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 Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #3

The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Christine Ruth Bernard

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

March 1968

Pan Book of Horror Stories #9

The Ninth Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

1968

The Gentlewomen of Evil

Peter Haining

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

August 13, 1967

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #4

The fourth Fontana book of great ghost stories

Robert Aickman

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

December 1967

Pan Book of Horror Stories #8

The Eighth Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

December 7, 1967

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #3

The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

Robert Aickman

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

1966

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #2

The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

Robert Aickman

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

January 1, 1966

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #1

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Christine Ruth Bernard

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

February 1966

The Haunted Garden

Rosemary Timperley

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

December 6, 1966

Pan Book of Horror Stories #7

Seventh Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

September 1966

Monster Festival

Eric Protter, Edward Gorey

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

May 31, 1965

Pan Book of Horror Stories #6

The Sixth Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

December 6, 1965

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #1

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

Robert Aickman

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

1964

Pan Book of Horror Stories #5

The Fith Book of Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

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

January 1, 1964

The Haunted Looking Glass

Edward Gorey

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology

January 1, 1958

The Ghost Book #3

The Third Ghost Book

Cynthia Asquith

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

1955

The Ghost Book #2

The Second Ghost Book

Cynthia Asquith

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology

1952

The Vaivaisukko Bride

D Scott-Moncrieff

Horror · Science Fiction · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1949

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories

Marjorie Bowen

Horror · Gothic Horror · Short Stories · Mystery

1949

British Library Tales of the Weird #80

The Unwelcome

Claude Seignolle

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Witches

1948

British Library Tales of the Weird #76

The Black Mirror

Johnny Mains, Winifred Duke

Horror · Crime Fiction · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction · Thriller

1948

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Couching at the Door

Dorothy Kathleen Broster

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

1942

The Hand of Kornelius Voyt

Oliver Onions

Fantasy · Horror · Gothic Horror · Paranormal Fantasy

1939

The Shadow on Mockways

Marjorie Bowen

Horror · Gothic Horror · Mystery · Thriller

October 1932

Satan's Circus and Other Stories

Lady Eleanor Smith

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1932

A Fire of Driftwood

Dorothy Kathleen Broster

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

1932

The Ghost Book #1

The Ghost Book

Cynthia Asquith

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

1926

The Secrets of Doctor Taverner

Dion Fortune

Horror · Crime Fiction · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1926

British Library Tales of the Weird #72

The Luck of the Town

Marion Fox, Douglas A. Anderson

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

1922

A Thin Ghost and Others

M. R. James

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Collection

1919

More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

M. R. James

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Collection

1911

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

M. R. James

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Collection

1904