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Book Riot's 50+ Must-Read Gothic Novels and Stories

"What do we mean when we talk about gothic literature? How does classic gothic literature compare to southern gothic compare to gothic horror? These are big questions, and the answer is to read all the gothics. I've attempted to include as broad a range as possible here, but it's impossible to include everything. Nevertheless, here are more than 50 must-read gothic novels and stories."
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories (Carson McCullers)
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Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Bitter Orange (Claire Fuller)
Bitter Orange (Claire Fuller)
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Black Rabbit Hall (Eve Chase)
Black Rabbit Hall (Eve Chase)
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
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The Boy at the Keyhole (Stephen Giles)
The Boy at the Keyhole (Stephen Giles)
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Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane (Jean Toomer)
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Carmilla
Carmilla
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales (Charles Chesnutt)
The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales (Charles Chesnutt)
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Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas
Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas
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Delicious Foods (James Hannaham)
Delicious Foods (James Hannaham)
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The Doll Factory (Elizabeth Macneal)
The Doll Factory (Elizabeth Macneal)
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
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Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Edith Wharton)
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Edith Wharton)
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Ghost Summer (Due)
Ghost Summer (Due)
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The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
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Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
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Gothic Tales (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Gothic Tales (Elizabeth Gaskell)
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Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
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The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
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The House at Riverton (Kate Morton)
The House at Riverton (Kate Morton)
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House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories (Washington Irving)
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The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger
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A Long Fatal Love Chase
A Long Fatal Love Chase
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Mary Reilly (Valerie Martin)
Mary Reilly (Valerie Martin)
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The Moth Diaries (Rachel Klein)
The Moth Diaries (Rachel Klein)
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The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
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The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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The Reapers Are the Angels (Alden Bell)
The Reapers Are the Angels (Alden Bell)
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
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The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
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A Sicilian Romance (Ann Radcliffe)
A Sicilian Romance (Ann Radcliffe)
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