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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
182 books — 318 voters
The Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdThe Fall by Bethany GriffinTen by Gretchen McNeilJane by April LindnerThis Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
YA Gothic Retellings
92 books — 80 voters

Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanDracula by Bram StokerAlias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Victorian Asylums
59 books — 71 voters
The Diviners by Libba BrayA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayGrave Mercy by Robin LaFeversRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
YA Paranormal Historical Fiction
129 books — 63 voters

Dangerous Girls by Abigail HaasNaked by Stacey TrombleyTease by Amanda MacielSweet Madness by Trisha LeaverA Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
YA based on True Crime
28 books — 25 voters
Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris PriestleyTales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth by Chris PriestleyTales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris PriestleyThe Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing HahnA Drowned Maiden's Hair by Laura Amy Schlitz
Middle Grade Historical Ghost Fiction
40 books — 21 voters

Of Sun & Moon by Bryna ButlerFairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse NearParadox Love by Dorothy GravelleBook of the Lost by Bryna ButlerVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Unpredictable YA and children's books
46 books — 14 voters
New Girl by Paige HarbisonSuspicion by Alexandra MonirFrost by Marianna BaerMaxine Wore Black by Nora OlsenAlways, Forever by Nancy Ohlin
YA Rebecca Retellings
10 books — 11 voters

Zip & Milly by Alex ValentineAunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy AthertonThief in the Night by William SearsTen to Eight by Paul SuinoThe Watcher of Westbrook by Aidyn Corday
The Best Mysteries Without Murder
13 books — 11 voters
Mrs de Winter by Susan HillThe Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingDaphne by Justine PicardieMurder on the Cliffs by Joanna ChallisThe Villa of Death by Joanna Challis
Daphne du Maurier in Fiction (Homages, Retellings, & Sequels)
22 books — 8 voters

Victorian Psycho by Virginia FeitoHow to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways by Eve KellmanYou'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna WallaceEat, Slay, Love by Julie Mae CohenMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Murderous Women Losing it
73 books — 8 voters
Mrs de Winter by Susan HillThe Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingRebecca's Tale by Sally BeaumanThe Killing of Kayla Sloane by Kim HarringtonFrost by Marianna Baer
Rebecca Retellings
17 books — 7 voters

Perfect Posture by Scott LothianGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.The Queen's Envoy by Lord David ProsserThe Riddle Maker by Bruce BorgosThe Fading Light Saga - Chains by K.P. Aubrys
Murder Mystery Thrillers - Trilogy or more
8 books — 6 voters
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice MarshallMonsters We Have Made by Lindsay StarckMister Tender's Girl by Carter WilsonIn a Dark Mirror by Kat DavisBroken Things by Lauren Oliver
Slender Man Stabbing-inspired Fiction
5 books — 2 voters

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