Gothic Atmosphere

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley · Horror

*Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus* is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley.

gothic atmosphere · redemption arc · anti hero · revenge plot

Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke · Literary Fiction

***'My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…'*** Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media…

dark academia · psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator · gothic atmosphere

Japanese Gothic

Kylie Lee Baker · Horror

New York Times Most Anticipated Book for 2026 USA TODAY Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Book Riot…

gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines · paranormal romance · twist ending

The Housemaid

Freida McFadden · Horror

Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom.

psychological thriller · haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · trauma recovery

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V. E. Schwab · Literary Fiction

This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of…

magical realism · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · twist ending

Wolf Worm

T. Kingfisher · Horror

Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T.

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · survival · trauma recovery

Haunting Adeline

H. D. Carlton · Romance

**The Manipulator** I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.

dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · cat and mouse

Dark Matter

Michelle Paver · Horror

A terrifying 1930s ghost story set in the haunting wilderness of the far north.

gothic atmosphere · ghosts · survival · psychological thriller · historical fiction

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë · Literary Fiction

The novel is set somewhere in the north of England.

gothic atmosphere · slow burn · workplace romance · forbidden romance · second chance romance

Dracula

Bram Stoker · Horror

To borrow a phrase used by one of the characters in the novel, Dracula is “nineteenth century up-to-date with a vengeance.” In her introduction to…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · vampires · historical fiction · paranormal romance

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier · Horror

With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs.

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · haunted setting · second chance romance · trauma recovery

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

, a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · vampires · grimdark

Trad Wife

Saratoga Schaefer · Horror

A "traditional wife" influencer allows a demonic creature to impregnate her in this unnerving horror novel, perfect for fans of Nightbitch and Mary,…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · demons

You Did Nothing Wrong

CG Drews · Horror

Single mother Elodie’s life has become a fairy tale.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Grady Hendrix · Horror

*‘I did an evil thing to be put in here, and I’m going to have to do an evil thing to get out.’* They call them wayward girls.

gothic atmosphere · witches · coming of age · dark academia · haunted setting

King Sorrow

Joe Hill · Horror

Arthur Oakes is a reader, a dreamer, and a student at Rackham College, Maine, renowned for its frosty winters, exceptional library, and beautiful…

grimdark · gothic atmosphere · trauma recovery

The Knight and the Moth

Rachel Gillig · Fantasy

Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all.

gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · quest · forbidden romance · slow burn

Bunny

Mona Awad · Literary Fiction

Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University.

dark academia · magical realism · gothic atmosphere · coming of age · grimdark

A Box Full of Darkness

Simone St. James · Horror

“From the book’s chillingly creepy setting, which previously appeared in The Sun Down Motel (2020), to a nerve-jangling plot that effectively borrows…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle

One Dark Window

Rachel Gillig · Fantasy

An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare.

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · chosen one · demons · trauma recovery

Between Two Fires

Christopher Buehlman · Horror

“Buehlman…slips effortlessly into a different kind of literary sensibility, one that doesn’t scrimp on earthy humor and lyrical writing in the face…

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · survival · grimdark

Play Nice

Rachel Harrison · Horror

Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous secret: she…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · psychological thriller · demons · trauma recovery

The Lamb

Lucy Rose · Horror

Young Margot lives in the woods with Mama.

gothic atmosphere · grimdark

The Body

Bethany C. Morrow · Horror

The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C.

psychological thriller · trauma recovery · gothic atmosphere

Blood on Her Tongue

Johanna van Veen · Horror

**The Netherlands, 1887.** Lucy's twin sister Sarah is unwell.

gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · vampires · dark academia

Strange Pictures

Uketsu · Horror

A Japanese mystery horror bestseller, revolving around a series of creepy drawings, in which the reader is the detective - from the Youtube sensation…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · twist ending · multiple timelines

On Sundays She Picked Flowers

Yah Yah Scholfield · Horror

“A ferociously talented writer. Scholfield writes with insight, beauty, and the wildness of real art.” —Victor LaValle, author of Lone Women In this…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · psychological thriller · survival

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde · Literary Fiction

**The Picture of Dorian Gray** is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde.

dark academia · obsessive love · gothic atmosphere

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson · Literary Fiction

Shirley Jackson's beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family's dark secret Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark…

unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · small town · morally grey character

The Library After Dark

Ande Pliego · Mystery & Thriller

A bookseller must escape the infamously haunted library that holds her darkest secrets, but with a murderer in her tour group, escaping alive is not…

locked room · psychological thriller · haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · twist ending

Nocticadia

Keri Lake · Romance

A dark, atmospheric tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love.

dark romance · paranormal romance · forbidden romance · morally grey character · revenge plot · gothic atmosphere

Hungerstone

Kat Dunn · Horror

An orphaned, emotionally isolated heiress with no money marries a cunning steel tycoon for a chance to build back her life.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · grimdark · psychological thriller

Hazelthorn

CG Drews · Horror

Evander has lived like a ghost in the forgotten corners of the Hazelthorn estate ever since he was taken in by his reclusive billionaire guardian,…

gothic atmosphere · coming of age · grimdark · dark academia · haunted setting

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia · Horror

An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of…

gothic atmosphere · cosmic horror · psychological thriller · haunted setting

Spoiled Milk

Avery Curran · Horror

“The haunted lesbian boarding school horror show we always wanted.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · found family · paranormal romance

Our Wives Under the Sea

Julia Armfield · Horror

Miri thinks she has got her wife back, when Leah finally returns after a deep sea mission that ended in catastrophe.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · psychological thriller

The Keeper

Sarah Langan · Horror

Some believe Bedford, Maine, is cursed.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · small town

The Bewitching

Silvia Moreno-Garcia · Horror

“Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter…

gothic atmosphere · witches · haunted setting · multiple timelines · dark academia

'Salem's Lot

Stephen King · Horror

Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in the hopes that living in an old mansion, long the subject of town lore, will help him cast out his own…

gothic atmosphere · vampires · small town · haunted setting · redemption arc

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson · Horror

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle

A House With Good Bones

T. Kingfisher · Horror

**A contemporary Southern Gothic from award-winning master of modern horror T.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · psychological thriller

What Moves the Dead

T. Kingfisher · Horror

When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · haunted setting

Weavingshaw

Heba Al-Wasity · Fantasy

In this debut gothic fantasy, a young woman who can see the dead strikes a deal with the magnetic and dangerous Saint of Silence, a purveyor of dark…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · forbidden romance · dark romance · morally grey character

The Knave and the Moon

Rachel Gillig · Fantasy

**Rachel Gillig, the queen of gothic romantasy, returns with higher stakes, darker mysteries, and deeper longings in this gorgeous sequel to the #1…

gothic atmosphere · slow burn · forbidden romance · dark romance

The Poisoner

I.V. Ophelia · Romance

***SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION with custom SPRAYED and DESIGNED edges, available only in the first printing!*** The Lost Apothecary meets Gothikana in a…

dark romance · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · enemies to lovers · slow burn

Snake-Eater

T. Kingfisher · Horror

In this witty fantasy horror from New York Times bestselling, Nebula and Hugo award-winning author T.

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · paranormal romance

The Exorcist

William Peter Blatty · Horror

THE CHILLING MOVIE WE COULD NOT FORGET ...

haunted setting · cosmic horror · psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere

Incidents Around the House

Josh Malerman · Horror

To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · coming of age · psychological thriller

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir · Fantasy

"The Emperor needs necromancers.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · locked room · found family

Hemlock & Silver

T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.

dark romance · grimdark · gothic atmosphere · twist ending · witches

Anathema

Keri Lake · Fantasy

From USA Today bestselling author Keri Lake comes a hardcover repackage of her spellbinding gothic dark fantasy about a shunned woman who is forced…

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · demons · portal fantasy · trauma recovery

We Live Here Now

Sarah Pinborough · Horror

Award-winning author of New York Times bestselling breakout novel (and hit Netflix show) Behind Her Eyes returns with a haunting Gothic novel about a…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · haunted setting · trauma recovery

Bone of My Bone

Johanna van Veen · Horror

A skull's grin is eternal... The year is 1635. Sister Ursula, a young nun fleeing the ruins of her convent, and Elsebeth, a sharp-witted peasant,…

dark romance · forbidden romance · gothic atmosphere

Wretch

Eric LaRocca · Horror

From rising horror star and award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes a nightmarish, haunting, tech-Gothic thrill…

dark romance · obsessive love · trauma recovery · gothic atmosphere · ghosts

The Place Where They Buried Your Heart

Christina Henry · Horror

On an otherwise ordinary street in Chicago, there is a house.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · trauma recovery

Wife Shaped Bodies

Laura Cranehill · Horror

Sorrowland meets Manhunt in this literary horror debut in which an isolated newlywed—covered in mushroom growths like all the other wives in her…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · haunted setting · forbidden romance

Hollow

Caroline Peckham · Fantasy

From the Amazon.com and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors of the Zodiac Academy series Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti.

dark romance · paranormal romance · fae · gothic atmosphere

Two Twisted Crowns

Rachel Gillig · Fantasy

Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · chosen one · twist ending · demons · morally grey character

The Only One Left

Riley Sager · Mystery & Thriller

At seventeen, Lenora Hope Hung her sister with a rope Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery

Nestlings

Nat Cassidy · Horror

Ana and Reid need a break. The horrifically complicated birth of their first child has left Ana paralyzed, bitter, and struggling―with mobility,…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · psychological thriller · urban fantasy

The Unworthy

Agustina Bazterrica · Horror

In a dystopian convent sheltering women from a climate-ravaged world, a narrator yearning to ascend within the Sacred Sisterhood confronts her…

dystopian society · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller

Diavola

Jennifer Thorne · Horror

Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: *Tread lightly and survive*.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

Lucky Day

Chuck Tingle · Horror

***Lucky Day* is the latest from Chuck Tingle, *USA Today* bestselling author of *Camp Damascus* and *Bury Your Gays*, where one woman must go up…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · revenge plot

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

Ten years ago outside Browning, Montana, four Blackfeet shot some elk, and then went on with their lives.

revenge plot · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · trauma recovery

Carmilla

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · Horror

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paranormal romance · gothic atmosphere · vampires · dark romance

Turn Off the Light

Jacquie Walters · Horror

Two women living centuries apart are bound by the same dark secret in this haunting novel that "upends everything you think you know about ghost…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · multiple timelines · ghosts · twist ending

The Fourth Wife

Linda Hamilton · Horror

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas meets “Sister Wives” in a deliciously chilling, darkly romantic, historical gothic horror with a feminist slant, as a…

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · historical fiction · forbidden romance

Maria the Wanted

V. Castro · Horror

Newly turned Mexican vampire, Maria, is not just out for blood, she wants answers.

paranormal romance · dark romance · vampires · gothic atmosphere

Rest Stop

Nat Cassidy · Horror

A young musician finds himself locked inside a gas station bathroom in the middle of the night by an unseen assailant, caught between the horrors on…

psychological thriller · high stakes survival · locked room · gothic atmosphere

Slewfoot

Brom · Horror

**Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · demons

The Girl with a Thousand Faces

Sunyi Dean · Fantasy

Mercy Chan is a triad exorcist with a mysterious past.

gothic atmosphere · ghosts · historical fiction · urban fantasy · trauma recovery

Nightshade

Autumn Woods · Fantasy

“I’ll love you with the same intensity that you hate me.” At elite Sorrowsong University, hidden in the misty Scottish Highlands, Ophelia Winters…

dark academia · enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · revenge plot · gothic atmosphere

Gild

Raven Kennedy · Romance

Gold. Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of…

dark romance · paranormal romance · forced proximity · possessive romance · gothic atmosphere

Dead of Winter

Kealan Patrick Burke · Horror

Winter isn’t coming…it’s already here, and with it comes a horror no door can keep out.

haunted setting · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere

The Silent Companions

Laura Purcell · Horror

**When newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge, what greets her is far from…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · ghosts · locked room · psychological thriller

Don't Let the Forest In

CG Drews · Horror

*Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · unreliable narrator · coming of age

The Haar

David Sodergren · Horror

“I don’t fear death... but they do.” Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of Witchaven all her life. She was born there, and…

gothic atmosphere · closed circle · survival

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Ray Bradbury · Horror

Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic SOMETHING WICKED…

coming of age · gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance

Fevre Dream

George R. R. Martin · Horror

When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy aristocrat, he suspects something's amiss.

gothic atmosphere · vampires · dark romance

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro · Sci-Fi

Ishiguro explores what it means to have a soul and how art distinguishes man from other life forms.

dystopian society · gothic atmosphere · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

This House Will Feed

Maria Tureaud · Horror

Amidst the devastation of Ireland’s Great Famine, a young woman is salvaged from certain death when offered a mysterious position at a remote manor…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · haunted setting · survival

Rosemary's Baby

Ira Levin · Horror

Contains: - [Rosemary's Baby](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28322W/Rosemary's_Baby) - [Stepford…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere

Interview with the Vampire

Anne Rice · Horror

This is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life.

dark romance · paranormal romance · gothic atmosphere · forbidden romance

Hell House

Richard Matheson · Horror

Rolf Rudolph Deutsch is going die.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle

Model Home

Rivers Solomon · Horror

Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.

haunted setting · coming of age · gothic atmosphere · found family

Ring shout

P. Djèlí Clark · Horror

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · closed circle

House of Splinters

Laura Purcell · Horror

House of Splinters is the long-awaited prequel to bestselling and multi award-winning author Laura Purcell's gothic horror classic, The Silent…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle

Stolen Tongues

Felix Blackwell · Horror

A romantic cabin getaway doesn’t go exactly as planned.

forced proximity · ghosts · gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · survival

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson · Horror

Mr. Gabriel Utterson is a serious, austere lawyer living a humdrum life in Victorian London. Yet there is a strange clause in his friend, Dr. Henry…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · morally grey character · twist ending

Bat Eater

Kylie Lee Baker · Horror

Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · grimdark · cosmic horror

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens · Literary Fiction

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens.

redemption arc · ghosts · gothic atmosphere · coming of age

Our Sister's Keeper

Jasmine Holmes · Literary Fiction

Mississippi, 1927. The groanings are coming. No town is perfect, but East Cobb comes close. It's a wealthy all-Black Free Town--untouched by white…

historical fiction · haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · ghosts · closed circle

A Study in Drowning

Ava Reid · Fantasy

Effy has always believed in fairy tales.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · slow burn · forbidden romance · morally grey character

The Spite House

Johnny Compton · Horror

A Best Horror Book of the Year (Esquire)!

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · revenge plot

The Hacienda

Isabel Cañas · Horror

Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · historical fiction · forbidden romance

The September House

Carissa Orlando · Horror

When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · romantic comedy

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle · Mystery & Thriller

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes.

gothic atmosphere · cat and mouse · historical fiction

Jamaica Inn

Daphne du Maurier · Mystery & Thriller

Her mother's dying request takes Mary Yellan on a sad journey across the bleak moorland of Cornwall to reach Jamaica Inn, the home of her Aunt…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · historical fiction

Mortedant's Peril

RJ Barker · Fantasy

In a city of ancient automata, strange spirits, and sleeping gods, a cleric of death finds his own life on the line in this vividly imagined fantasy…

grimdark · cozy vibes · gothic atmosphere

The Fox and the Devil

Kiersten White · Fantasy

An obsession with a beautiful serial killer entangles a vampire hunter's daughter in an immortal sapphic romance in this mesmerising new gothic…

gothic atmosphere · dark romance · obsessive love · vampires · paranormal romance

House of the Beast

Michelle Wong · Horror

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

What Feasts at Night

T. Kingfisher · Horror

After their terrifying ordeal at the Usher manor, Alex Easton feels as if they just survived another war.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · dark romance

Stalking Jack the Ripper

Kerri Maniscalco · Horror

A gothic murder mystery set in gritty Victorian-era London, where an intrepid society girl finds herself embroiled in the investigation of a serial…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · psychological thriller · dark academia · slow burn

The Woman in Black

Susan Hill · Horror

In the process of settling an estate, Arthur Kipps finds himself confronted with some very unsettling matters.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · ghosts · psychological thriller

My Darling Dreadful Thing

Johanna van Veen · Horror

*Spirits are drawn to salt, be it blood or tears.* Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · psychological thriller · found family

Dark Sisters

Kristi DeMeester · Horror

“A BONFIRE, A BEACON, A BALM, A RALLYING CRY...

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · revenge plot

The Hill in the Dark Grove

Liam Higginson · Horror

Moving and chilling, The Hill in the Dark Grove is a story about a lost way of life and the terrifying lengths we go to to protect what we know.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · grimdark · trauma recovery

The Fourth Princess

Janie Chang · Literary Fiction

From the internationally bestselling author of The Porcelain Moon comes a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · missing person · psychological thriller · haunted setting

Lone Women

Victor LaValle · Literary Fiction

Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret.

historical fiction · survival · trauma recovery · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · grimdark

Villette

Charlotte Bronte · Literary Fiction

Villette is an 1853 novel by Charlotte Brontë.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · slow burn · forbidden romance · coming of age

The Infernal Devices

Cassandra Clare · Fantasy

All three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy are now together in one boxed set!

paranormal romance · dark academia · gothic atmosphere · found family · slow burn

The Terror

Dan Simmons · Horror

The bestselling author of Ilium transforms the story of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition into a devastating historical adventure that will chill you…

historical fiction · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere · cosmic horror

Mother Is Watching

Karma Brown · Horror

The chilling horror debut from a #1 international bestselling author—an art conservator’s obsession with a mysterious painting spirals into a…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · haunted setting

Hemlock

Melissa Faliveno · Horror

A woman haunted by a dark inheritance returns to the woods where her mother vanished, in this queer Gothic novel.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · trauma recovery · coming of age

Afterbirth

Emma Cleary · Horror

For fans of Nightbitch, Motherthing, and Baby Teeth, a "mommy horror" masterpiece as hypnotic as it is terrifying, from bold new talent Emma Cleary A…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · trauma recovery · obsessive love

Horrorstor

Grady Hendrix · Horror

Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · closed circle · survival

House of Hunger

Alexis Henderson · Horror

Wanted: A bloodmaid of exceptional taste.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · found family · coming of age

The Bone Queen

Will Shindler · Horror

A chilling horror-thriller debut where a mother's search for her missing daughter battles against the shadows of a historic, dangerous legend.

gothic atmosphere · missing person · paranormal romance

Grace

A.M. Shine · Horror

A haunting tale of ancient evil and long-buried secrets in an isolated Irish community from the author of hit horror novel The Watchers.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · small town · closed circle

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw · Horror

You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince.

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · magical realism · paranormal romance

We Are Always Tender with Our Dead

Eric LaRocca · Horror

Michael McDowell’s Blackwater meets Clive Barker’s The Great and Secret Show in the disturbing first installment of a new trilogy of intense,…

gothic atmosphere · found family · small town · grimdark

Dark is When the Devil Comes

Daisy Pearce · Horror

HE'S A KIDNAPPER. BUT SHE'S THE REAL MONSTER . . . Dark Is When the Devil Comes is the utterly gripping and chilling new novel from acclaimed horror…

psychological thriller · cat and mouse · unreliable narrator · gothic atmosphere

The Little Stranger

Sarah Waters · Literary Fiction

Abundantly atmospheric and elegantly told, *The Little Stranger* is Sarah Waterss most thrilling and ambitious novel yet.

psychological thriller · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

The Bear and the Nightingale

Katherine Arden · Fantasy

At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses.

magical realism · historical fiction · dark academia · gothic atmosphere

Dead Beat

Leigh Bardugo · Fantasy

The highly anticipated, explosive conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · demons · found family

Voices in the Snow

Darcy Coates · Horror

Clare remembers the cold. She remembers abandoned cars and children's toys littered across the road. She remembers dark shapes in the snow and a…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · unreliable narrator · haunted setting

The Hounding

Xenobe Purvis · Horror

Even before the rumors about the Mansfield girls begin, Little Nettlebed is a village steeped in the uncanny, from strange creatures that wash up on…

gothic atmosphere · small town · haunted setting · psychological thriller · closed circle

Last Days

Adam Nevill · Horror

An unnerving, terrifying novel from a master of horror, Adam Nevill.

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · haunted setting · grimdark

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James · Horror

The governess of two enigmatic children fears their souls are in danger from the ghosts of the previous governess and her sinister lover.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator

The Temptation of Charlotte North

Camilla Bruce · Fantasy

A rebellious young woman desperate to escape her predetermined life joins forces with an unlikely ally—a sinister spirit—in this dark gothic fantasy…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · secret identity · demons · redemption arc

The Last House on Needless Street

Catriona Ward · Horror

In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three.

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · twist ending · haunted setting

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle · Horror

From beloved Internet icon Chuck Tingle comes a searing and earnest horror debut about the demons the queer community faces in America, the price of…

psychological thriller · coming of age · gothic atmosphere · demons

House of Hollow

Krystal Sutherland · Horror

! An Instant Indie Bestseller! A dark, twisty modern fairytale where three sisters discover they are not exactly all that they seem and evil things…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · twist ending · found family

Something in the Walls

Daisy Pearce · Horror

Newly minted child psychologist Mina has little experience.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller

The Willows

Algernon Blackwood · Horror

After leaving Vienna, and long before you come to Budapest, the Danube enters a region of singular loneliness and desolation, where its waters spread…

gothic atmosphere · cosmic horror · psychological thriller · haunted setting

Burial Rites

Hannah Kent · Literary Fiction

Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master,…

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · closed circle · trauma recovery

What Stalks the Deep

T. Kingfisher · Mystery & Thriller

The next installment in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a…

psychological thriller · survival · gothic atmosphere

Home Before Dark

Riley Sager · Mystery & Thriller

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020 “A haunted house story—with a twist….[Sager] does not hold…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · twist ending · closed circle

The Wife Upstairs

Rachel Hawkins · Mystery & Thriller

"A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, Rachel Hawkins' The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · twist ending

A Slow and Secret Poison

Carmella Lowkis · Mystery & Thriller

In the early 1900s, a young gardener at a lush English manor falls in love with her employer whose past is shrouded in deadly secrets—from the author…

forbidden romance · gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · small town · slow burn

Funeral Song

Carly Racklin · Horror

"A grotesque beauty in the vein of Guillermo del Toro, matched only by Carly Racklin's elegant prose." —Rachel Bolton, author of Please Serve Cold…

gothic atmosphere · small town · haunted setting

The Glowing Hours

Leila Siddiqui · Horror

A mind-bending, revisionist gothic horror story about the fabled summer Mary Shelley began work on Frankenstein, as told by her Indian housemaid,…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · unreliable narrator · paranormal romance

Sarafina

Philip Fracassi · Horror

During one of the most violent battles of the Civil War, three brothers fighting for the Confederate army decide to go AWOL and make their way home,…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · haunted setting

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom

Sarah A. Parker · Fantasy

Nineteen years ago, I was plucked from the heart of a bloody massacre that spared nobody else.

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · forbidden romance · obsessive love

The House Saphir

Marissa Meyer · Fantasy

Mallory Fontaine is a fraud. Though she comes from a long line of witches, the only magic she possesses is the ability to see ghosts, which is rarely…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · forbidden romance · twist ending · morally grey character

The Tower of the Tyrant

J.T. Greathouse · Fantasy

In a terrorized kingdom where the ghosts of the past do not rest in peace, a sorceress comes calling.

grimdark · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · morally grey character · ghosts

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs · Fantasy

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for…

coming of age · urban fantasy · portal fantasy · found family · gothic atmosphere

The Gravewood

Kelly Andrew · Fantasy

From New York Times bestselling author Kelly Andrew comes the first in a darkly romantic duology that explores disability, obsession, and the twisted…

dark romance · paranormal romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · gothic atmosphere · found family

A Land So Wide

Erin A. Craig · Fantasy

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy.

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · enemies to lovers · revenge plot

The Last Lady B

Eloisa James · Romance

'Smart, stylist, sexy' JULIA QUINN, bestselling author of the Bridgerton series A brand-new witty historical romance with a gothic twist from New…

grumpy sunshine · gothic atmosphere · slow burn

Surrender

Amanda Quick · Romance

At 24 Victoria Huntington is used to fending off fortune hunters.

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · slow burn · forced proximity

Heartless Heathens

Santana Knox · Romance

Hey, Over here. No, look up. Yeah, I’m the one they talk about. The headmaster’s prized possession, locked away in the bell tower of the…

dark academia · dark romance · gothic atmosphere · found family · slow burn

The Butcher's Daughter

David Demchuk · Horror

The story of the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd has gripped fans across literary, stage, and screen renditions—but little has been told of Mrs.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · dark romance · revenge plot

House of Idyll

Delilah S. Dawson · Horror

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom and Guillotine comes a darkly seductive tale of beautiful rock stars, sinister cults, and a…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle

The Island of Dr. Moreau

H. G. Wells · Horror

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H.

cosmic horror · gothic atmosphere · survival · closed circle

The Brides

Charlotte Cross · Horror

Before Dracula, there were the brides .

gothic atmosphere · ghosts · paranormal romance · haunted setting · twist ending

Knock Knock, Open Wide

Neil Sharpson · Horror

Knock Knock, Open Wide weaves horror and Celtic myth into a terrifying, heartbreaking supernatural tale of fractured family bonds, the secrets we…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · haunted setting · historical fiction

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin · Horror

For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true.

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle · paranormal romance

Blackwater

Michael McDowell · Horror

On the crest of the worst flood that Perdido, Alabama has ever seen, the mysterious Elinor Dammart is rescued from the topmost room of a flooded…

gothic atmosphere · dark academia · small town

The Resurrectionist

A. Rae Dunlap · Horror

In the tradition of The Alienist and Anatomy: A Love Story, a decadently macabre, dark and twisty gothic debut set in 19th century Scotland – when…

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · dark academia · cat and mouse · psychological thriller

The Cold House

A.G. Slatter · Horror

When Everly’s husband and young daughter die in a car crash she finds out nothing is quite what she thought… Secrets, lies and grief collide in this…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · trauma recovery · twist ending

Midnight Rooms

Donyae Coles · Horror

“An immersive horror fairy tale marrying Crimson Peak to Pan’s Labyrinth upon strange foundations.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · paranormal romance

The Great God Pan

Arthur Machen · Horror

Arthur Machen's first book, THE GREAT GOD PAN, published in 1894, is still one of the greatest works of weird horror and decadence ever produced.

cosmic horror · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller

The King in Yellow

Robert W. Chambers · Horror

An important early classic of fantasy/sci-fi.

cosmic horror · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller

Ghost Story

Peter Straub · Horror

In a seedy motel in Florida, a young man holds captive a little girl in a soiled pink dress.

gothic atmosphere · ghosts · psychological thriller · twist ending · haunted setting

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi · Horror

The Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies, by way of Midnight Mass, in Boys in the Valley, a brilliant coming-of-age tale from award-winning author Philip…

coming of age · gothic atmosphere · survival · closed circle

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving · Horror

A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · small town · love triangle

Withered Hill

David Barnett · Horror

'A terrific, unexpected twist' Guardian 'Withered Hill is the ultimate nightmare destination' Laird Barron InsideA year ago Sophie Wickham stumbled…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · amnesia · closed circle · haunted setting

Carrion Crow

Heather Parry · Horror

'A gruesome, provocative, stylish fairytale' Kaliane Bradley, internationally bestselling author of The Ministry of Time 'Magnificent and…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · twist ending

Banquet for the Damned

Adam Nevill · Horror

Few believed Professor Coldwell was in touch with an unseen world, that he could commune with spirits.

gothic atmosphere · cosmic horror · psychological thriller

The Last Witch

C. J. Cooke · Horror

A deeply compelling historical horror novel following a woman accused of being a witch who must use her voice to fight for her life—and the…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · survival · witches · dark academia

Juniper & Thorn

Ava Reid · Horror

From highly acclaimed, bestselling author Ava Reid comes a gothic horror retelling of The Juniper Tree, set in another time and place within the…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · dark romance · redemption arc · trauma recovery · witches

The Infamous Gilberts

Angela Tomaski · Literary Fiction

The Remains of the Day meets The Royal Tenenbaums in this darkly funny debut novel about a wealthy, eccentric family in decline and the secrets held…

dark academia · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · found family

My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier · Literary Fiction

Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose.

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · forbidden romance

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton · Literary Fiction

Wonderful novel taking place in New-Zealand during the golden rush.

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines

A Sorceress Comes to Call

T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · dark romance · forbidden romance · witches

Theodora's Tea Shop

Christy Anne Jones · Fantasy

A richly imagined, dark and dazzling cosy fantasy about learning to love ourselves by wondrous new Australian novelist, Christy Anne Jones.

dark academia · cozy vibes · trauma recovery · coming of age · gothic atmosphere

Honeysuckle

Bar Fridman-Tell · Fantasy

In a lush, quiet field, a girl made of flowers opens her eyes and meets Rory, a boy who is desperate to have a friend.

gothic atmosphere · magical realism · coming of age · found family · forbidden romance

Gormenghast

Mervyn Peake · Fantasy

A young earl's future in a sprawling castle could be changed by a feral girl and a cunning servant in this acclaimed gothic fantasy trilogy's second…

grimdark · gothic atmosphere · dark academia · political intrigue · morally grey character

A Forest, Darkly

A.G. Slatter · Fantasy

Perfect for fans of Ava Reid and Lucy Holland, this is a page-turning dark fantasy of persecuted witches, snatched children, twisted magic,…

witches · grimdark · gothic atmosphere · revenge plot · trauma recovery

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey · Fantasy

November, 1920. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on making a fresh start in a homestead 'at the world's edge' in the Alaskan wilderness. But as…

magical realism · historical fiction · coming of age · gothic atmosphere

The Villa

Rachel Hawkins · Mystery & Thriller

From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle

The Graceview Patient

Caitlin Starling · Horror

Misery meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this genre-bending, claustrophobic hospital gothic from the bestselling author of The Death of Jane…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · trauma recovery · closed circle

You Watched in Silence

H. Lee Justine · Horror

In this shivery blend of queer psychological thriller and horror, evocatively set in the secluded islands of the Pacific Northwest, You Watched in…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · closed circle

The Bog Wife

Kay Chronister · Horror

. . Pick this one up for its exquisite characterization, decaying settings and a dash of Southern gothic horror." —Kiersten White, The New York Times…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · trauma recovery · psychological thriller

House of Monstrous Women

Daphne Fama · Horror

A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her childhood friend, a rumored witch, in this gothic horror…

gothic atmosphere · witches · closed circle · survival · twist ending

Where No Shadow Stays

Sara Hashem · Horror

A homecoming queen and a bad-boy loner team up to break a generational curse in this YA supernatural horror from a talented Egyptian American voice.

coming of age · revenge plot · gothic atmosphere · chosen one

Hex House

Amy Jane Stewart · Horror

A feverishly told, dark and unsettling Scotland-set fairy-tale about a safe haven for women which transforms them into vessels of revenge, perfect…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · forbidden romance · revenge plot · found family

The Forest of Missing Girls

Nichelle Giraldes · Horror

The forest is hungry, and her family's secrets are tangled in the trees...

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · psychological thriller · trauma recovery

Of Beasts

M. Jane Worma · Horror

In this queer horror novel debut, a priest falls in love with the antichrist and even God can't stop the horror it will bring.

forbidden romance · dark romance · demons · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller

Muñeca

Cynthia Gómez · Fantasy

A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · forbidden romance · slow burn · witches

The Only One Who Knows

Lisa M. Matlin · Mystery & Thriller

A disgraced TV news reporter returns to her violent hometown to investigate a series of deadly shark attacks in this nail-biting suspense novel from…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · revenge plot · small town · cat and mouse

The Twisted Ones

T. Kingfisher · Horror

When Mouse’s dad asks her to clean out her dead grandmother's house, she says yes.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · survival · closed circle

The Curse of Hester Gardens

Tamika Thompson · Horror

We Need to Talk about Kevin as if written by Jason Reynolds and Tananarive Due meets Model Home by Rivers Solomon in an innovative twist on the…

haunted setting · coming of age · trauma recovery · gothic atmosphere · survival

That Which Feeds Us

Keala Kendall · Horror

For the world’s wealthiest, Kōpaʻa Island Resort is more than a destination.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · missing person · psychological thriller

Mrs. Jekyll

Emma Glass · Horror

A brilliant, feminist retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s evergreen classic, The Strange Case of Dr.

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · dark romance · trauma recovery · grimdark

The Child Thief

Brom · Fantasy

Peter is quick, daring, and full of mischief—and like all boys, he loves to play, though his games often end in blood.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · fae · portal fantasy · grimdark

The Lighthouse Witches

C. J. Cooke · Fantasy

A Most Anticipated Novel by Pop Sugar * Book Riot * Betches * Bustle * and more!

witches · gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines · twist ending

Wildwood Dancing

Juliet Marillier · Fantasy

High in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Draculi, live five daughters and their doting father.

slow burn · forbidden romance · gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · fae · magical realism

Black Woods, Blue Sky

Eowyn Ivey · Fantasy

Birdie’s keeping it together; of course she is.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · dark romance · forbidden romance · trauma recovery

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthology and now available as a solo ebook, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a chilling…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · high stakes survival

The Faithful Dark

Cate Baumer · Fantasy

READERS LOVE BAUMER'S DARK WORLD .

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · forbidden romance · demons · psychological thriller

House of Salt and Sorrows

Erin A. Craig · Fantasy

In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · slow burn

The Locked Tomb Series

Tamsyn Muir · Fantasy

The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for…

grimdark · found family · gothic atmosphere

Holy Monsters

Imani Erriu · Fantasy

BOOK III AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW The Dark has returned... and she is hunting hearts. Devour the next instalment in Elara and Enzo's epic love story

dark romance · fated mates · obsessive love · gothic atmosphere

A Dark and Wild Wood

Sarah Nicole Lemon · Fantasy

'[Lemon] is a poet with knives for teeth' —Roshani Chokshi 'Reads like a grimoire for overcoming' —Hannah Whitten 'A gorgeously gothic fairy tale'…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · grimdark · paranormal romance

Uprooted

Naomi Novik · Fantasy

"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · dark academia · magical realism · found family · gothic atmosphere

Certain Dark Things

Silvia Moreno-Garcia · Fantasy

From a critically-acclaimed novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia comes Certain Dark Things, a pulse-pounding and action-packed contemporary fantasy that…

paranormal romance · urban fantasy · vampires · gothic atmosphere