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Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,502 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
712 books — 1,359 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937
361 books — 717 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Southern Gothic Literature
337 books — 500 voters

Silent in the Grave by Deanna RaybournWhat Angels Fear by C.S. HarrisCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersAnd Only to Deceive by Tasha AlexanderThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Regency and Victorian Mysteries
671 books — 468 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Lee Harper
Books to Read On a Rainy Day
767 books — 454 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDracula by Bram StokerWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
418 books — 452 voters
The Willows by Algernon BlackwoodThe House Next Door by Anne Rivers SiddonsThe Elementals by Michael McDowellThe Other by Thomas TryonThe Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Forgotten Frights: Overlooked and Underappreciated Horror
804 books — 412 voters

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuHell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingWilder Girls by Rory Power
Queer Horror
677 books — 395 voters
Beautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorMina and the Undead by Amy McCawClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
YA Gothic
193 books — 359 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Darkest Frost, Vol. 1 by Tanya HolmesNine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
Best Gothic Romance
229 books — 352 voters
The Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. JamesThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThis House Is Haunted by John Boyne
Historical Ghost Fiction
231 books — 348 voters

The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinDeacon King Kong by James McBrideThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Forthcoming Books for 2020 by African-Americans
69 books — 320 voters
Fighting Destiny by Amelia HutchinsRhapsodic by Laura ThalassaDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningDegradation by Stylo FantomePlaying with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins
Defiant Beauties and Infuriating Controlling Beasts-Dark Erotica-Enemy to Lovers
201 books — 306 voters

Blindsight by Peter WattsHyperion by Dan SimmonsShip of Fools by Richard Paul RussoLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyDead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Space Horror
326 books — 291 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettDracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Theological Weird Fiction
466 books — 285 voters

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. MaasThe War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. ArmentroutGlow by Raven KennedyKingdom of the Feared by Kerri ManiscalcoDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
2022 Anticipated Fiction Fantasy Reads
161 books — 263 voters
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary StewartThe Moon-Spinners by Mary StewartThe Ivy Tree by Mary StewartMistress of Mellyn by Victoria HoltThis Rough Magic by Mary Stewart
Gothic Romantic Suspense of a Bygone Era- Victorian Mansions, Mysterious Manors, Haunted Chateaux, Sinister Castles, Rambling Estates, Governesses, Heiresses, Mistresses, and Brooding Atmospheres
344 books — 218 voters

Tagged by Joseph M. ChironBaby by J.K. AccinniThe IX by Andrew P. WestonHallowed be thy Name by Anthony HulseIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara Foley
Brilliant Dark Fiction
240 books — 218 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Ladies of Horror and Dark Fiction Writing
437 books — 212 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeAsylum by Madeleine RouxThe Diviners by Libba BrayBad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender
Young Adult Horror: Ghosts
146 books — 191 voters
Her Little Flowers by Shannon MorganThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellTeatro Grottesco by Thomas LigottiThe Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All by Laird Barron
Dark Literature
271 books — 175 voters

Luna Sanguis by Simon OkillDescent of Blood by Elizabeth MarxLuna Aeturnus by Simon OkillWildalone by Krassi ZourkovaAscent of Blood by Elizabeth Marx
Great Gothic Paranormal
84 books — 162 voters
Her Little Flowers by Shannon MorganThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Shining by Stephen KingIn the Lonely Hours by Shannon MorganThe Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Haunted House Stories
218 books — 161 voters

Babel by R.F. KuangThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
52 Book Club 2024: #26 Hybrid Genre
198 books — 147 voters
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Woman in Black by Susan HillJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersSecrets of Rose Briar Hall by Kelsey James
Gothic Historical Fiction
274 books — 144 voters

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisThe Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonThe Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne JeffersWild Women and the Blues by Denny S. BryceThis Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
Forthcoming Books for 2021 by African-Americans
87 books — 78 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. [By M. W. Shelley.] by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Woman in Black by Susan HillMisery by Stephen King
Horror: 101
75 books — 77 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithMariana by Susanna Kearsley
So You're a Homeowner...
310 books — 77 voters
We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinAmerican Spy by Lauren WilkinsonThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadThe Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa GrayThe Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Forthcoming Books for 2019 by African-Americans
60 books — 65 voters

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