Fiction - Gothic

Author: Patrick McGrathISBN-10: 1501125389ISBN-13: 9781501125386Publisher: Simon & SchusterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/2015Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.48d

Named one of the best books of 2019 by the Daily Mail, The Sunday Times (London), and the BBC An utterly transporting and original historical novel about an eighteenth-century experiment in personal isolation that yields unexpected--and deeply, shatteringly human--results. "The best kind of historical...

New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire returns to her popular Wayward Children series with Down Among the Sticks and Bones--a truly standalone story suitable for adult and young adult readers of urban fantasy, and the follow-up to the Alex, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus...

Author: Bram StokerISBN-10: 1479478237ISBN-13: 9781479478231Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/22/2024Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.07d

I wove a deadly web, but it became my trap.Rosalind I'm a cold-blooded killer, a femme fatale with a long list of victims.My latest target being Cesare Montesano.I must kill him and his brothers to protect my innocent young daughter.He catches me in the...

Destined for a life beyond her wildest dreams, born fifth in succession to the throne, and determined to get to the bottom of a most foul puzzle. The future queen becomes a rebellious sleuth when she vows to solve the mystery of a dead...

What Happens If Your Dark Side Succeeds?"When he devours my mouth as if he owns me, I match him, and our tongues do a violent dance. My teeth gnash against his, and our nails dig each other's skin until we bleed as if we...

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket A centuries-old curse hangs over a crumbling mansion, where the sins of the past refuse to stay buried. The Pyncheon family's wealth was built on a dark secret, and now, the house seems to exact its toll on...

The Raven: Book Two in The Famiglia Secret SocietyGrowing up in the Bonanno crime family, Davide Corvo Bonanno witnessed his father's infidelity and vowed never to commit to one woman. But when he falls for Lucy Gambino, his best friend's sister and fellow founding...

It was only meant to last a night...Isabelle Haller has managed to stall the engagement that she was forced into as a child until now. In the fall of 1897, her soon-to-be official fianc? finally finished school and secured lucrative employment in Washington, D.C.,...

When Amy Burton's mother-in-law buys her and her husband Eric a lovely old mansion, it sounds like a dream come true for the young couple. But there's something not quite right about the house. Old Mrs. Mac, who has psychic gifts, is the first...

Elijah SinclairDo you ever wonder what makes a man like him tick?A true born psychopath, living in a corrupt world of high society and darkness.A world where a demon gives into his desires.A life that didn't truly start until he was promised one name.Rain...

Because I am playing the game, I stare deep into his eyes and then laugh as I smack at his hand playfully. His fingers slide up even further so I spread them just an inch so he can gain access while I smirk with...

""Ombra"" by Michael C. Grumley is a gripping techno-thriller that unfolds in the depths of the ocean, blending elements of science fiction, adventure, and mystery. The story revolves around a team of scientists and researchers who stumble upon a remarkable discovery underwater, sparking a...

Betrayed, deposed and presumed dead.When her father is killed in a bloody coup and her uncle seizes the city, Orsiana pleads for help with the only power still willing to listen, unaware that the gods will use her as a pawn in their own...

From Kensington to the East End, under candlelight, gas lamp and then neon signs, London is both a bustling physical metropolis and a stirring psychic encounter. The most depraved depictions of London in fiction, film, poetry, television and theatre have irrevocably merged with the...

This book is an original and innovative study of how Gothic nostalgia and toxic memory are used to underpin and promote the ongoing culture wars and populist politics in contemporary popular culture. The essays collected here cover topics from the spectral to the ecological,...

"If you've read previous books by London Clarke, then you will love this one. If you haven't, she's about to become your new favorite author."--Readers' Favorite After months of searching for his missing wife, ex-priest turned demonologist Hunter Massabrook receives a call that Laura...

London, 1897. When romance author Christopher Price is told by his publisher to write gothic horror - the most fashionable genre at the time - he reluctantly accepts and retreats to his usual country cottage to write the book.Henry, the caretaker of the cottage,...

As one of America's most famous writers and novelists, Nathaniel Hawthorne needs no formal introduction. He worked at a Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later...

'Wonderful story which transfixes you from the start - this is the first novel I've read by this author but definitely not the last. The characters are beautifully written and the author effortlessly sucks you in to their worlds.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A beautifully written...

A love so forbidden, it would shake the heavens ...My father called them messengers.He once told me they walked among us, and that somewhere in this dark and godless city, there shined a faint sliver of hope. I had only to look for the...

A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her childhood friend, a rumored witch, in this gothic horror set in 1986 Philippines. Josephine del Rosario feels like a pariah in her town. Long ago orphaned...

A twisty gothic debut about two women--who shared an intense, toxic friendship as children--reconnecting at a secluded house deep in the swamplands of Florida It's been years since Ingrid has heard from her childhood best friend, Mayra, a fearless rebel who fled their hometown...

An unwanted guest of her uncle's family since childhood, Grace has grown up on the periphery of a once-great household. She has unusual predilections: for painting, particularly forgery; for deception; for other girls. Her life is altered when a letter arrives from the South...

The Crucible meets The Virgin Suicides in this haunting debut about five sisters in a small village in eighteenth century England whose neighbors are convinced they're turning into dogs. Even before the rumors about the Mansfield girls begin, Little Nettlebed is a village steeped...

"Girls with Long Shadows is a brilliant, engrossing portrait of three sisters and the bonds of love and betrayal . . . . Hill is a gifted talent and I look forward to more."--Jill McCorkle, New York Times bestselling author of Life After Life"Girls...

This new version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's classic 19th century novel Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus features seventy-six illustrations by International Collage Artists who delved into the novel's rich narrative and visual potential and created thought-provoking artworks that reflect the essence of Frankenstein in...

In the early 1990s, four heretical nuns at a convent for wayward and insane brides of Christ were visited by a being that they believed to be the second coming of Jesus. But this being did not come in peace, bearing forgiveness and love....

The denizens of dark places, the seldom seen and barely sensed are given shape and voice in this collection by A J Dalton. In these pages we find witches, demons, goblins, mages and trolls. The collection also contains glimpses of alternative histories and the...

Walking Between the Worlds: A Journey with HecateUnveil the mysteries of the goddess of magic, the crossroads, and the night.Step into the shadows and discover the luminous power of Hecate, the ancient goddess who bridges the realms of light and dark, seen and unseen....

Everyone is meat.My foster parents.The neighbor's dog.My biological parents who abandoned me.I do not care that they put me up for adoption.I care that they picked the wrong twin to keep.So they must die.To be filleted or not to be filleted, as Shakespeare said.And...

Cyrus Beldon was born to kill vampires. Or so says his indomitable family legacy.For generations, the Beldon hunters have kept the peace between humans and vampires, navigating tense diplomacy with the elite Honorable Families and eliminating threats when needed. Cyrus is content to leave...

There's who I'm supposed to be, and there's who I am....Everything changed at the Halloween party sponsored by the millionaire my mother is seeing.I was not supposed to be attracted to his unhinged son, Damon Northwood.I was not supposed to react the way I...

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket In the shadowy streets of Victorian London, a terrifying figure named Mr. Hyde stalks the night, leaving a trail of fear and violence in his wake. Behind closed doors, the respected Dr. Jekyll harbors a dark secret-a revolutionary...

A young woman forced to live with ghosts in a mansion frozen in time must decide between forbidden love and the price of freedom in this gothic fantasy where Jane Eyre meets The Haunting of Bly Manor, perfect for fans of Starling House. At...

"Deception in Bloom" is a captivating tale that weaves romance, suspense, and mystery into an unforgettable story of love and betrayal.Cat Sinclair thought she had met the perfect man in the charming and mysterious Ryan Winters. Their chemistry was undeniable, their connection instant, and...

Before Wakanda, there was Telassar.Before Octavia Butler, NK Jemison, and Nisi Shawl, there was Pauline E. Hopkins. When Reuel Briggs, a man hiding his African American identity, discovers that he's the king of a hidden city in Ethiopia, his mysterious origins are only starting...

Cheng uses the gothic figure of the undead to explore everything from erotic entanglements to power hierarchiesThe fourth installment in Ivan Cheng's (born 1991) vampire novels, Confidences/Production deals with education and is related to the role of substitute teachers in the foundation of the...

PRESALE INFO: Under a full Blood Moon, Sleepy Hollow awakens from its slumber, bathed in an otherworldly glow, and the wind wisps and flutters through the forgotten chimneys, carrying the scent of autumn. Shadows dance on the cobblestone streets, their shapes shifting and contorting...

When Henry Cunningham and his wife Susan moved from LA to the suburbs of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, they could have never suspected their townhouse was haunted by an unknown, malignant force. On the first day of the move into Villa Court- about fifteen minutes from...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

Pietro Zastrozzi, an outlaw, and his two servants, Bernardo and Ugo, disguised in masks, abduct Verezzi from the inn near Munich where he lives and take him to a cavern hideout. Verezzi is locked in a room with an iron door. Chains are placed...

PLAIN JANE is a contemporary retelling of Charlotte Bronte's JANE EYRE. Set in the expansive, Dragon Run Samp, PLAIN JANE follows the story of a young girl as she comes of age. Living on the edge of the Dragon, Jane finds peace, comfort, and...

"Carmilla" is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla.Author: J. Sheridan LefanuISBN-10: 1540627160ISBN-13: 9781540627162Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/25/2016Pages: 162Format:...

"The Shadow Builder" is a short story by Bram Stoker, first published in Stoker's first collection of short stories "Under the Sunset" in 1881. Abraham "Bram" Stoker (1847 - 1912) was an Irish author most famous for his 1897 Gothic novel "Dracula", a seminal...

The Shadow in the Corner' is a gothic short story, written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, and first published in 1879. It tells the story of Michael Bascom, a reclusive scientist, who lives in an old mansion called Wildheath Grange. His man servant informs him...

Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek: The story of a hero's descent to the underworld Two academic rivals from Cambridge must travel to Hell to rescue the soul of their advisor. Getting there was easy. Surviving it - and each other - is another thing entirely....

Author: Tyler R. TichelaarISBN-13: 9798987269220Publisher: Marquette FictionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2024Pages: 828Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.63lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.83d

Author: Edgar Allen PoeISBN-10: 9362142716ISBN-13: 9789362142719Publisher: Fingerprint! PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2024Pages: 88Format: Hardcover