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* "The Last Heir of Castle Connor" (1838), a non-supernatural tale, exploring the decline and expropriation of the ancient Catholic gentry of Ireland under the [[Protestant Ascendancy]].
* "The Drunkard's Dream" (1838), a haunting vision of [[Hell]].
* "Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter" (1839), a disturbing version of the [[The Daemon Lover|demon lover]] motif. This tale was inspired by the atmospheric candlelit scenes of the 17th-century Dutch painter [[Godfried Schalcken]], who is the model for the story's protagonist. [[M. R. James]] stated that "{{-'}}Schalken' conforms more strictly to my own ideals. It is indeed one of the best of Le Fanu's good things."<ref>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=M. R. |author-link=M. R. James |editor-first=V. H. |editor-last=Collins|title=Ghosts and Marvels: A Selection of Uncanny Tales from Daniel Defoe to Algernon Blackwood |year=1924|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=London |chapter=Introduction}} Rpt. in {{cite book |last=James |first=M. R. |editor1-first=Christopher |editor1-last=Roden |editor2-first=Barbara |editor2-last=Roden |title=A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings |year=2001 |publisher=Ash-Tree Press |location=Ashcroft, B.C. |isbn=1-55310-024-7 |page=488}}</ref> It was adapted and broadcast for television as ''[[Schalcken the Painter]]'' by the [[BBC]] for Christmas 1979, starring [[Jeremy Clyde]] and [[John Justin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1154981/index.html |title=Schalcken the Painter (1979) |last1=Angelini |first1=Sergio |website=BFI Screenonline |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref>▼
* "Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess" (1838), an early version of his later novel ''Uncle Silas''.
▲* "Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter" (1839), a disturbing version of the [[The Daemon Lover|demon lover]] motif. This tale was inspired by the atmospheric candlelit scenes of the 17th-century Dutch painter [[Godfried Schalcken]], who is the model for the story's protagonist. [[M. R. James]] stated that "{{-'}}Schalken' conforms more strictly to my own ideals. It is indeed one of the best of Le Fanu's good things."<ref>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=M. R. |author-link=M. R. James |editor-first=V. H. |editor-last=Collins|title=Ghosts and Marvels: A Selection of Uncanny Tales from Daniel Defoe to Algernon Blackwood |year=1924|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=London |chapter=Introduction}} Rpt. in {{cite book |last=James |first=M. R. |editor1-first=Christopher |editor1-last=Roden |editor2-first=Barbara |editor2-last=Roden |title=A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings |year=2001 |publisher=Ash-Tree Press |location=Ashcroft, B.C. |isbn=1-55310-024-7 |page=488}}</ref> It was adapted and broadcast for television as ''[[Schalcken the Painter]]'' by the [[BBC]] for Christmas 1979, starring [[Jeremy Clyde]] and [[John Justin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1154981/index.html |title=Schalcken the Painter (1979) |last1=Angelini |first1=Sergio |website=BFI Screenonline |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref>
* "A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family" (1839), which may have influenced [[Charlotte Brontë]]'s ''[[Jane Eyre]]''. This story was later reworked and expanded by Le Fanu as ''[[The Wyvern Mystery (novel)|The Wyvern Mystery]]'' (1869).
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