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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
655 books — 3,604 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
726 books — 1,384 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
369 books — 741 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
350 books — 517 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 — 501 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
446 books — 495 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
772 books — 461 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
707 books — 459 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
815 books — 417 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
248 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 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 — 354 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
89 books — 341 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
211 books — 321 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
342 books — 316 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
502 books — 306 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
165 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
351 books — 221 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
440 books — 214 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
180 books — 196 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
274 books — 178 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
86 books — 164 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
210 books — 161 voters
Truly, Devious by Maureen JohnsonPeople Like Us by Dana MelePrep School Confidential by Kara TaylorPrivate by Kate BrianThe Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Boarding School Mysteries
200 books — 93 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
89 books — 87 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
96 books — 85 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
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
76 books — 73 voters

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