Most Popular Gothic Horror Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Gothic Horror books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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65 Great Spine Chillers
Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror
1982
Pan Book of Horror Stories #21
The 21st Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
January 1, 1980
Bellefleur
Fantasy · Horror · Gothic Horror · Historical Fantasy · Magical Realism
1980
Dollanganger Children #3
If There Be Thorns
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller
1981
Two Women of London
Horror · Gothic Horror · Retellings
June 1989
Pan Book of Horror Stories
The 30th Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
September 8, 1989
Pan Book of Horror Stories #29
The 29th Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
December 2, 1988
Pan Book of Horror Stories #28
The 28th Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
November 1987
The Mammoth Book of ...
The Mammoth Book of Classic Chillers
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories
November 28, 1986
Pan Book of Horror Stories #27
The 27th Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
October 10, 1986
Pan Book of Horror Stories #26
The 26th Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
December 9, 1985
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #20
The Twentieth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction
1984
The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #17
The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
1984
Pan Book of Horror Stories #25
The 25th Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
1984
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #19
The Nineteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction
1983
The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #16
The Sixteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
1983
Pan Book of Horror Stories #24
The 24th Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
October 7, 1983
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #18
The Eighteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction
1982
The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #15
The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
1982
Pan Book of Horror Stories #23
The 23rd Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
December 9, 1982
The Ghost Book
The Fourth Bumper Book of Ghost Stories
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction
1981
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #17
The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction
1981
The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #14
The Fourteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
July 1981
The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #2
The Second Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
January 29, 1981
Pan Book of Horror Stories #22
The 22nd Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
December 9, 1981
The Ghost Book #15
The After midnight ghost book
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction
1980
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #16
The Sixteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction
November 1980
The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #13
The Thirteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
1980