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Gothic, Horror & Macabre Fiction

Macabre: disturbing because concerning or causing a fear of death. Gothic: portentously gloomy or horrifying; fiction characterised by an atmosphere of mystery and horror, often having a pseudo-medieval setting, from its zenith in the 18th to early 19th centuries to the present day.
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"Afterward" (Edith Wharton)
"Afterward"
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Edith Wharton
"The Girl With the Hungry Eyes" (Fritz Leiber)
"The Girl With the Hungry Eyes"
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Fritz Leiber
"La Belle Dame Sans Merci" (John Keats)
"La Belle Dame Sans Merci"
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John Keats
"The Minister's Black Veil" (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
"The Minister's Black Veil"
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Open Window" by Saki
"The Open Window" by Saki
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"Pigeons From Hell" by Robert E. Howard
"Pigeons From Hell" by Robert E. Howard
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120 Days of Sodom (Marquis De Sade)
120 Days of Sodom
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Marquis De Sade
The Adventures of Caleb Williams
The Adventures of Caleb Williams
8
Affinity (Sarah Waters)
Affinity
9
Sarah Waters
Against Nature
Against Nature
10
Alone With the Horrors (Ramsey Campbell)
Alone With the Horrors
11
Ramsey Campbell
The Amber Witch (Wilhelm Meinhold)
The Amber Witch
12
Wilhelm Meinhold
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
13
Bret Easton Ellis
The Amytiville Horror
The Amytiville Horror
14
Ancient Sorceries (Algernon Blackwood)
Ancient Sorceries
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Algernon Blackwood
And Then There Were None (By Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (By Agatha Christie)
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The Angel's Game
The Angel's Game
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Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)
Anno Dracula
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Kim Newman
Arthur Mervyn
Arthur Mervyn
19
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
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William Faulkner
Ask the Bones: Scary Stories From Around the World (Arielle North Olson)
Ask the Bones: Scary Stories From Around the World
21
Arielle North Olson
Asylum (Patrick McGrath)
Asylum
22
Patrick McGrath
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
23
H.P. Lovecraft
The Axeman's Jazz (Ray Cestelin)
The Axeman's Jazz
24
Ray Cestelin
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
25
Carson McCullers
Beasts (Joyce Carol Oates)
Beasts
26
Joyce Carol Oates
The Beetle (Richard Marsh)
The Beetle
27
Richard Marsh
Bellefleur (Joyce Carol Oates)
Bellefleur
28
Joyce Carol Oates
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
29
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
30
James Ellroy
The Black Spider (Jeremias Gotthelf)
The Black Spider
31
Jeremias Gotthelf
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
32
Charles Dickens
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
33
José Saramago
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
34
Cormac McCarthy
A Bloodsmoor Romance (Joyce Carol Oates)
A Bloodsmoor Romance
35
Joyce Carol Oates
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
36
Angela Carter
The Bone Key (Sarah Monette)
The Bone Key
37
Sarah Monette
The Book of Human Skin (Michelle Lovric)
The Book of Human Skin
38
Michelle Lovric
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
39
Clive Barker
The Bride of Lammermoor (Sir Walter Scott)
The Bride of Lammermoor
40
Sir Walter Scott
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