Most Popular Gothic Horror Books of the 19th century

Discover popular Gothic Horror books from the 19th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Carmilla

Sheridan Le Fanu

Horror · Gothic Horror · Vampires

1872

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

19th century · Gothic Horror · Movie · Play · Mainstream

1847

The Vampyre; A Tale

John William Polidori

Horror · Gothic Horror · Vampires

1819

Melmoth the Wanderer

Charles Maturin

Horror · Gothic Horror

1820

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Sweeney Todd

Thomas Preskett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, David Stuart Davies, Dick Collins

Horror · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Romance

1847

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Wagner the Werewolf

George W. M. Reynolds

Horror · Gothic Horror · Werewolves

1847

The Ring of Thoth

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Horror · Egyptian Mythology · Gothic Horror · Weird Fiction · Mythology

1890

The Mark O' the Deil, and Other Northumbrian Tales.

Howard Pease

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

1894

The Haunted Station, and other stories

Hume Nisbet

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1894

Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

Ambrose Bierce

Fantasy · Horror · Gothic Horror · Short Stories · Mainstream

1892

Ruth the Betrayer; or, The Female Spy

Edward Ellis, Dagni A. Bredesen

Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction

1862