match

50 great horror stories

John Canning · 1969

Both explore supernatural

58% genome match