Most Popular Gothic Horror Books of the 20th century

Discover popular Gothic Horror books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Vampires

Stephen Jones

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Vampires · Anthology

1992

The Elemental

Ulric Daubeney

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

1919

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux

Horror · Crime Fiction · Gothic Horror · Mainstream · Mystery

1910

The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales

Kathleen Lines

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

1967

Pan Book of Horror Stories #1

The Pan Book of Horror Stories

Johnny Mains, Herbert van Thal

Fantasy · Horror · Cthulhu · Ghosts · Gothic Horror

1959

Skull Session

Daniel Hecht

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery

1998

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories

David Stuart Davies, Rex Collings

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

1996

65 Great Spine Chillers

Mary Danby

Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1982

Pan Book of Horror Stories #21

The 21st Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

January 1, 1980

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #15

The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Storie

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

November 1979

Pan Book of Horror Stories #20

The 20th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

September 28, 1979

Bellefleur

Joyce Carol Oates

Fantasy · Horror · Gothic Horror · Historical Fantasy · Magical Realism

1980

Endless Night

Agatha Christie

Gothic Horror · Mystery · Thriller

October 30, 1967

British Library Tales of the Weird #42

The House on the Borderland

William Hope Hodgson

Horror · Gothic Horror · Weird Fiction

1908

Dollanganger Children #3

If There Be Thorns

Virginia C. Andrews

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

1981

Dollanganger Children #1

Flowers in the Attic

Virginia C. Andrews

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1979

The Bram Stoker Bedtime Companion

Bram Stoker

Horror · Gothic Horror · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1973

Affinity

Sarah Waters

Horror · Gothic Horror · LGBTQ+ · Historical Fiction · Mystery

May 6, 1999

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories

Richard Dalby

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Short Stories

October 5, 1995

The Vampire Omnibus

Peter Haining

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

May 20, 1995

Dark Voices #6

Dark Voices 6

Stephen Jones, David Sutton

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1994

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Werewolves

Stephen Jones

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Werewolves

1994

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2

Richard Dalby

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

January 21, 1993

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories

Richard Dalby

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

February 3, 1993

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #21

The Year's Best Horror XXI

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

October 1, 1993

Dark Voices #5

Dark Voices 5

Stephen Jones, David Sutton

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1993

Dark Voices #4

Dark Voices 4

Stephen Jones, David Sutton

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1992

Dark Voices #3

Dark Voices 3

Stephen Jones, David Sutton

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1991

Among the Shadows

L. M. Montgomery

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Mystery

1990

Dark Voices #2

Dark Voices 2

Stephen Jones, David Sutton

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1990

Two Women of London

Emma Tennant

Horror · Gothic Horror · Retellings

June 1989

Pan Book of Horror Stories

The 30th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Clarence Paget

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

September 8, 1989

Pan Book of Horror Stories #29

The 29th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Clarence Paget

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

December 2, 1988

Pan Book of Horror Stories #28

The 28th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Clarence Paget

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

November 1987

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Classic Chillers

Tim Haydock

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

November 28, 1986

Pan Book of Horror Stories #27

The 27th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Clarence Paget

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

October 10, 1986