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Dark corridors and haunted mansions set the stage for tales of psychological torment, forbidden desires, and supernatural terror in Victorian-era Britain and beyond. Brooding antiheroes, cursed artifacts, and family secrets intertwine with themes of morality, science, and social decay in these atmospheric works that birthed horror literature as we know it.

Gothic Book Summaries

The Bell Witches Summary
The Bell Witches
by Lindsey Kelk 2025 448 pages
3.58
2.8K ratings
Fantasy
Witches
Young Adult
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment Summary
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment
by Delilah S. Dawson 2024 368 pages
3.66
1.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Beneath the Poet’s House Summary
Beneath the Poet’s House
by Christa Carmen 2024 336 pages
3.78
866 ratings
Horror
Gothic
Thriller
Glass Girls Summary
Glass Girls
by Danie Shokoohi 2025 336 pages
3.92
599 ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
Nocturne Summary
Nocturne
by Karina Halle 2025 411 pages
3.76
2.1K ratings
Dark Romance
Vampires
Fantasy
Rouge Summary
Rouge
by Mona Awad 2023 383 pages
3.54
49.3K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
Withered Hill Summary
Withered Hill
by David Barnett 2024 337 pages
4.06
3.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
The Graceview Patient Summary
The Graceview Patient
by Caitlin Starling 2025 295 pages
3.57
1.3K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Thriller
The Gifts Summary
The Gifts
by Liz Hyder 2022 448 pages
3.69
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Ordinary Monsters Summary
Ordinary Monsters
by J.M. Miro 2022 672 pages
3.78
21.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Together We Rot Summary
Together We Rot
by Skyla Arndt 2023 272 pages
3.5
5.4K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
Curse of Dracula Summary
Curse of Dracula
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020 322 pages
4.01
2.0K ratings
Vampires
Romance
Paranormal
Hollow Summary
Hollow
by Karina Halle 2023 362 pages
3.81
6.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark Romance
House of Hunger Summary
House of Hunger
by Alexis Henderson 2022 304 pages
3.63
23.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
Heart of Dracula Summary
Heart of Dracula
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020 304 pages
4.06
2.8K ratings
Vampires
Romance
Fantasy
Dream by the Shadows Summary
Dream by the Shadows
by Logan Karlie 2025 352 pages
3.49
3.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
The Architect of Song Summary
The Architect of Song
by A.G. Howard 2016 425 pages
4.04
1.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Of Monsters of Kings Summary
Of Monsters of Kings
by Kelly St. Clare 2024 318 pages
4.18
623 ratings
Fantasy
Paranormal
Romantasy
The Second Death of Locke Summary
The Second Death of Locke
by V.L. Bovalino 2025 504 pages
3.99
11.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Down Comes the Night Summary
Down Comes the Night
by Allison Saft 2021 400 pages
3.78
9.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Legend Summary
Legend
by Karina Halle 2025 480 pages
3.72
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark Romance
Bringer of Dust Summary
Bringer of Dust
by J.M. Miro 2024 608 pages
4.16
2.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Cold Moon Over Babylon Summary
Cold Moon Over Babylon
by Michael McDowell 1980 292 pages
3.98
6.7K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Southern Gothic
Midnight Rooms Summary
Midnight Rooms
by Donyae Coles 2024 336 pages
3.37
1.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Smothermoss Summary
Smothermoss
by Alisa Alering 2024 256 pages
3.43
4.1K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
Madam Summary
Madam
by Phoebe Wynne 2021 352 pages
3.24
7.6K ratings
Dark Academia
Mystery
Gothic
The Curse of Penryth Hall Summary
The Curse of Penryth Hall
by Jess Armstrong 2023 326 pages
3.58
6.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Bone China Summary
Bone China
by Laura Purcell 2019 433 pages
3.65
7.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Horror
The Kingdoms of Savannah Summary
The Kingdoms of Savannah
by George Dawes Green 2022 304 pages
3.69
6.4K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Mystery Thriller
But Not Too Bold Summary
But Not Too Bold
by Hache Pueyo 2025 115 pages
3.62
3.9K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Romance
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