The Best Gothic Horror Books of All Time
Immerse yourself in captivating worlds and unforgettable stories with our guide to the most-read books. Discover a selection that spans timeless classics to modern bestsellers, each continuing to enchant new readers.
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Gothic Ghost Stories
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
by David Blair
Release date: October 5, 2002
The Castle of Otranto
Release date: 1764
Mexican Gothic
Release date: June 30, 2020
Our Share of Night
Release date: November 27, 2019
Bellman & Black
Release date: October 2013
The Ring of Thoth
Release date: 1890
Weird Sisters
(British Library Tales of the Weird #57 / 74)
by Mike Ashley
Release date: January 16, 2025
The Canal and Other Weird Stories
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Vampires, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: February 15, 2023
The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson
(British Library Tales of the Weird #8 / 74)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror
Release date: April 2019
Glimpses of the Unknown
(British Library Tales of the Weird #3 / 74)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: September 20, 2018
Another World and Other Ghost Stories
Release date: April 1, 2016
Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Release date: May 6, 2012
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Release date: January 5, 2009
Night Shivers: The Ghost Stories of Mrs J.H. Ridell
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Banshee, Mystery
Release date: 2008
Fireside Horror
(The Wendlelow Mysteries #1 / 1)
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Ancient Mythology, Gothic Horror, Witches, Mythology, Small Town
Release date: May 12, 2024
The Elemental
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Vampires, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Historical Fiction
Release date: 1919
The Vampire Archives
by Otto Penzler
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Vampires, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Crime Fiction, Gothic Horror, Mystery
Release date: September 29, 2009
The Sorceress and the Skull
Release date: February 2016
The Beast with Five Fingers: Supernatural Stories
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror, Mystery
Release date: May 2009
The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales
Release date: 1967
I Am Stone
(British Library Tales of the Weird #25 / 74)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, 19th century, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Witches, Historical Fiction
Release date: August 19, 2021
Queens of the Abyss
(British Library Tales of the Weird #18 / 74)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: September 24, 2020
From the Depths
(British Library Tales of the Weird #1 / 74)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror, Nautical
Release date: July 19, 2018
Gaslight Grimoire
(Gaslight Tales of Sherlock Holmes #1 / 5)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror, Sherlock Holmes, Gaslamp Fantasy, Occult Detective, Mystery
Release date: November 2008
Sherlock Holmes
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Crime Fiction, 19th century, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Sherlock Holmes, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Release date: February 5, 2008
The Black Veil and Other Tales of Supernatural Sleuths
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Release date: September 2007
The Merciful Women
Release date: 2000
65 Great Spine Chillers
by Mary Danby
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Splatterpunk, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: 1982
The 21st Pan Book of Horror Stories
(Pan Book of Horror Stories #21 / 29)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Splatterpunk, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror
Release date: January 1, 1980
The 20th Pan Book of Horror Stories
(Pan Book of Horror Stories #20 / 29)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Splatterpunk, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror
Release date: September 28, 1979
The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Storie
(The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #15 / 20)
Category: Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: November 1979
A Haunting in the Arctic
by C. J. Cooke
Category: Horror, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Mermaid, Historical Fiction, Dark Fiction, Unreliable narrator
Release date: February 27, 2024
Starling House
Release date: October 3, 2023
The Haunted Trail
(British Library Tales of the Weird #53 / 74)
by Weird Walk
Category: Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror
Release date: September 19, 2024
The Tell-Tale Heart
(British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror, Historical Fiction
Release date: January 1, 2017
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