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American Gothic Literature

From an online Glossary of Literary Terms: "Gothic (goth-IK): a literary style that . . . usually portrayed fantastic tales dealing with horror, despair, the grotesque and other 'dark' subjects." These are the books that Goodreads classifies as "American Gothic," with a few emendations by yours truly.
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Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
1
Flannery O'Connor
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2
Shirley Jackson
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
3
William Faulkner
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
4
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
5
Shirley Jackson
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor (Flannery O'Connor)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor
6
Flannery O'Connor
Ghost and Horror Stories (Ambrose Bierce)
Ghost and Horror Stories
7
Ambrose Bierce
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
8
Henry James
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
9
Carson McCullers
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
10
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
11
Cormac McCarthy
Wieland
Wieland
12
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
13
The Big Nowhere
The Big Nowhere
14
Dragonwyck (Anya Seton)
Dragonwyck
15
Anya Seton
The Collected Stories of William Faulkner
The Collected Stories of William Faulkner
16
The Collected Stories of Carson McCullers (Carson McCullers)
The Collected Stories of Carson McCullers
17
Carson McCullers
The Complete Stories of Truman Capote (Truman Capote)
The Complete Stories of Truman Capote
18
Truman Capote
The Clearing
The Clearing
19
Tar Baby
Tar Baby
20
The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith (Patricia Highsmith)
The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith
21
Patricia Highsmith
Corregidora
Corregidora
22
Reflections in a Golden Eye (Carson McCullers)
Reflections in a Golden Eye
23
Carson McCullers
A Suspension of Mercy (Patricia Highsmith)
A Suspension of Mercy
24
Patricia Highsmith
Of Love and Dust (Ernest J Gaines)
Of Love and Dust
25
Ernest J Gaines
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
26
Blood on the Forge (William Attaway)
Blood on the Forge
27
William Attaway
Affliction by Russell Banks
Affliction by Russell Banks
28
Linden Hills (Gloria Naylor)
Linden Hills
29
Gloria Naylor
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
30
Toni Morrison
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
31
Edgar Allan Poe
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
32
Jane Smiley
Falconer
Falconer
33
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
34
Ralph Ellison
Leave Her to Heaven (Ben Ames Williams)
Leave Her to Heaven
35
Ben Ames Williams
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
36
William Faulkner
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
37
Cormac McCarthy
The Road Through the Wall (Shirley Jackson)
The Road Through the Wall
38
Shirley Jackson
The Sundial (Shirley Jackson)
The Sundial
39
Shirley Jackson
A Carnivore's Inquiry (Http://Ecx.Images-Amazon.com/Images/I/41Rq5kmrb6l.)
A Carnivore's Inquiry
40
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