Gothic Books

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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 5402 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,898,462 ratings — published 1818
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 4881 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,480,997 ratings — published 1897
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 4483 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,071,912 ratings — published 1847
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4331 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.25 — 723,548 ratings — published 1938
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 4056 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,329,636 ratings — published 1847
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 3917 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,887,554 ratings — published 1890
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3499 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.66 — 443,767 ratings — published 2020
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 3345 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.91 — 297,119 ratings — published 1962
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 3206 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.87 — 200,091 ratings — published 1872
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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 2831 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.81 — 396,490 ratings — published 1959
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2377 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.83 — 666,902 ratings — published 1886
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
by (shelved 2125 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.38 — 180,676 ratings — published 1898
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The Castle of Otranto The Castle of Otranto (Paperback)
by (shelved 2036 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.19 — 42,935 ratings — published 1764
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The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1876 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.96 — 278,304 ratings — published 1910
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Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey (Paperback)
by (shelved 1799 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.85 — 455,171 ratings — published 1817
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The Monk The Monk (Paperback)
by (shelved 1685 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.86 — 33,927 ratings — published 1796
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The Woman in White The Woman in White (Paperback)
by (shelved 1655 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.01 — 166,359 ratings — published 1859
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The Thirteenth Tale The Thirteenth Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1621 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.98 — 326,951 ratings — published 2006
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 1562 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.02 — 651,518 ratings — published 1976
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 1532 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.07 — 360,653 ratings — published 1892
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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 1463 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.26 — 659,645 ratings — published 2022
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 1343 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.85 — 140,839 ratings — published 2022
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Starling House Starling House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1331 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.78 — 163,444 ratings — published 2023
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The Mysteries of Udolpho The Mysteries of Udolpho (Paperback)
by (shelved 1304 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.43 — 17,226 ratings — published 1794
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A Dowry of Blood A Dowry of Blood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1228 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.93 — 103,733 ratings — published 2021
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The Woman in Black The Woman in Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 1197 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.76 — 82,489 ratings — published 1983
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 1177 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 65,379 ratings — published 1979
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Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)
by (shelved 1157 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.94 — 178,156 ratings — published 2022
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The Silent Companions The Silent Companions (Paperback)
by (shelved 1152 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.87 — 44,972 ratings — published 2017
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The Hacienda The Hacienda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1094 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.84 — 58,591 ratings — published 2022
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The Fall of the House of Usher The Fall of the House of Usher (Paperback)
by (shelved 976 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.85 — 89,212 ratings — published 1839
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 932 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.31 — 722,216 ratings — published 2001
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My Cousin Rachel My Cousin Rachel (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 916 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.01 — 69,528 ratings — published 1951
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Jamaica Inn Jamaica Inn (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 890 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 60,401 ratings — published 1936
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Paperback)
by (shelved 839 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.77 — 155,318 ratings — published 1820
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The Historian The Historian (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 830 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.80 — 276,911 ratings — published 2005
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A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1) A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)
by (shelved 813 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.70 — 103,060 ratings — published 2023
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The Little Stranger The Little Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 784 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.57 — 59,822 ratings — published 2009
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The Last Tale of the Flower Bride The Last Tale of the Flower Bride (Hardcover)
by (shelved 763 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.69 — 31,076 ratings — published 2023
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The Tell-Tale Heart The Tell-Tale Heart (Library Binding)
by (shelved 757 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.24 — 124,862 ratings — published 1843
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The Complete Stories and Poems The Complete Stories and Poems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 751 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.40 — 296,510 ratings — published 1849
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Gallant Gallant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 732 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.70 — 147,663 ratings — published 2022
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Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2) Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
by (shelved 711 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.39 — 501,819 ratings — published 2023
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The Death of Jane Lawrence The Death of Jane Lawrence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 709 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.20 — 22,757 ratings — published 2021
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House of Hunger House of Hunger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 684 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.63 — 24,041 ratings — published 2022
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The Raven The Raven (Paperback)
by (shelved 681 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.29 — 170,744 ratings — published 1845
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Paperback)
by (shelved 642 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.02 — 219,350 ratings — published 1831
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A House with Good Bones A House with Good Bones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 624 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.67 — 67,172 ratings — published 2023
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The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1) The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)
by (shelved 619 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.26 — 183,217 ratings — published 2025
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Gothikana Gothikana (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 610 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.75 — 120,034 ratings — published 2021
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Matthew Gregory Lewis
“Open your eyes, Ambrosio, and be prudent. Hell is your lot; You are doomed to eternal perdition; Nought lies beyond your grave but a gulph of devouring flames.”
Matthew Gregory Lewis, The Monk

Marcus Sedgwick
“If I were dead, I wouldn't be sad, and I wouldn't be glad, because I wouldn't be.”
Marcus Sedgwick

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