#Gothic

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson

Dracula

by Bram Stoker

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Fiction & Literature Science Fiction

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Bronte

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

Verity

by Colleen Hoover

Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier

A young bride arrives at Manderley, the grand estate of her new husband Maxim de Winter, only to find the shadow of his first wife Rebecca haunting every corner. The sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers ensures the new Mrs. de Winter never forgets she is a replacement.

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson

Four seekers arrive at Hill House to investigate its reputation as a place of supernatural activity. Among them is Eleanor Vance, fragile and searching for belonging, who finds herself increasingly drawn into the house's embrace. Widely considered the greatest haunted house novel ever written.

Dracula

by Bram Stoker

Told through letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings, this epistolary novel follows a group of characters as they confront the ancient vampire Count Dracula after he moves from Transylvania to England to spread the undead curse. The definitive vampire novel that spawned an entire genre.

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Fiction & Literature Science Fiction

Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist, creates a sentient creature from reanimated dead tissue — then abandons it in horror. The creature, intelligent and tormented, seeks revenge on its creator. Often called the first science fiction novel, it probes the ethics of creation, responsibility, and what it means to be human.

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice

In a darkened room, the vampire Louis tells his epic story to a young reporter — from his transformation by the seductive Lestat in 18th century Louisiana, to their creation of a child vampire, Claudia. Rice reinvented the vampire as a romantic, tortured figure and launched a literary empire.

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Bronte

Orphaned and mistreated, the fiercely independent Jane Eyre becomes governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls for the brooding Mr. Rochester. But the house holds a dark secret. A groundbreaking novel of passion, morality, and a woman's right to equality and self-respect.

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Glamorous socialite Noemi Taboada heads to the Mexican countryside to rescue her newlywed cousin from a mysterious English family's crumbling mansion. What she discovers in High Place is a nightmare of colonialism, eugenics, and fungal horror lurking beneath the walls. A lush, atmospheric gothic thriller.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the legend of a spectral hound that has haunted the Baskerville family for generations on the misty moors of Devon. When the latest heir receives a death threat, Holmes must separate supernatural myth from murderous reality.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

The beautiful young Dorian Gray has his portrait painted and wishes that the painting would age instead of him. His wish is granted, and as Dorian pursues a life of hedonism and cruelty, the portrait grows hideous while he remains eternally youthful. Wilde's only novel is a dazzling exploration of vanity, corruption, and art.

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

A young governess arrives at a remote English estate to care for two seemingly angelic children, only to become convinced that the grounds are haunted by the ghosts of former servants. James's masterfully ambiguous novella leaves readers debating whether the ghosts are real or products of an unstable mind.

Verity

by Colleen Hoover

Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh is hired to complete the remaining books in a bestselling series by the injured author Verity Crawford. While sorting through Verity's files, Lowen discovers an unfinished autobiography containing horrifying confessions that could destroy Verity's husband — the man Lowen is falling for.