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9 BEST MODERN GOTHIC BOOKS

mesmerizing & atmospheric reads

These Gothic fiction books are wonderfully moody and atmospheric. Perfect reading for rainy evenings, with crumbling mansion settings and supernatural elements!

WHAT IS GOTHIC FICTION?

• a literary genre with moody settings, romanticism, and/or otherworldly elements

• often defined by decaying estates, the supernatural, and eerie undertones

by Diane Setterfield

THE THIRTEENTH TALE

An aging author summons a biographer to finally tell her strange life story about a family, a haunting, and a terrible fire. But is it true?

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

MEXICAN GOTHIC

A woman receives a letter from her newly-married cousin, asking for help. She arrives at the strange mansion, only to be greeted by more dark secrets.

by Shirley Jackson

WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE

A young woman lives with her sister in a crumbling estate owned by their family. But their simple daily routine is about to be interrupted.

by Elizabeth Kostova

THE HISTORIAN

A woman finds an old book and a collection of ancient letters, and is drawn into a quest across Europe to unearth a vampiric legend.

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