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* ''[[Uncle Silas]]'' (1864),<ref>[https://archive.org/details/unclesilasatale00goog ''Uncle Silas'', Vols. 1–2] (1865) Tauchnitz, Berlin</ref> a macabre mystery novel and classic of gothic horror. It is a much-extended adaptation of his earlier short story "Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess", with the setting changed from Ireland to England. A film version under the same name was made by [[Gainsborough Studios]] in 1947, and a remake entitled ''The Dark Angel'', starring [[Peter O'Toole]] as the title character, was made in 1989.
* ''[[In a Glass Darkly]]'' (1872),<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_0FLQAAAAMAAJ ''In a Glass Darkly''] (1886) Richard Bentley, London</ref> a collection of five short stories in the horror and mystery genres, presented as the posthumous papers of the [[occult detective]] Dr Hesselius:
:*"Green Tea", a haunting narrative of a man plagued by a demonic monkey
:*"The Familiar", a slightly revised version of Le Fanu's 1847 tale "The Watcher". M. R. James considered this to be the best ghost story ever written.<ref>M. R. James. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090914153742/http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/j/james/mr/collect/appendix.html Some Remarks on Ghost Stories] (Bookman, 1929)</ref>
:*"Mr Justice Harbottle", another panorama of Hell and much loved by M. R. James
:*"The Room in the Dragon Volant", not a ghost story but a notable mystery story that includes the theme of [[premature burial]]
:*"[[Carmilla]]", a compelling tale of a female vampire, set in central Europe. It has inspired several films, including [[Hammer Horror|Hammer's]] ''[[The Vampire Lovers]]'' (1970), [[Roger Vadim]]'s ''[[Blood and Roses]]'' (1960), and Danish director [[Carl Theodor Dreyer]]'s ''[[Vampyr]]'' (1932). Scholars like A. Asbjørn Jøn have also noted the important place that "[[Carmilla]]" holds in shifting the portrayal of vampires in modern fiction.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280805194|title = From Nosteratu to Von Carstein: shifts in the portrayal of vampires|last = Jøn|first = A. Asbjørn|date = 2001|journal = Australian Folklore: A Yearly Journal of Folklore Studies|access-date = 30 October 2015|issue = 16|pages = 97–106|publisher = University of New England}}</ref>
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