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Best Gothic Books of All Time - Page 2

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Making its debut in the late 18th century, Gothic fiction was a branch of the larger Romantic movement that sought to stimulate strong emotions in the reader - fear and apprehension in this case. Gothic fiction places heavy emphasis on atmosphere, using setting and diction to build suspense and a sense of unease in the reader. Common subject matter includes the supernatural, family curses, mystery, and madness.
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (M R James)
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
41
M R James
The Gormenghast Trilogy
The Gormenghast Trilogy
42
Mistress of Mellyn (Victoria Holt)
Mistress of Mellyn
43
Victoria Holt
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
44
Franz Kafka
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
45
Daphne Du Maurier
The Italian (Ann Radcliffe)
The Italian
46
Ann Radcliffe
Dragonwyck (Anya Seton)
Dragonwyck
47
Anya Seton
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
48
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
49
Anne Rice
Echoes in Darkness (Jane Godman)
Echoes in Darkness
50
Jane Godman
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
51
Richard Marheson
Affinity (Sarah Waters)
Affinity
52
Sarah Waters
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
53
The House on the Strand (Daphne Du Maurier)
The House on the Strand
54
Daphne Du Maurier
Valley of Nightmares (Jane Godman)
Valley of Nightmares
55
Jane Godman
Gothic Tales (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Gothic Tales
56
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (James Hogg)
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
57
James Hogg
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
58
Daphne Du Maurier
The Canterville Ghost (Oscar Wilde)
The Canterville Ghost
59
Oscar Wilde
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours
60
In a Glass Darkly (Sheridan Le Fanu)
In a Glass Darkly
61
Sheridan Le Fanu
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
62
Anne Brontë
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
63
Charles Dickens
The Meaning of Night
The Meaning of Night
64
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
65
Wilkie Collins
Rappaccini's Daughter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Rappaccini's Daughter
66
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mary Reilly (Valerie Martin)
Mary Reilly
67
Valerie Martin
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
68
Shirley Jackson
Young Goodman Brown (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Young Goodman Brown
69
Nathaniel Hawthorne
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
70
Agatha Christie
Vathek (William Beckford)
Vathek
71
William Beckford
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
72
V.C. Andrews
Asylum (Patrick McGrath)
Asylum
73
Patrick McGrath
The Bride of Lammermoor (Sir Walter Scott)
The Bride of Lammermoor
74
Sir Walter Scott
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
75
Poppy Z. Brite
The Vampyre (John William Polidori)
The Vampyre
76
John William Polidori
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
77
Victor Hugo
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
78
Ira Levin
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
79
Alexandre Dumas
The Magic Toyshop
The Magic Toyshop
80
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