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Best Gothic Fiction

Description: Original list based on "gothic fiction" tag. Recommend your favorites; vote down the bad ones.

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35,706 members

630 reviews

4

15 Members: SqueakyChu, Nickelini, .Monkey., acenturyofsleep, rainpebble, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, leigonj, electrice, raperper, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda, Booknormous, FreyaEinde

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Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

52,322 members

708 reviews

3.9

13 Members: jain, Nickelini, .Monkey., rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, electrice, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Charlotte Brontë

59,364 members

924 reviews

4.2

13 Members: Nickelini, .Monkey., acenturyofsleep, rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, electrice, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

17,232 members

318 reviews

½ 3.7

13 Members: Nickelini, .Monkey., acenturyofsleep, rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, leigonj, alex68, electrice, ahef1963, raperper, ManWithAnAgenda

5

The Picture of Dorian Gray

39,792 members

638 reviews

4

11 Members: Nickelini, .Monkey., rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, leigonj, alex68, ahef1963, raperper, ManWithAnAgenda

6

by Mary Shelley

42,953 members

714 reviews

3.8

13 Members: Nickelini, acenturyofsleep, rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, souloftherose, thecoroner, andomck, alex68, electrice, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Daphne Du Maurier

20,859 members

616 reviews

4.2

12 Members: Nickelini, acenturyofsleep, rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

12,860 members

338 reviews

4.1

11 Members: acenturyofsleep, melonbrawl, rainpebble, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

9

Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe

12,102 members

75 reviews

½ 4.4

9 Members: .Monkey., acenturyofsleep, rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, jasmaynard, alex68, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

10

The Thirteenth Tale

by Diane Setterfield

17,268 members

911 reviews

4

8 Members: lahochstetler, Nickelini, acenturyofsleep, rainpebble, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, kara.shamy

11

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson

9,855 members

433 reviews

3.9

10 Members: jain, Nickelini, .Monkey., rainpebble, sturlington, andomck, alex68, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda

12

The Yellow Wallpaper - story

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

3,240 members

146 reviews

4.1

9 Members: Nickelini, .Monkey., rainpebble, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, kaiacat, FreyaEinde

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Northanger Abbey

21,779 members

420 reviews

3.8

8 Members: Nickelini, acenturyofsleep, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: sturlington: Satire on the gothic novel.

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The Turn of the Screw

8,170 members

249 reviews

½ 3.4

9 Members: Nickelini, acenturyofsleep, rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

15

The Castle of Otranto

by Horace Walpole

3,702 members

127 reviews

3.1

8 Members: SqueakyChu, .Monkey., acenturyofsleep, roby72, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963,Nickelini

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The House of the Seven Gables

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

8,692 members

115 reviews

½ 3.5

7 Members: lahochstetler, rainpebble, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

by Shirley Jackson

8,229 members

426 reviews

4.1

6 Members: jain, lahochstetler, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, FreyaEinde

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Her Fearful Symmetry

by Audrey Niffenegger

7,024 members

471 reviews

½ 3.4

6 Members: lahochstetler, KimarieBee, acenturyofsleep, melonbrawl, rainpebble, sturlington,souloftherose

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The Little Stranger

by Sarah Waters

5,096 members

345 reviews

½ 3.6

6 Members: rainpebble, sturlington, souloftherose, electrice, ahef1963, kara.shamy

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The Name of the Rose

19,608 members

315 reviews

4.2

6 Members: KimarieBee, Nickelini, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963

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by Toni Morrison

23,005 members

409 reviews

3.9

7 Members: rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, alex68, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda

22

The Mysteries of Udolpho

by Ann Radcliffe

2,938 members

63 reviews

½ 3.4

6 Members: acenturyofsleep, roby72, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Stephen King

23,312 members

453 reviews

4.1

6 Members: .Monkey., rainpebble, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, Booknormous

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The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux

13,115 members

205 reviews

3.8

6 Members: rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, Booknormous

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by John William Polidori

641 members

28 reviews

3.1

5 Members: .Monkey., roby72, sturlington, jasmaynard, thecoroner

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A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

24,917 members

528 reviews

4.1

5 Members: rainpebble, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham

27

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

15,438 members

303 reviews

3.9

5 Members: rainpebble, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

28

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

by Patrick Süskind

18,224 members

453 reviews

3.9

4 Members: KimarieBee, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham

29

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving

4,127 members

119 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: rainpebble, sturlington, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

30

by Matthew Lewis

4,412 members

93 reviews

3.8

4 Members: SqueakyChu, acenturyofsleep, sturlington, souloftherose

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A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

by Flannery O'Connor

4,098 members

98 reviews

4.1

4 Members: rainpebble, sturlington, andomck, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: sturlington: Southern gothic

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by Wilkie Collins

10,855 members

251 reviews

4

4 Members: rainpebble, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

33

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

by Angela Carter

5,551 members

149 reviews

4

4 Members: roby72, sturlington, andomck, alex68

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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

14,255 members

178 reviews

3.9

5 Members: rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda,souloftherose

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by Thomas Tryon

1,373 members

33 reviews

3.9

4 Members: rainpebble, sturlington, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda

36

Other Voices, Other Rooms

by Truman Capote

2,567 members

50 reviews

3.8

4 Members: rainpebble, roby72, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: sturlington: Southern gothic.

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by Daphne Du Maurier

3,840 members

117 reviews

3.8

4 Members: rainpebble, roby72, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham

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The Little Friend

7,283 members

158 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: rainpebble, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

39

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings: Poems, Tales, Essays, and Reviews (Penguin Classics)

by Edgar Allan Poe

1,213 members

11 reviews

4

4 Members: Nickelini, rainpebble, thecoroner, raperper,sturlington
Explanations: sturlington : List duplicate

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The Tell-Tale Heart [short story]

by Edgar Allan Poe

883 members

29 reviews

4.1

4 Members: rainpebble, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Booknormous,sturlington

41

The Haunted Looking Glass: Ghost Stories Chosen by Edward Gorey

by Edward Gorey

680 members

7 reviews

4.2

3 Members: acenturyofsleep, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Edward Gorey

2,762 members

38 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: acenturyofsleep, merrystar, sturlington
Explanations: sturlington: satirical; art and poetry

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by Ann Radcliffe

1,236 members

14 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: .Monkey., acenturyofsleep, souloftherose

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by Jennifer Egan

2,000 members

96 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: rainpebble, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

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A Hero of Our Time

by Michail Jurjevič Lermontov

3,773 members

60 reviews

3.9

3 Members: roby72, thecoroner, alex68

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The Manuscript Found in Saragossa

1,582 members

32 reviews

4.1

3 Members: roby72, thecoroner, alex68

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by Charles Dickens

13,731 members

249 reviews

4.2

5 Members: rainpebble, roby72, merrystar, alex68, ahef1963, ,souloftherose

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Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers Of Louisa May Alcott

by Louisa May Alcott

640 members

18 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: aulsmith, rainpebble

49

838 members

19 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: rainpebble, roby72, alex68

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The Castle of Wolfenbach

by Eliza Parsons

138 members

7 reviews

3.1

2 Members: SqueakyChu, souloftherose

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by Shirley Jackson

759 members

20 reviews

3.9

2 Members: sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Fall of the House of Usher [short story]

by Edgar Allan Poe

1,093 members

31 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: rainpebble, ahef1963, Booknormous,sturlington

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by Michelle Paver

524 members

23 reviews

3.9

2 Members: jain, sturlington

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Absalom, Absalom!

by William Faulkner

7,710 members

107 reviews

4.1

2 Members: rainpebble, sturlington

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The Pit and the Pendulum [short story]

by Edgar Allan Poe

534 members

13 reviews

3.8

3 Members: rainpebble, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham,sturlington

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The Stolen Child

by Keith Donohue

2,482 members

129 reviews

3.8

Member: KimarieBee

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Confessions of an English Opium Eater

by Thomas De Quincey

1,933 members

31 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: roby72, thecoroner

58

The Sound and the Fury

by William Faulkner

17,363 members

226 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy

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The Old English Baron: A Gothic Story

193 members

4 reviews

½ 2.4

2 Members: acenturyofsleep, souloftherose

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by Andrew Michael Hurley

849 members

49 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: sturlington, kara.shamy

61

Flowers In The Attic

by V. C. Andrews

6,390 members

188 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: rainpebble, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, Booknormous,Nickelini ,sturlington

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Nightmare Abbey [and] Crotchet Castle

by Thomas Love Peacock

381 members

2 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: roby72, souloftherose

63

The Woman in Black

3,607 members

301 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: rainpebble, sturlington

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The Island of Dr. Moreau

7,297 members

173 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: rainpebble, sturlington

65

by Joyce Carol Oates

751 members

14 reviews

4

2 Members: rainpebble, roby72

66

20,280 members

693 reviews

4

3 Members: Nickelini, sturlington, ahef1963,.Monkey.

67

American Gothic Tales

by Joyce Carol Oates

465 members

5 reviews

3.9

2 Members: rainpebble, sturlington

68

Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale

by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

2,936 members

135 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: rainpebble, ahef1963

69

House of Echoes

by Brendan Duffy

273 members

47 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: rainpebble, sturlington

70

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

by Hanns Heinz Ewers

68 members

3.9

2 Members: rainpebble, roby72

71

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

by Carson McCullers

10,787 members

244 reviews

4

2 Members: rainpebble, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington

72

Interview with the Vampire

22,970 members

333 reviews

3.8

2 Members: sturlington, ahef1963

73

Collected Ghost Stories

2,311 members

44 reviews

4.1

Member: sturlington

74

Something Wicked This Way Comes

by Ray Bradbury

11,444 members

297 reviews

3.9

Member: sturlington

75

by Antonio Fogazzaro

174 members

4 reviews

3.8

Member: alex68

76

by Peter Straub

3,865 members

113 reviews

3.8

Member: sturlington

77

1,031 members

130 reviews

½ 3.3

Member: kara.shamy

78

by Richard Matheson

2,370 members

102 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: sturlington

79

The Night Country

by Stewart O'Nan

370 members

17 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: sturlington

80

by Patrick McGrath

1,514 members

36 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: sturlington

81

The Invisible Man

10,982 members

255 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: sturlington

82

The Witching Hour

9,569 members

119 reviews

4

Member: Nickelini

83

Melmoth the Wanderer

by Charles Maturin

1,638 members

34 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: acenturyofsleep

84

The Black Cat [short story]

by Edgar Allan Poe

548 members

27 reviews

3.8

2 Members: rainpebble, ahef1963,sturlington

85

The Lace Reader

by Brunonia Barry

3,400 members

281 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: sturlington

86

Wieland; and, Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist

by Charles Brockden Brown

805 members

10 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: roby72

87

The Fiery Angel

by Valery Bryusov

129 members

6 reviews

4.1

Member: roby72

88

by Anton Chekhov

150 members

9 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: roby72

89

A Bloodsmoor Romance

by Joyce Carol Oates

284 members

6 reviews

4

Member: roby72

90

Burnt Offerings

by Robert Marasco

571 members

28 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: sturlington

91

My Heart Laid Bare

by Joyce Carol Oates

362 members

5 reviews

3.9

Member: roby72

92

Maldoror and Poems

by Comte de Lautréamont

406 members

4 reviews

4

Member: roby72

93

Mysteries of Winterthurn

by Joyce Carol Oates

318 members

10 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: roby72

94

by Marquis de Sade

2,058 members

36 reviews

½ 3.3

Member: roby72

95

by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

587 members

51 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: sturlington

96

The Devil's Elixirs

by E. T. A. Hoffmann

684 members

10 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: roby72

97

Sweetheart, Sweetheart

by Bernard Taylor

137 members

8 reviews

3.8

Member: sturlington

98

Cast a Cold Eye

114 members

8 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: sturlington

99

The Necromancer, or, The Tale of the Black Forest, founded on facts

by Karl Friedrich Kahlert

107 members

1 review

½ 3.5

Member: roby72

100

436 members

12 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: sturlington

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