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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

Withered Hill Summary
Withered Hill
by David Barnett 2024 337 pages
4.06
3.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt Summary
The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt
by Chelsea Iversen 2024 309 pages
3.58
2.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Our Last Wild Days Summary
Our Last Wild Days
by Anna Bailey 2025 339 pages
3.77
1.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Glass Girls Summary
Glass Girls
by Danie Shokoohi 2025 336 pages
3.92
599 ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
House of Hunger Summary
House of Hunger
by Alexis Henderson 2022 304 pages
3.63
23.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
Salt & Broom Summary
Salt & Broom
by Sharon Lynn Fisher 2023 282 pages
4.1
17.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Beneath the Poet’s House Summary
Beneath the Poet’s House
by Christa Carmen 2024 336 pages
3.78
866 ratings
Horror
Gothic
Thriller
Hollow Summary
Hollow
by Karina Halle 2023 362 pages
3.81
6.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark Romance
The Bell Witches Summary
The Bell Witches
by Lindsey Kelk 2025 448 pages
3.58
2.8K ratings
Fantasy
Witches
Young Adult
Dreadful Summary
Dreadful
by Greer Rivers 2023 416 pages
4.1
5.2K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
The Graceview Patient Summary
The Graceview Patient
by Caitlin Starling 2025 295 pages
3.57
1.3K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Thriller
Ordinary Monsters Summary
Ordinary Monsters
by J.M. Miro 2022 672 pages
3.78
21.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
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
The Gifts Summary
The Gifts
by Liz Hyder 2022 448 pages
3.69
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Nocturne Summary
Nocturne
by Karina Halle 2025 411 pages
3.76
2.1K ratings
Dark Romance
Vampires
Fantasy
Dream by the Shadows Summary
Dream by the Shadows
by Logan Karlie 2025 352 pages
3.49
3.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Blackthorn Summary
Blackthorn
by J.T. Geissinger 2025 368 pages
3.85
11.3K ratings
Dark Romance
Fantasy
Romance
Cold Moon Over Babylon Summary
Cold Moon Over Babylon
by Michael McDowell 1980 292 pages
3.98
6.7K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Southern Gothic
Heart of Dracula Summary
Heart of Dracula
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020 304 pages
4.06
2.8K ratings
Vampires
Romance
Fantasy
Together We Rot Summary
Together We Rot
by Skyla Arndt 2023 272 pages
3.5
5.4K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
Bringer of Dust Summary
Bringer of Dust
by J.M. Miro 2024 608 pages
4.16
2.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Legend Summary
Legend
by Karina Halle 2025 480 pages
3.72
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark Romance
Midnight Rooms Summary
Midnight Rooms
by Donyae Coles 2024 336 pages
3.37
1.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Down Comes the Night Summary
Down Comes the Night
by Allison Saft 2021 400 pages
3.78
9.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Curse of Dracula Summary
Curse of Dracula
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020 322 pages
4.01
2.0K ratings
Vampires
Romance
Paranormal
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
What Moves the Dead Summary
What Moves the Dead
by T. Kingfisher 2022 165 pages
3.85
140.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
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
These Vengeful Wishes Summary
These Vengeful Wishes
by Vanessa Montalban 2025 304 pages
3.88
600 ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
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
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
The Isle of Sin and Shadows Summary
The Isle of Sin and Shadows
by Keri Lake 2021 523 pages
4.07
9.3K ratings
Dark Romance
Fantasy
Romance
Nowhere Burning Summary
Nowhere Burning
by Catriona Ward 2026 304 pages
3.88
688 ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Magnificence of Death Summary
The Magnificence of Death
by Rhea Rainwater 2025 474 pages
4.02
1.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Gothic
Bone China Summary
Bone China
by Laura Purcell 2019 433 pages
3.65
7.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Horror
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You Summary
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You
by Leigh Stein 2025 320 pages
3.28
2.0K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Gothic
But Not Too Bold Summary
But Not Too Bold
by Hache Pueyo 2025 115 pages
3.62
3.9K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Romance
Girls of Dark Divine Summary
Girls of Dark Divine
by E.V. Woods 2025 400 pages
3.59
506 ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
The Fiction Writer Summary
The Fiction Writer
by Jillian Cantor 2023 304 pages
3.18
3.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
House of Splinters Summary
House of Splinters
by Laura Purcell 2025 368 pages
4.12
1.1K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Historical Fiction
La riada Summary
La riada
by Michael McDowell 2024 250 pages
3.69
83.0K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
A House of Bells Summary
A House of Bells
by J.T. Croft 2021 300 pages
3.83
1.7K ratings
Gothic
Horror
Historical Fiction
The Lighthouse Witches Summary
The Lighthouse Witches
by C.J. Cooke 2021 350 pages
3.93
31.4K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Necromance Summary
Necromance
by Cora Raven 2025 317 pages
3.67
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Gothic
Dark Romance
The Madness Summary
The Madness
by Dawn Kurtagich 2024 336 pages
3.71
2.5K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Gothic
The Demon Lover Summary
The Demon Lover
by Victoria Holt 1999 305 pages
3.61
2.2K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Gothic
Grimm Curiosities Summary
Grimm Curiosities
by Sharon Lynn Fisher 2024 297 pages
4.2
5.1K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Gothic
The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall Summary
The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall
by J. Ann Thomas 2025 320 pages
3.69
1.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
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