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21st Century Gothic Fiction

Modern books tangling with the gothic tradition, whether referencing old classics or spinning new stories. This list is a bit YA-heavy- I guess that's where a lot of the gothic authors go these days.
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The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
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Diane Setterfield
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Kiersten White)
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
2
Kiersten White
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
3
Erin Morgenstern
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
4
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Libba Bray)
A Great and Terrible Beauty
5
Libba Bray
The Long Lankin (Lindsey Barraclough)
The Long Lankin
6
Lindsey Barraclough
In the Garden of Poisonous Flowers (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
In the Garden of Poisonous Flowers
7
Caitlin R. Kiernan
The Seance (John Harwood)
The Seance
8
John Harwood
This House Is Haunted (John Boyne)
This House Is Haunted
9
John Boyne
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
10
Helen Oyeyemi
Queen Victoria's Book of Spells (Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling)
Queen Victoria's Book of Spells
11
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
The Quick
The Quick
12
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown (Holly Black)
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
13
Holly Black
A Dowry of Blood (S.T. Gibson)
A Dowry of Blood
14
S.T. Gibson
The Book of Renfield: A Gospel of Dracula (Tim Lucas)
The Book of Renfield: A Gospel of Dracula
15
Tim Lucas
Through the Smoke (Brenda Novak)
Through the Smoke
16
Brenda Novak
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
17
Matt Ruff
Breathless (Anne Stuart)
Breathless
18
Anne Stuart
Jane Steele (Lyndsay Faye)
Jane Steele
19
Lyndsay Faye
The Last Werewolf
The Last Werewolf
20
The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School (Kim Newman)
The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School
21
Kim Newman
Pride and Prometheus (John Kessel)
Pride and Prometheus
22
John Kessel
The Family Plot (Cherie Priest)
The Family Plot
23
Cherie Priest
Maplecroft (Cherie Priest)
Maplecroft
24
Cherie Priest
The Drowning Girl (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
The Drowning Girl
25
Caitlin R. Kiernan
And I Darken (Kiersten White)
And I Darken
26
Kiersten White
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Theodora Goss)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
27
Theodora Goss
Blood 20: Tales of Vampire Horror (Tanith Lee)
Blood 20: Tales of Vampire Horror
28
Tanith Lee
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
29
Emily Danforth
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
30
Laura Purcell
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
31
Sarah Waters
The Price of Meat (K J Charles)
The Price of Meat
32
K J Charles
The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor (Shaenon K. Garrity)
The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor
33
Shaenon K. Garrity
Mistress of the Art of Death (Ariana Franklin)
Mistress of the Art of Death
34
Ariana Franklin
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
35
Elizabeth Kostova
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
36
Susanna Clarke
The Distant Hours (Kate Morton)
The Distant Hours
37
Kate Morton
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
38
John Connolly
The Accursed (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Accursed
39
Joyce Carol Oates
Unspoken (Sarah Reese Brennan)
Unspoken
40
Sarah Reese Brennan
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