Fiction - Gothic

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'True Nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them.'This ultimate collection...

The #1 international bestseller and The New York Times Editor's Choice "As lush as the novels of Kate Morton and Diane Setterfield, as exciting as The Alienist and Iain Pears' An Instance of the Fingerpost, this exquisite literary thriller will intrigue book clubs and...

"A beautiful, hallucinatory dream of a novel." -J.M. Miro, Author of the National Bestseller Ordinary Monsters"A fantastically moody, unsettling novel."-Sarah Waters, New York Times bestselling author of The Paying Guests and FingersmithA "bold ... hypnotic" (The New Yorker) reimagining of Mary Shelley's youth, vividly...

Life left Phillip so abruptly, he entered the afterlife with very little sense of self. After pulling himself back together, he managed to find his way to the resting place of warriors, and begins to piece back the story of his life. Shockingly, he...

Discover the story of Great Expectations with this striking collector's edition from Union Square & Co.'s Signature Editions series! The classic texts that shaped our culture feature exclusive cover art by distinguished artist Malika Favre. Her bold, graphic style gives each classic literature book...

Cursed by blood and trauma, Mina Coffin's inner demons aren't letting her get away without a fight. One final sacrament in her blood-soaked cult leads her once again to exile and isolation. On one side is family, true love, and poisoned tradition. On the...

One early morning, a "falling star" descends over England as it crashes on Horsell Common, near our hero's home in Maybury. As he makes his way there, a group of people had arrived and surrounded a large cylindrical object embedded in a sandpit. After...

A ghost ship is wrecked in Whitby's harbour and the only clue to the whereabouts of the missing crew is in these clippings from the captain's log. Delve into the last voyage of Demeter in this harrowing chapter from Bram Stoker's Dracula. The Last...

Theodora Corvus can hear the whispers of her crumbling family home. She can hear the whispers of Kingsward Manor, her place of employment. She sees the watchers by the lake, black-eyed and waiting.But Broken Oak is silent. Broken Oak is empty. When Theodora takes...

Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches...During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father was executed...

The long-awaited first poetry chapbook from New Orleans author Eliana Vanessa is here. Life Limbs is a collection of 40 poems showcasing her inspired style of writing.Author: Eliana VanessaISBN-10: 898714920XISBN-13: 9798987149201Publisher: Bowker Identifier ServicesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2022Pages: 54Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d

"A winner-readers will come for the fantasy and stay for the romance." - Kirkus Reviews"Dark fantasy fans who enjoy romance and action will find this to be a pleasurable read." - BookLife ReviewsThe first book in a new trilogy set in the same world...

Picture this...you're sitting by the ocean, sipping your favorite cocktail. The sun is setting over your skin, and the sound of waves crashing against the sand offers the perfect background music for the mellow reggae tunes that play through the salty air. Life is...

Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches...During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father was executed...

In a literary voice that is both original and powerfully unsettling, William Gay tells the story of Nathan Winer, a young and headstrong Tennessee carpenter who lost his father years ago to a human evil that is greater and closer at hand than any...

Dark academia meets forbidden paranormal romance in this new mashup of Crave and Gothikana. Welcome to Preston Academy-watch your back, the walls have ears. You have been warned. Avery, a criminal, scarred and haunted by her past, finds herself at the Preston Academy -...

The world of the Bird Brain Books has landed, and this is your chance to take a peek inside. Are the birds watching us? Can humans find a way to live in a world where the rules of nature have changed, and new dangers...

A dark, atmospheric tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love.Mortui vivos docent.The dead teach the living.After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her. And leave the godforsaken city where she...

Everyone gets their heart broken at least once. Whether you're a mercenary in 17th-century Hungary or a transplant to Missouri in 2019, we've all been there. But in some universes, love's aftermath is a tad more gruesome. From crunching bones on midnight asphalt to...

Crown Princess Labeth has grown up hearing the gruesome tales of the Jemalgee like everyone else. Creatures of darkness that travel in clouds of black smoke when they're not possessing someone to satisfy their corrupt desires. When she comes face-to-face with one, it does...

A bride. A groom. A deadly curse. Forced to attend her brother's wedding, Saige Wolvercraft returns to her ancestral home, the house where her mother took her own life. Wolvercraft Manor is haunted. Or at least it is for Saige. The rest of her...

From award-winning author Elizabeth Hand comes the first-ever novel authorized to return to the world of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House--a "scary and beautifully written" (Neil Gaiman) new story of isolation and longing perfect for our present time. **Named a Best Book...

A New York Times EDITORS' CHOICE Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize MOST ANTICIPATED by The Guardian - Paste Magazine - LitHub - The Millions - Library Journal From the prizewinning author of The Manningtree Witches, a subversive historical novel set during the French...

Family is everything...I always knew my father was a cold, heartless bastard.But the moment he took Elle Castlemaine and her pathetic daughter into our home, barely a month after our mom died, he unleashed something savage inside me.I didn't care they lost their home....

Torrent Locked away in a sterile building with nothing but the echoing thoughts in my head. The sounds of orderlies footsteps are so eerily similar to the ones that haunted my childhood. I tried to fix Deluge, to set us back on the path...

My life used to be simple.Quiet. Safe.Until I fell in love with the dangerous billionaire arms dealer Callum Torrio.Our love story was doomed from the beginning. Forbidden. A temptation we couldn't touch.His secrets have the power to kill me, and when I discover the...

An invisible world hides before our eyes. Since the beginning of time, good and evil have fought over the souls of mortals.Gemma is a quiet human girl who loves books and photography. When she meets a dark boy with icy eyes in the woods,...

What are the consequences of cheating Death?Five months have gone by since her last encounter with Death, and in spite of having experienced the most intense period of happiness in her life at Evan's side, Gemma's instinct reminds her that the game is far...

Bluebeard gets a feminist Gothic makeover in this subversive take on the famous French fairy tale -- from the acclaimed director of The Love Witch, and for fans of Jane Eyre When the successful British mystery writer Judith Moore meets Gavin, a handsome and...

I'm not a hero. I'll never be that guy. No matter how much she makes me wish I could... My life isn't truly mine.Working for the mafia means my loyalty is to the family. Love and marriage aren't for me.I can't be what Serafina...

In the tradition of William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams, Poor Banished Children of Eve is the haunting saga of the Duval/Leveque clan of Maringouin County, Mississippi, a family tormented by a history of incest and insanity. The story revolves around beautiful, tempestuous Angelique Leveque...

Every rose has its thorns...Victoria Alexander is a perky graduate student writing her dissertation at St. Albertus Magnus University. When her great grandfather dies, he leaves her his home and everyone in her family a monthly stipend of $100,000. Of course, this gift has...

One great sacrifice will end it all-but can true love ever be forgotten?How can you look forward to the future when you know your days are numbered? Gemma has asked herself that every night since making her fateful pact with Soph?, queen of the...

My bodyguard. My enemy.When my father hires Sebastian Bailey to protect me, I vow to make him quit within a week.He's rude, overbearing, bossy and oh, too attractive for his own good.Our hate is as explosive as our chemistry.But my plans backfire.Soon, he becomes...

In a world where children are exploited, monsters are saviors, and dark magic presides, a little girl will go to any lengths to be reunited with her lost ones. After the disappearance of her parents, a heartbroken child is sold to the Doll-Maker who...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A January Indie Next Pick and LibraryReads Pick "The reigning queen of the Gothic thriller." --Entertainment Weekly THERE'S NOTHING AS GOOD AS THE RICH GONE BAD. When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she's not only North Carolina's richest woman,...

She thought it was only for one night...I've never let anyone into my life.At least not like her. Not until her.She sees a side of me that isn't the bratva monster everyone else believes.Now that she knows, she's mine.Mine to keep and protect. Mine...

In 1920s Edinburgh, Scotland, Evelyn Hazard is a young, middle-class housewife living the life she's always expected--until her husband, Robert, upends everything with a startling announcement: he can communicate with the dead. The couple is pulled into the spiritualist movement--a religious society of mediums...

Sink your teeth into the ageless tale of the famous vampire Count Dracula.Dracula first horrified readers over 125 years ago. Today, this original gothic masterpiece includes a detailed exploration into the 1897 classic vampire novel and its author, Bram Stoker. In this bonus introduction,...

This book offers new insights on socially and culturally engaged Gothic ghost stories by twentieth century and contemporary female writers; including Shirley Jackson, Angela Carter, Toni Morrison, Ali Smith, Susan Hill, Catherine Lim, Kate Mosse, Daphne du Maurier, Helen Dunmore, Michele Roberts, and Zheng...

"Harwood, master of creeping Victorian horror, does it again . . . Twisted in every sense of the word and wonderfully atmospheric."--Booklist Confused and disoriented, Georgina Ferrars awakens in a small room in Tregannon House, a remote asylum in England. She has no memory...

Then, Earth Swallowed Ocean is an intensely dark romance and erotic horror set in post WW2 Appalachia. After a violent tragedy, Sadie makes a deal with the Devil: if she exchanges an evil soul for her own within a month, she can have a...

Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel - Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel - A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick!From Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street, comes a heart-pounding tale of faith and...

"Homebodies will leave readers entertained and enlightened--and maybe a little terrified." -- Literary Review of Canada "LeBlanc surprises and disturbs, to the reader's intense anguish - in this collection's case, a good thing." -- Winnipeg Free Press "Original, inherently fascinating, and with a narrative...

A marriage of convenience...full of inconvenient secrets. Jocelyn Townsend's life as a courtesan bears no resemblance to the life she envisioned in girlish dreams. But it allows her and her eccentric mother to live in relative security--until her protector marries and no longer requires...

For Family. For Honor.Discarded by her husband who then sells her as a pleasure worker, Hope secretly enters into an Indentured Servant contract with a strip club owner to avoid being given to an unknown master. But she soon realizes that he has not...

From page to screen, the haunted house continues to terrify and intrigue those who dare to spend a night within its walls. Explore the golden age of the haunted house in this anthology of Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories. The anthology includes "An Account...

"An early-autumn treat fit for late-night devouring." --Publishers Weekly "A taut gothic mystery with an intriguing twist." --Susanna Calkins, award-winning author of the Lucy Campion Mysteries and the Speakeasy Murders A Ghostly Window Into the Past Nurse Nellie Lester can't escape death. Fleeing Chicago...

"Robert Reid moved his family to Scotland's Outer Hebrides in the 1990s, driven by hope, craving safety and community, and hiding a terrible secret. But despite his best efforts to fit in, Robert is always seen as an outsider. And as the legendary and...

"They say every house has its ghosts; but the Hacienda has only one." Sadie is her name, and she is passing through the motions of a life soaked through with the stench of death. Grief-ridden nightmares plague her every sleepless night, only to continue...