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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
Maureen Waller
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Anno Dracula
Anno Dracula
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The Book of Human Skin (Michelle Lovric)
The Book of Human Skin
Michelle Lovric
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Castle Rackrent
Castle Rackrent
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Company of Liars (Karen Maitland)
Company of Liars
Karen Maitland
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Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golum (Peter Ackroyd)
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golum
Peter Ackroyd
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Daughters of the Witching Hill
Daughters of the Witching Hill
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Dead Until Dark (Charlaine Harris)
Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris
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The Devil in the Marshalsea (Hodgson Antonia)
The Devil in the Marshalsea
Hodgson Antonia
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The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson
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Distant Echo (Val Mcdermid)
Distant Echo
Val Mcdermid
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Drood (Dan Simmons)
Drood
Dan Simmons
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The Eye of the Moon (Anonymous)
The Eye of the Moon
Anonymous
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The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
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Floating Book (Michelle Lovric)
Floating Book
Michelle Lovric
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The Hangman's Daughter
The Hangman's Daughter
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The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
Elizabeth Kostova
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Holy Fools (Joanne Harris)
Holy Fools
Joanne Harris
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
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In the Shadow of Gotham (Stefanie Pintoff)
In the Shadow of Gotham
Stefanie Pintoff
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Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
Anne Rice
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Jack the Ripper and Black Magic (Spiro Dimolianis)
Jack the Ripper and Black Magic
Spiro Dimolianis
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Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
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Lovecraft
Lovecraft
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The Meaning of Night
The Meaning of Night
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Mrs. Poe (Lynn Cullen)
Mrs. Poe
Lynn Cullen
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Murder on Astor Place (Victoria Thompson)
Murder on Astor Place
Victoria Thompson
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Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
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The Owl Killers (Karen Maitland)
The Owl Killers
Karen Maitland
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The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales (Various)
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales
Various
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Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
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The Prague Cemetery
The Prague Cemetery
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The Raven's Head (Karen Maitland)
The Raven's Head
Karen Maitland
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Resurrection Row
Resurrection Row
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The Resurrectionist (James Bradley)
The Resurrectionist
James Bradley
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The Sad Stories of the Brothers Grossbart (Jesse Bullington)
The Sad Stories of the Brothers Grossbart
Jesse Bullington
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The Somnambulist (Essie Fox)
The Somnambulist
Essie Fox
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The Tale of the Body Thief
The Tale of the Body Thief
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
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Vlad:The Last Confession (C.C. HUMPHREYS)
Vlad:The Last Confession
C.C. HUMPHREYS
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