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Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
675 books — 3,645 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
730 books — 1,391 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
377 books — 752 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Southern Gothic Literature
359 books — 526 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
450 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
720 books — 498 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
708 books — 478 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 Harper Lee
Books to Read On a Rainy Day
775 books — 466 voters

The Willows by Algernon BlackwoodThe Elementals by Michael McDowellThe House Next Door by Anne Rivers SiddonsThe Other by Thomas TryonThe Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Forgotten Frights: Overlooked and Underappreciated Horror
812 books — 416 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
242 books — 366 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
197 books — 362 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
92 books — 342 voters

The Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThe Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. JamesThis House Is Haunted by John Boyne
Historical Ghost Fiction
206 books — 338 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
208 books — 323 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
344 books — 321 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
507 books — 309 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
166 books — 267 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
251 books — 230 voters

Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary StewartThe Moon-Spinners by Mary StewartMistress of Mellyn by Victoria HoltThe Ivy Tree by Mary StewartThis 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
352 books — 222 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
445 books — 218 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
173 books — 197 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
279 books — 180 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
87 books — 165 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
219 books — 162 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
211 books — 162 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe 13th is Friday by Geoff WoodFrankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. [By M. W. Shelley.] by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Horror: 101
91 books — 105 voters

Truly, Devious by Maureen JohnsonPeople Like Us by Dana MelePrep School Confidential by Kara TaylorPrivate by Kate BrianA Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
Boarding School Mysteries
202 books — 95 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
92 books — 84 voters

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinAmerican Spy by Lauren WilkinsonThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadThe Last Chance by Cheryl ThomasThe Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
Forthcoming Books for 2019 by African-Americans
76 books — 82 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...
313 books — 79 voters

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