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I don't have the time to give my bottom-ten list right now, but I just have to mention The Lair of the White Worm, by Bram Stoker.
I really liked Dracula, and I also enjoyed The Jewel of Seven Stars, but Lair... is just awful. The premise is good enough, and a lot of plot elements could be interesting if competently developed (a trunk with Mesmer's belongings, a demonic kite (!), an egyptian statue...). However, the plot dives into nonsense early on, the character's actions are unfathomable (the worm is threatening that girl because of me - I must marry her!) and only big leaps of logic keep the story going.
Avoid this book like the plague!
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