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American Gothic Literature - Page 2

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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The Rise of Life on Earth (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Rise of Life on Earth
41
Joyce Carol Oates
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
42
William March
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
43
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance
44
James Dickey
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280
45
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
46
Cormac McCarthy
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
47
Cormac McCarthy
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
48
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
49
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
50
Ray Bradbury
Young Goodman Brown (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Young Goodman Brown
51
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Little Friend (Donna Tartt)
The Little Friend
52
Donna Tartt
The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror
53
Diary
Diary
54
That Cold Day in the Park (Richard Miles)
That Cold Day in the Park
55
Richard Miles
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
56
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
57
Joe
Joe
58
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
59
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Room
The Room
60
The Demon
The Demon
61
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
62
John Berendt
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
63
The Book of Ruth
The Book of Ruth
64
Nobody Move (Denis Johnson)
Nobody Move
65
Denis Johnson
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
66
Stephen King
After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet
67
Zombie
Zombie
68
Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart
Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart
69
Carthage (Joyce Carol Oates)
Carthage
70
Joyce Carol Oates
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
71
Patricia Highsmith
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
72
Patricia Highsmith
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
73
Bret Easton Ellis
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
74
John Steinbeck
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
75
Denis Johnson
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
76
Gillian Flynn
The Naked Lunch
The Naked Lunch
77
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
78
Richard Matheson
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
79
Nathanael West
Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
Miss Lonelyhearts
80
Nathanael West
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