List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

Goodreads' Top 65 Gothic Books

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.
Read More
2,553 users · 23,937 views
 
avg. score: 9 of 65 (14%)
required scores: 1, 4, 7, 10, 14 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 2
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
1
Charlotte Brontë
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
2
Emily Bronte
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
3
Bram Stoker
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
4
Mary Shelley
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
5
Daphne Du Maurier
Picture of Dorian Gray
Picture of Dorian Gray
6
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
7
The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
8
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
9
Anne Rice
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
10
Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
11
Shirley Jackson
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
12
Wilkie Collins
Call of Cthulhu
Call of Cthulhu
13
The House of Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of Seven Gables
14
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
15
Stephen King
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
16
Washington Irving
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
17
Anne Rice
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
18
Richard Matheson
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
19
Erin Morgenstern
The House on the Strand (Daphne Du Maurier)
The House on the Strand
20
Daphne Du Maurier
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
21
Arthur Conan Doyle
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly
22
Red as Blood: Tales From Sisters Grimmer
Red as Blood: Tales From Sisters Grimmer
23
Covenant With the Vampire
Covenant With the Vampire
24
Be Buried in the Rain
Be Buried in the Rain
25
The Dancing Floor
The Dancing Floor
26
The Vampyre and Other Tales of the MacRabe
The Vampyre and Other Tales of the MacRabe
27
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
28
The Haunted Hotel and Other Stories
The Haunted Hotel and Other Stories
29
Lilith's Dream
Lilith's Dream
30
The Last Vampire
The Last Vampire
31
Graveminder
Graveminder
32
A Stir of Echoes
A Stir of Echoes
33
Greygallows
Greygallows
34
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (Stephen King)
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
35
Stephen King
Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques
Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques
36
The Book of Shadows
The Book of Shadows
37
The Witchery
The Witchery
38
Haunted
Haunted
39
Shadow Land
Shadow Land
40
Page 1 of 2
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to 'Goodreads' Top 65 Gothic Books'
Top Rated Books From "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" on Goodreads
Top Rated Books From "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" on Goodreads
3,080
237
The Top 10 Most Popular Books About Books on Goodreads
The Top 10 Most Popular Books About Books on Goodreads
602
10
Goodreads M (Books in My Goodreads)
Goodreads M (Books in My Goodreads)
161
31
Libros Goodreads H (Books in My Goodreads Mainly Written by Men)
Libros Goodreads H (Books in My Goodreads Mainly Written by Men)
124
39
Top 50 Books That Everyone Should Read at Least Once (Goodreads)
Top 50 Books That Everyone Should Read at Least Once (Goodreads)
23,177
50
Goodreads' Top 100 Books
Goodreads' Top 100 Books
12,507
100
Goodreads' Top 100 Books From the 21st Century (So Far)
Goodreads' Top 100 Books From the 21st Century (So Far)
10,153
100
The Top 300 Books Based on Goodreads' Ratings
The Top 300 Books Based on Goodreads' Ratings
8,199
300
Goodreads' Top 100 Best Young Adults Books
Goodreads' Top 100 Best Young Adults Books
8,143
100
Goodreads' Top 200 Crime Books
Goodreads' Top 200 Crime Books
5,172
200
The Top 100 Children's Books on Goodreads
The Top 100 Children's Books on Goodreads
5,173
100
Goodreads' Top 100 Books of the 1990s
Goodreads' Top 100 Books of the 1990s
4,992
100
Top 100 Young Adult Books (Goodreads)
Top 100 Young Adult Books (Goodreads)
4,583
100
Top 100 Books Tagged "Unread" on Goodreads
Top 100 Books Tagged "Unread" on Goodreads
2,583
100
Top 149 Favorite Books of Goodreads Members- 2025 Update
Top 149 Favorite Books of Goodreads Members- 2025 Update
2,552
149
Top 50 Most Read Books This Year (According to Goodreads)
Top 50 Most Read Books This Year (According to Goodreads)
2,327
50
Top 151 Favorite Books of Goodreads Members
Top 151 Favorite Books of Goodreads Members
1,985
151
Vanilla's Top 200 Most Popular Goodreads Books
Vanilla's Top 200 Most Popular Goodreads Books
1,954
200
The Top 100 YA Books on Goodreads
The Top 100 YA Books on Goodreads
1,031
100
Goodreads Readers' Top Books Published in the Past Five Years
Goodreads Readers' Top Books Published in the Past Five Years
1,078
60
Goodreads: Popular R Lit Top 100 Books
Goodreads: Popular R Lit Top 100 Books
831
100
30 of the Top Sci-Fi Books According to Goodreads
30 of the Top Sci-Fi Books According to Goodreads
777
30
Goodreads' Top 50 Fantasy Books
Goodreads' Top 50 Fantasy Books
741
50
Top 50 Science Fiction Books on Goodreads
Top 50 Science Fiction Books on Goodreads
704
50
The Top Shelf: Books I've Given 5-Star Ratings on Goodreads
The Top Shelf: Books I've Given 5-Star Ratings on Goodreads
716
83
Goodreads Top 200 Non-English Books
Goodreads Top 200 Non-English Books
674
200
Goodreads Staffers' Top Books of the Year
Goodreads Staffers' Top Books of the Year
613
156
The Top 10 Gothic Novels of All Time
The Top 10 Gothic Novels of All Time
553
10
Goodreads' Top 50 Sci-Fi Books
Goodreads' Top 50 Sci-Fi Books
539
50
The Goodreads Staff Shares the Top Books We Read This Year
The Goodreads Staff Shares the Top Books We Read This Year
513
58
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN