Gothic Books

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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 4955 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,816,444 ratings — published 1818
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 4692 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,444,380 ratings — published 1897
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 4238 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,996,832 ratings — published 1847
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4202 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.25 — 705,630 ratings — published 1938
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 3927 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,290,364 ratings — published 1847
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 3777 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,830,557 ratings — published 1890
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3375 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.67 — 430,737 ratings — published 2020
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 3208 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.91 — 285,595 ratings — published 1962
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 3001 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.87 — 183,120 ratings — published 1872
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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 2755 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.81 — 381,745 ratings — published 1959
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2297 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.83 — 653,306 ratings — published 1886
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
by (shelved 2064 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.38 — 176,477 ratings — published 1898
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The Castle of Otranto The Castle of Otranto (Paperback)
by (shelved 1947 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.19 — 41,391 ratings — published 1764
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The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1816 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.96 — 272,431 ratings — published 1910
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Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey (Paperback)
by (shelved 1736 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.85 — 446,730 ratings — published 1817
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The Monk The Monk (Paperback)
by (shelved 1607 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.85 — 32,733 ratings — published 1796
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The Thirteenth Tale The Thirteenth Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1599 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.98 — 325,000 ratings — published 2006
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The Woman in White The Woman in White (Paperback)
by (shelved 1586 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.01 — 164,469 ratings — published 1859
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 1509 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.02 — 642,007 ratings — published 1976
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 1476 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.07 — 348,083 ratings — published 1892
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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 1374 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.27 — 594,855 ratings — published 2022
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Starling House Starling House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1266 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.78 — 154,595 ratings — published 2023
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 1265 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.85 — 129,635 ratings — published 2022
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The Mysteries of Udolpho The Mysteries of Udolpho (Paperback)
by (shelved 1237 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.43 — 16,897 ratings — published 1794
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A Dowry of Blood A Dowry of Blood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1179 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.94 — 99,028 ratings — published 2021
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The Woman in Black The Woman in Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 1163 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.75 — 80,367 ratings — published 1983
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 1142 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 64,289 ratings — published 1979
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Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)
by (shelved 1136 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.95 — 169,517 ratings — published 2022
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The Silent Companions The Silent Companions (Paperback)
by (shelved 1108 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.87 — 42,341 ratings — published 2017
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The Hacienda The Hacienda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1069 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.84 — 55,996 ratings — published 2022
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The Fall of the House of Usher The Fall of the House of Usher (Paperback)
by (shelved 928 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.85 — 86,359 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 914 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.31 — 708,845 ratings — published 2001
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My Cousin Rachel My Cousin Rachel (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 892 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.01 — 67,783 ratings — published 1951
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Jamaica Inn Jamaica Inn (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 867 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 58,743 ratings — published 1936
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Paperback)
by (shelved 826 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.77 — 152,702 ratings — published 1820
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The Historian The Historian (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 809 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.80 — 275,140 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 794 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.71 — 96,000 ratings — published 2023
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The Little Stranger The Little Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 772 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.57 — 59,127 ratings — published 2009
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The Last Tale of the Flower Bride The Last Tale of the Flower Bride (Hardcover)
by (shelved 759 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.69 — 30,440 ratings — published 2023
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The Complete Stories and Poems The Complete Stories and Poems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 741 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.40 — 293,721 ratings — published 1849
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The Tell-Tale Heart The Tell-Tale Heart (Library Binding)
by (shelved 727 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.24 — 120,621 ratings — published 1843
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Gallant Gallant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 711 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.70 — 143,359 ratings — published 2022
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The Death of Jane Lawrence The Death of Jane Lawrence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 695 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.20 — 22,089 ratings — published 2021
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House of Hunger House of Hunger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 663 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.64 — 23,088 ratings — published 2022
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The Raven The Raven (Paperback)
by (shelved 655 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.29 — 166,482 ratings — published 1845
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Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2) Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
by (shelved 645 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.39 — 449,839 ratings — published 2023
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Paperback)
by (shelved 619 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.02 — 215,868 ratings — published 1831
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A House with Good Bones A House with Good Bones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 610 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.67 — 63,076 ratings — published 2023
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Gothikana Gothikana (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 592 times as gothic)
avg rating 3.76 — 114,015 ratings — published 2021
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Nocticadia Nocticadia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 561 times as gothic)
avg rating 4.20 — 136,883 ratings — published 2023
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia
“The world might indeed be a cursed circle; the snake swallowed its tail and there could be no end, only an eternal ruination and endless devouring.”
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Mexican Gothic

Shirley Jackson
“It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her.”
Shirley Jackson, The Lottery

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