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Gothic or Early Horror Reads

A list of gothic or classic horror books I've read over the past two years. Ranging from Kate Morton's family sagas and Wallpole's charming melodrama to Mary Shelley's profound "Frankenstein" and Angela Carter's symbol-rich fairy tales, vote for the books on this list you've read.
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The Distant Hours (Kate Morton)
The Distant Hours
1
Kate Morton
Rebecca (Daphne Dumaurier)
Rebecca
2
Daphne Dumaurier
Falling Angels (Tracy Chevalier)
Falling Angels
3
Tracy Chevalier
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
4
Hannah Kent
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
5
Angela Carter
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
6
Charlotte Bronte
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
7
Edgar Allan Poe
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
8
Elizabeth Kostova
The Raven
The Raven
9
Annabel Lee
Annabel Lee
10
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
11
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
The Forgotten Garden
12
Kate Morton
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
13
Henry James
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
14
Mary Shelley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
15
Bram Stoker
The Assignation (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Assignation
16
Edgar Allan Poe
Lenore (Edgar Allan Poe)
Lenore
17
Edgar Allan Poe
The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Cask of Amontillado
18
Edgar Allan Poe
The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death
19
The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
The Castle of Otranto
20
Horace Walpole
Bohemian Gospel (Dana Chamblee Carpenter)
Bohemian Gospel
21
Dana Chamblee Carpenter
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
22
Susan Hill
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
23
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Vampyre (John William Polidori)
The Vampyre
24
John William Polidori
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
25
Gaston Leroux
The Pleasures of Men (Kate Williams)
The Pleasures of Men
26
Kate Williams
The Canterville Ghost (Oscar Wilde)
The Canterville Ghost
27
Oscar Wilde
MORELLA (Edgar Allan Poe)
MORELLA
28
Edgar Allan Poe
Metzengerstein (Edgar Allan Poe)
Metzengerstein
29
Edgar Allan Poe
The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps (Michel Faber)
The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps
30
Michel Faber
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems (Edgar Allan Poe)
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems
31
Edgar Allan Poe
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
32
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
33
Jane Austen
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
34
Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
35
Edgar Allan Poe
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
36
Sarah Waters
The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Black Cat
37
Edgar Allan Poe
The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)
The Highwayman
38
Alfred Noyes
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
39
Charles Dickens
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