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Gothic

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

Nocticadia Summary
Nocticadia
by Keri Lake 2023 682 pages
4.24
69k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Fantasy
Romance
One Dark Window Summary
One Dark Window
by Rachel Gillig 2022 399 pages
4.29
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Anathema Summary
Anathema
by Keri Lake 2024
4.23
37k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde 1890 272 pages
4.13
1.7M+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Mexican Gothic Summary
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2020 320 pages
3.67
400k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Jane Eyre Summary
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 1847 532 pages
4.15
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Wisteria Summary
Wisteria
by Adalyn Grace 2024 419 pages
4.27
26k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Two Twisted Crowns Summary
Two Twisted Crowns
by Rachel Gillig 2023 437 pages
4.42
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Dracula Summary
Dracula
by Bram Stoker 1897 488 pages
4.02
1.3M+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Fantasy
Interview with the Vampire Summary
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice 1976 346 pages
4.02
600k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
Belladonna Summary
Belladonna
by Adalyn Grace 2022 409 pages
3.98
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Summary
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo 1831 510 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
Flowers in the Attic Summary
Flowers in the Attic
by V.C. Andrews 1979 389 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Classics
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë 1847 464 pages
3.90
1.9M+ ratings
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Literature
Diavola Summary
Diavola
by Jennifer Marie Thorne 2024 296 pages
3.85
19k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Thriller
The Complete Stories and Poems Summary
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 821 pages
4.40
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
Enchantra Summary
Enchantra
by Kaylie Smith 2025 448 pages
4.41
19k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Rebecca Summary
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier 1938 449 pages
4.25
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Gothic
Romance
A Study in Drowning Summary
A Study in Drowning
by Ava Reid 2023 378 pages
3.75
74k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Gothic
The Haunting of Hill House Summary
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson 1959 182 pages
3.82
300k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Summary
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 139 pages
3.83
600k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages
3.92
100k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Gallant Summary
Gallant
by Victoria E. Schwab 2022 338 pages
3.71
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Yellow Wall-Paper Summary
The Yellow Wall-Paper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1892 129 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Feminism
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Summary
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë 1848 576 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
Lucy Undying Summary
Lucy Undying
by Kiersten White 2024 464 pages
3.72
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Vampires
Frankenstein Summary
Frankenstein
The 1818 Text
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 260 pages
3.88
1.7M+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Gothic
The Phantom of the Opera Summary
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Horror
Romance
Classics
Vathek Summary
Vathek
by William Beckford 1786 180 pages
3.24
6k+ ratings
Gothic
Classics
Horror
The Witching Hour Summary
The Witching Hour
by Anne Rice 1990 1207 pages
4.10
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Paranormal
Grave Matter Summary
Grave Matter
by Karina Halle 2024
4.03
7k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Horror
The Thirteenth Tale Summary
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 2006 406 pages
3.98
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Gothic
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories Summary
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
by Oscar Wilde 1891 320 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Villette Summary
Villette
by Charlotte Brontë 1853 573 pages
3.78
76k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
The Gospel Singer Summary
The Gospel Singer
by Harry Crews 1968 300 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Southern Gothic
Southern
Classics
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 254 pages
4.00
35k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
What Big Teeth Summary
What Big Teeth
by Rose Szabo 2021 394 pages
3.37
6k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
The Devil Rides Out Summary
The Devil Rides Out
by Dennis Wheatley 1934 320 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Horror
Occult
Fantasy
Collected Ghost Stories Summary
Collected Ghost Stories
by M.R. James 1931 568 pages
4.13
7k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Classics
The Minotaur Summary
The Minotaur
by Barbara Vine 2005 341 pages
3.65
2k+ ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Crime
Foxglove Summary
Foxglove
by Adalyn Grace 2023 465 pages
4.12
60k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Turn of the Screw Summary
The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James 1898 121 pages
3.39
100k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Classics
The Case Against Satan Summary
The Case Against Satan
by Ray Russell 1962 140 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Horror
Classics
Gothic
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 304 pages
4.20
9k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Northanger Abbey Summary
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen 1817 260 pages
3.85
400k+ ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Carmilla Summary
Carmilla
by J. Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 108 pages
3.87
100k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Vampires
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