Rebecca  or  lots of different stories by Poe (especially if you just want creepy and not necessarily ghosts- but Fall of the House of Usher is ghosty)
You could try Mystery Of Udolpho - but that was a little silly even for me Castle of Otranto was easier to take seriously
The Woman in Black is a pretty good classic Haunted House story

And of course the original Gaston Leroux story of the Phantom Of the Opera

 

M. R. James (Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, and his other collections) and Russell Kirk (Ancestral Shadows) are good bets.

 

I really enjoyed Dark Matter by Michelle Paver. Some genuinely creepy moments.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Shades-Gray-Timothy-ONeill/dp/0670811335/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1365624194&sr=1-1&keywords=Shades+of+gray+timothy+o%27neill

I like this story a lot. I reread it every few years. My highest recommendation.

http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Stories-Antiquary-ebook/dp/B0082T46NS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1365624319&sr=1-1&keywords=ghost+stories+of+an+antiquary

As mentiond by Tony, This is also good, especially for free! There is a part two that is okay, but not as good.

 

Well, "Ghost Story," by Peter Straub, appropriately enough. They even made a pretty good movie based on it.

 

I read an interesting one on my kindle, want to say it was a January release: The Drake House, by Kelly Moran. I still remember things about that story and those characters, and I probably read three books a week. 

 

Almost forgot, last year I read another one I can recommend, my comments here:

http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,97765.msg1703571.html#msg1703571

 

I'd second the Dark Matter recomendaiton from Sam.

And also The Little Strange by Sarah Waters, if you like those is-it-real-or-in-her-head kind of ghost stories.

 

And also The Little Strange by Sarah Waters, if you like those is-it-real-or-in-her-head kind of ghost stories.

ooo I love those, I'm going to have to check it out!

 

When I saw this topic I immediately thought of "Dark Matter" by Michelle Paver, and I see now it's already been mentioned. Somewhat slow-burning but definitely creepy and the suspense keeps on building throughout. Really enjoyed it.

 

And also The Little Strange by Sarah Waters, if you like those is-it-real-or-in-her-head kind of ghost stories.

For what may be the very first is-it-real-or-in-her-head ghost story, try this:



The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James, from way back in 1898.

 

I liked Bag of Bones from SK. Kinda a Ghost Story with a bit of Mystery and very tame in terms of gore.

 

When I saw this topic I immediately thought of "Dark Matter" by Michelle Paver, and I see now it's already been mentioned. Somewhat slow-burning but definitely creepy and the suspense keeps on building throughout. Really enjoyed it.

I don't see Dark Matter on Kindle. Am I missing it?

 

James Herbert. Lots of his are excellent ghost stories.

 

http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,81254.msg2157211.html#msg2157211

Today's KDD is a ghost story, apparently with a romance element. I know nothing about it except the blurb.

 

"Ghost Story" is a good one, as someone else mentioned.  "The Shining" is a great haunted hotel story.  Richard Matheson's "Hell House" and "Stir of Echoes" are also excellent ghost stories.

 

The only ghost story that really creeped me out was Richard Matheson's Hell House. The title was off putting but the story revolves around this mansion that is haunted by many ghosts. It was fascinating and I had to read it with the lights on every night.

 

If you're interested in a shorter one:


More evil house than ghost story:


And probably my fave ghost story, ever! (Has the least gore.)

 

My all time favorite ghost story is


the sequel is "A winter haunting." It's good too, but "Summer of night" is better.

I also just finished reading


Really, really enjoyed it. I'm hoping there will be a sequel.

 

If you're interested in a shorter one:


More evil house than ghost story:


And probably my fave ghost story, ever! (Has the least gore.)

I almost mentioned The House Next Door, but I thought maybe it was stretching the definition of 'ghost story' a bit too far. Great book though. Some of the others you mention look intriguing, I'll have to investigate them...

 

I read The House Next Door way back when it first came out. I remember it being a great story. I might have to read it again. It's been a long time. I'd also like to try some of the others.

 

I would agree with some of the other posters and put Peter Straub's Ghost Story out there.  I truly think it was his best book and a great read.

--
R.J. Spears

 

I couldn't agree more.

 

The Waiting Room by FG Cottam is an interesting ghost tale. Good character development and a bit different from the usual.

 

Have you read the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz? Odd sees ghosts and there's always mystery, suspense, and the occasional horror moment. The Haunting of Hill House is my all-time favorite ghost story. Second is Talisman. It's not really a ghost story, but it does have this in and out of dimension thingy that is quite compelling. Oh, and I second the nomination for Peter Straub's Ghost Story.