Books like Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural

I savored these stories and poems, reading them over the course of several years, whenever it was late at night, and I was in the mood for some good horror. The Professor's Teddy Bear, by Theodore Sturgeon, is possibly my favorite short story ever, and I have read it many times. The other stories are a sampling of masters of the genre and are a great way to discover these authors and their styles. Some are classics, but others are lesser known. They are not gory or edge-of-your-seat scary, but they make you think, and are dark, literary, and beautiful. I often recall the final scenes of The Professor's Teddy Bear, and I smile and shudder.