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22 Essential Gothic Novels (Classic & Contemporary)

"Gothic fiction is a genre with an incredible legacy, but it's also one that is seeing an exciting modern revival.
Since its beginnings in the late 18th Century, the gothic genre has grown and changed, having a hand in the creations of horror and science fiction.
As such, gothic novels are at once broad in their scope and themes, and also rigid in their tone and atmosphere.
Gothic novels are bleak, dark things; stories of terror and paranoia. They are exciting, absurd, sublime works of art, and we love them.
If you are a fan of modern gothic novels who wants to return to the genre's roots, or a fan of the classics who wants to see what's out there, you'll find it all here."
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The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
The Castle of Otranto
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Horace Walpole
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
2
Mary Shelley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
3
Bram Stoker
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
4
Emily Brontë
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
5
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
6
Oscar Wilde
The Monk (Matthew Gregory Lewis)
The Monk
7
Matthew Gregory Lewis
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
8
Edgar Allan Poe
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
9
Henry James
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
10
Shirley Jackson
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
11
Daphne Du Maurier
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
12
Julia Armfield
Orpheus Builds a Girl (Heather Parry)
Orpheus Builds a Girl
13
Heather Parry
The Whispering Muse (Laura Purcell)
The Whispering Muse
14
Laura Purcell
What Moves the Dead (T. Kingfisher)
What Moves the Dead
15
T. Kingfisher
Tell Me I'm Worthless (Alison Rumfitt)
Tell Me I'm Worthless
16
Alison Rumfitt
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Last House on Needless Street
17
Catriona Ward
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
18
Sarah Waters
The Leviathan (Rosie Andrews)
The Leviathan
19
Rosie Andrews
A Dowry of Blood (S. T. Gibson)
A Dowry of Blood
20
S. T. Gibson
A Good House for Children (Kate Collins)
A Good House for Children
21
Kate Collins
Sisters (Daisy Johnson)
Sisters
22
Daisy Johnson
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