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Reddit mentions of Is Heathcliff a Murderer?: Great Puzzles in Nineteenth-Century Fiction (The World's Classics)
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Good question. At the time it was written it was heavily criticized for being wicked and an attack on morality. Which is interesting because not too much happens throughout the story that could be considered outright wicked or amoral and the heart of the story is basically a morality tale.
For a really interesting look at the story find a book titled "Is Heathcliff A Murderer?" http://www.amazon.com/Is-Heathcliff-Murderer-Nineteenth-Century-Classics/dp/019282516X.
The writer examines several stories and considers what it is that makes them interesting or what has been left unsaid that feeds the narrative. Great stuff. TPODG is examined in one of the chapters and the reasons the author finds to support his take on why the story has the effect it does/did is really interesting.
So... I'd say yes, I believe TPODG is indeed a horror story, though certainly not what you'd expect, and it's definitely not a pulp style horror like 'Murders In The Rue Morgue' or a continual mood piece like 'Mask of the Red Death'... It's a wierd little tale, slowly building to the final moment of fantastic horror, which is lovely.
As for the films, I haven't seen any of them so I can't comment on that part.