The gothic genre in literature is vast and varied, encompassing classic gothic novels, contemporary gothic fiction, horror, and dark fantasy. Here’s a list of 20 influential and popular books within the gothic genre:
1. “Dracula” by Bram Stoker
2. “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley
3. “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë
4. “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë
5. “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde
6. “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier
7. “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James
8. “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson
9. “Carmilla” by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
10. “Interview with the Vampire” by Anne Rice
11. “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” by Shirley Jackson
12. “The Monk” by Matthew Lewis
13. “The Woman in White” by Wilkie Collins
14. “Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems” by Edgar Allan Poe
15. “Gothic Tales” by Elizabeth Gaskell
16. “The Bloody Chamber” by Angela Carter
17. “The Castle of Otranto” by Horace Walpole
18. “The Little Stranger” by Sarah Waters
19. “The Thirteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield
20. “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern
This list includes classics of gothic literature as well as modern works that draw upon gothic themes and atmospheres.