Books to Celebrate Halloween

This morning, while my little one was still sleeping and I was waking up to start the day, I had the TV on the biography channel. What was on? Anne Rice followed by Bram Stoker.
Throughout the day, I was thinking of all my favorite horror authors. Anne Rice. Bram Stoker. Mary Shelley. Oscar Wilde. Emily Bronte. Steven King. So on and so on.
Why do I adore these authors? They were classically written. Let's go down the list. Anne Rice's character Lestat was an overall ass wipe with sum serious issues. But intrigued the reader with his adventure of ups and downs. Even though he was ignorant, he was also loveable.
Bram Stoker's character Dracula was mourning throughout the whole story. Finding someone who looked like the resurrected version of his love. I find Dracula to be an actual love story along with Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights. Why? It's the drama, the horror & the love of someone else.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Even though it doesn't seem like a love story and more horror, let's look at sum of the points: Dr Frankenstein falls in love with his "adopted" sister. He creates a monster. The monster realizes he will never be loved because of his looks. The monster goes after Frankenstein by killing his bride. He forces Frankenstein to bring the bride back to life as a monster as well. Tragic.
Oscar Wilde's The Portrait of Dorian Grey. A guy who pretty much sold his soul to stay young and good looking. His friends die of old age or diseases and he is still "perfect". He then kills himself feeling the loss of life. There is no reason to live after all his friends and loved ones die.
Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights was an actual love story surrounded with horror. Heathcliff being haunted by his loved one Catherine even though they were never together. The feelings between them were mutual, but was never able to happen. Catherine dies, and Heathcliff feels like he is being haunted by Catherine.
And of course, Steven King. By far my fave book from him is The Shining. Book and movie. Twist after twist. No reason to go on with this one, considering probably everyone knows about The Shining.
Tell me what your favorite horror author is. And tell me about their books. Feel free to comment :)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!