My reccomendations:
Hell House by Richard Matheson
Psycho by Robert Bloch
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Hell House is horror, suspense, and mystery all rolled into one. One of Matheson's better stories in my opinion.
Psycho is an especially rewarding read if you're already familiar with the story from the film. Bloch does a wonderful job of dropping hints throughout the book, and pretty much spells out the entire situation within the first 4 pages. It's a lot of fun finding his 'clues' and the way he weaves them in.
Haunting of Hill House is really more of a novella, but wonderfully written, very subtle, and extremeley creepy in parts. Where Matheson's Hell House is an 'in your face' haunted house book, Jackson's Haunting is the exact opposite. It's moody and atmospheric, not to be read alone on a stormy night.
