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Beautifully Gothic to Read List - Contemporary and Before

A list of books I have read or that are on my shelves or TBP list as appeal to the deliciously macabre and gothic element of my reading.
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1700: Scenes From London Life (Maureen Waller)
1700: Scenes From London Life
1
Maureen Waller
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)
Anno Dracula
2
Kim Newman
The Book of Human Skin (Michelle Lovric)
The Book of Human Skin
3
Michelle Lovric
Castle Rackrent (Maria Edgeworth)
Castle Rackrent
4
Maria Edgeworth
Company of Liars (Karen Maitland)
Company of Liars
5
Karen Maitland
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golum (Peter Ackroyd)
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golum
6
Peter Ackroyd
Daughters of the Witching Hill
Daughters of the Witching Hill
7
Dead Until Dark (Charlaine Harris)
Dead Until Dark
8
Charlaine Harris
The Devil in the Marshalsea (Hodgson Antonia)
The Devil in the Marshalsea
9
Hodgson Antonia
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
10
Erik Larson
Distant Echo (Val Mcdermid)
Distant Echo
11
Val Mcdermid
Drood (Dan Simmons)
Drood
12
Dan Simmons
The Eye of the Moon (Anonymous)
The Eye of the Moon
13
Anonymous
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
14
Edgar Allan Poe
Floating Book (Michelle Lovric)
Floating Book
15
Michelle Lovric
The Hangman's Daughter (Oliver Pötzsch)
The Hangman's Daughter
16
Oliver Pötzsch
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
17
Elizabeth Kostova
Holy Fools (Joanne Harris)
Holy Fools
18
Joanne Harris
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
19
Mark Z. Danielewski
In the Shadow of Gotham (Stefanie Pintoff)
In the Shadow of Gotham
20
Stefanie Pintoff
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
21
Anne Rice
Jack the Ripper and Black Magic (Spiro Dimolianis)
Jack the Ripper and Black Magic
22
Spiro Dimolianis
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
23
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Lovecraft
Lovecraft
24
The Meaning of Night
The Meaning of Night
25
Mrs. Poe (Lynn Cullen)
Mrs. Poe
26
Lynn Cullen
Murder on Astor Place (Victoria Thompson)
Murder on Astor Place
27
Victoria Thompson
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
28
Jane Austen
The Owl Killers (Karen Maitland)
The Owl Killers
29
Karen Maitland
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales (Various)
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales
30
Various
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
31
Patrick Suskind
The Prague Cemetery (Umberto Eco)
The Prague Cemetery
32
Umberto Eco
The Raven's Head (Karen Maitland)
The Raven's Head
33
Karen Maitland
Resurrection Row
Resurrection Row
34
The Resurrectionist (James Bradley)
The Resurrectionist
35
James Bradley
The Sad Stories of the Brothers Grossbart (Jesse Bullington)
The Sad Stories of the Brothers Grossbart
36
Jesse Bullington
The Somnambulist (Essie Fox)
The Somnambulist
37
Essie Fox
The Tale of the Body Thief
The Tale of the Body Thief
38
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
39
Edgar Allan Poe
Vlad:The Last Confession (C.C. HUMPHREYS)
Vlad:The Last Confession
40
C.C. HUMPHREYS
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