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^ Shawn's spot on. Lovecraft's a horror icon for a reason.

Consider also the original Sherlock Holmes novels if you like crime and mystery. The works of Philip K Dick are also amazing to read and some of the best sci-fi ever written. There's also Arthur Machen's The Great God Pan which is a fascinating precursor to Lovecraftian fiction. You mention adventure? Robert E Howard's Conan stories are not only a great companion to Lovecraft (who considered him the only other writer worthy of the title 'weird' as well as a very close friend) but they're genuinly fun and enjoyable stories of action, horror and fantasy. Howard's writing is especially engaging.

Lemme think...

Oh and you should consider moving into comics too although it won't help your financial situation. Hellboy is great, but Sandman is one of the best pieces of fiction ever written in any medium. On a similar note Neil Gaiman also writes literature so you may wanna check out his (non graphic) novels too.