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OK this was the last one. Had to post a few for Halloween, sorry for the dump. No other day defines an entire genre so I couldn't let this opportunity go.

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[โ€“] pdxfed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

RLS is so good. Poe is in my pantheon as well for short mysteries as well.

[โ€“] Lacanoodle 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This link will give you quite a few RLS stories!

[โ€“] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I checked out a compendium of his short stories from the library after having the plot of the bottle imp referenced in an article I was reading and thinking it was a fascinating plot idea. All the stories were good, I wish I had more time to read!