Fiction - Gothic

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: TALES OF THE DARK FANTASTIC features a mix of queer and less queer short stories about ghosts, monsters, revenge, new spins on old tales, wronged women and really bad jobs. 12 stories by award-winning author Catherine Lundoff. Author: Catherine LundoffISBN-10: 1732583366ISBN-13: 9781732583368Publisher:...

Although they are above sea level and have no salt, these great expanses of water bear all the characteristics of seas and for centuries have been regarded as such. They have port cities, bays, lighthouses and shipwrecks. Their watershed is threaded with rivers, streams,...

From lowcountry writer William Baldwin comes a new edition of his 1993 Lillian Smith Award-winning novel, The Hard to Catch Mercy. Including a new introduction by the author, this Southern Revivals edition makes available once more a story that touches on the issues of...

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now...

A vampire killer is at large...and she's a vampire too. A complex dark fantasy by AJ Woolfenden.Author: Aj WoolfendenISBN-10: 8223498596ISBN-13: 9798223498599Publisher: APS PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/09/2019Pages: 270Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d

"I want you to believe . . . to believe in things you cannot." Bram Stoker's Dracula, one of literature's most frightening horror novels, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition, featuring a striking foil-accented cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it...

Enjoy this classic book with a fresh new look. The story of a forgotten ghost, suddenly sprung to terrifying life, music that feeds the soul, and a love story for the ages. Travel to the Paris Opera House and experience the joy of these...

Bram Stoker's Dracula is a timeless Gothic classic that weaves a tale of horror and suspense. Set in Victorian England, the novelfollows the bloodthirsty Count Dracula as he preys on innocent victims, leading a group of determined individuals on a chillingquest to stop the...

Norfolk, 1901. England's beloved queen has died, and her son has finally taken the throne. In Norwich, the bright young Edith Holler spends her days among the eccentric denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble...

Within the mysterious expanse of the Scottish moorlands, young and beautiful Erica Carmichael is drawn into the enigma of her relatives' sprawling estate. As she settles into the ancestral home, an aura of discomfort and suspense thickens. Amidst the shadows, one figure stands out...

5 star for Mafia Star - Reading Rebel ReviewsShe didn't plan to say yes.But neither of us can deny what's between us.It's more than we intended.It's more than we imagined.There's nothing I won't do for my piccolina.I'll always give her what she needs.I won't...

"The bookshop offers people knowledge, and it feeds from what you learn. But everyone must make a payment for the knowledge they have taken. Even you, Brandon. Even you."An entity was born into smoke and rage, a destructive force that was bound into a...

A man with visible scars. A woman hurt by betrayal. Will an unexpected bundle of joy be their cure?The Army calls Sean Jeffries a hero, but his hesitation to take down a child suicide bomber left dozens wounded and him with a permanent scar....

A collection of poems and short stories written by a young, upcoming writer. A strong, honest rampage; ranging from our hidden realities to our deepest truths. Thomas Decker's writing has never shied away from the dark, gritty aspects of human life. This style of...

"Some horror stories come true." At the Glass Town Establishment for Girls, imaginations starve.Mr. Glass, the school's benefactor, doesn't believe in imagination for young girls. Young girls must attend to their proper duties. Belle Fortune couldn't care less about being proper. She loves to...

From Bram Stoker Award--winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood friends who miraculously survive the night everyone in their suburban hometown turned into ghosts--perfect for fans of Yellowjackets.The Velkwood Vicinity was the topic of occult theorists, tabloid one-hour documentaries, and...

Generations of secrets. An ancient curse. Love has never been an option.Lauren Ambrose has made a life for herself as a fledging artist, far from the ancient secrets and cobwebbed past of her family's historic estate in Texas. Generations of the Ambrose women have...

J.G. Ballard's Crash meets Albert Camus's The Plague in a transgressive horror novel for the TikTok generation. Will is a fraud. Olivia is a wreck. They meet at a grief share group and quickly bond over their brokenness. They also have a peculiar hobby;...

Author: Mary ShelleyISBN-10: 9354406289ISBN-13: 9789354406287Publisher: Fingerprint! PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2022Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.74h x 5.75w x 0.71d

CELESTEPeace is hard to come by, but in the place where my uncle is buried, I find unexpected solace. Under the steady, constant downpour, an umbrella covered me as I admired the beautifully saturated greenery and the intricately sculpted stone structures.Reality slipped away from...

This striking gift edition presents Bram Stoker's iconic work Dracula, featuring a luxurious, silver-embossed cover design, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers. Written in an epistolary format, Dracula recalls the experiences of a young lawyer called Jonathan Harker, who pays a visit to Count...

Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, Beckford's Vathek, and Shelley's Frankenstein The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of...

When friends Mina and Lucy take a much-awaited trip, they come across an eerie and supernatural mystery. What is this creature of the night? Trade in horror for the most adorable Count Dracula we've seen in his 124-year history! Sneak a glimpse of the...

Jane Eyre meets Amy Dunne in this dark and twisted gothic thriller from the author of the Kitty Peck MysteriesAuthor: Kate GriffinISBN-10: 1788168771ISBN-13: 9781788168779Publisher: Serpent's TailLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/25/2024Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.10d

"Messy with glitched realities and body horror, Brat breathes the same thrillingly claustrophobic air as Inland Empire and Ubik. It's a skin-shedding ouroboros of grief and laughter, and the most brain-melting British debut I've read in ages." --Ed Park, author of Same Bed Different...

"A feminist gothic that evokes Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House." -- New York Times Book ReviewOnce upon a time Orla was: a woman, a painter, a lover. Now she is a mother and a wife, and when her husband Nick suggests that...

A compulsively readable and razor-sharp campus novel about the impact of power and consent in a university setting Perfect for fans of Cho Nam-joo, I May Destroy You, and If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio Riveting and uncompromising, Another Person explores the...

Two women. One house. Centuries of secrets. East Sussex Coast, 1855 Violet Hargreaves is the lonely daughter of a widowed industrialist, and an aspiring Pre-Raphaelite painter. One day, the na?e eighteen-year-old meets the mysterious and handsome Edwin on the beach. He promises her a...

Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood. Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient,...

Jason Marc Harris weaves a tale of dark enchantment and vengeful obsession in this Supernatural Horror."Jason Marc Harris's Master of Rods and Strings is a masterful work the likes of which I have not read in many years. In captivating and expert prose Master...

This book contains Edgar Allen Poe's 1838 short story, "Ligeia". An anonymous narrator recounts the story of his meeting a beautiful and intellectual woman "in some large, old decaying city near the Rhine." They get married, and Ligeia introduces her husband to all manner...

When Dr. Van Vierlans receives an invitation from Mrs. Elizabeth Van der Horst to give a lecture at her island mansion off the coast of South Carolina, he doesn't think twice. There's a generous honorarium, and he relishes the chance to revisit the Sea...

In 2007, Beck Randall moves with his wife and teenage daughters into a long-abandoned cabin deep in the woods, built a century before by his grandparents. Once there, daughters Tina and Lucy discover that their predecessors have left an imprint of suffering and violence...

Vampires have their own set fans and readers, who enjoy the cold and dark backdrop wrapped in layers of mystery. Dracula, by Bram Stoker, is one of its kind book, written in a very compelling manner that one is sure to enjoy it till...

Originally published in 1897, Dracula is considered the classical vampire. While Bram Stoker didn't invent the vampire, this work certainly defines what we now think of as one and continues to thrill readers today.Author: Bram StokerISBN-10: 1543214894ISBN-13: 9781543214895Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/24/2017Pages:...

Midnight Fantasy is a story of Romeo, Juliette and Hamlet that are all tragic characters in Shakespeare's two plays. These characters all reach miserable ends within the Shakespearean dramas and are forever remembered as tragic figures. In this story Romeo, Juliette and Hamlet are...

This is a collection of the Victorian master of fantasy's shorter Gothic pieces. In these pages you will meet a ghosts, animated skeletons, a witch, a werewolf, and a man who pretends to be a vampire. You will look through an occult mirror, visit...

A haunting tale of love amidst horror. Upon leaving years of service, Niven Ross heads out to find his destiny. When he happens upon a strange stone formation and a beautiful woman, it could be he's found it. His warrior skills are tested when...

After everything that we have been through, is this finally the end of us?Our life isn't like other people's. I crashed into his perfectly ordered world, changing everything. He took my innocence and I taught him that life is better outside the walls of...

Edgar Huntly is an early American novel that centers around a mysterious sleep-walker who becomes embroiled in a series of dramatic and harrowing events. Set during the early years of the American Republic, the novel offers a vivid portrayal of the frontier society of...

"Suddenly there came a tapping." The Raven and Other Selected Works by Edgar Allan Poe, a collection comprising his famous poem and 25 of his remarkable short stories, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition featuring a striking cover and distinctive interior design...

Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel - A terrifying and thought-provoking look at what it means to be truly free in America as a woman uncovers a secret about her new home...

"The bookshop offers people knowledge, and it feeds from what you learn. But everyone, whether they come to the Bookshop again and again, or just once, everyone must make a payment for the knowledge they have taken. Even you, Brandon. Even you." An entity...

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,...

"A great death is in the air."Arlo is lost. He thought he had everything figured out.Go to university, fall in love, get a job.But life doesn't always work like that, and before he has a chance to figure it out, he dies.In the space...

"This richly-told tale is haunting and heartbreaking in equal measure. Hazel's story will rip you apart, but her indomitable courage against the oppressive forces in the world will also give you hope. A truly marvelous achievement." -Gwendolyn Kiste, Lambda Literary and Bram Stoker Award-winning...

A young boy born of mysterious ways, raised by two of opposite sides. He has one goal to to be the greatest thief of all time...the king of thieves. horrific events will set him on his journey, spanning across the world. He will earn...

Horace Walpole is credited by many with the invention of the Gothic Novel. The author claimed to have written 'The Castle of Otranto' - a medieval mystery story set in a haunted castle peopled by fantastic characters - after a night of dreams. It...

Dark forces converge on a small Victorian town in the year 1885. In a world where supernatural powers are real and deadly, a brave group of men takes up the fight against the darkness, using faith, occult knowledge and technology to save the town...

He was my best friend. Now he's determined to ruin me.Not if I ruin him first. I thought my career as a violinist was lost forever.When I'm awarded a scholarship to Manderley Academy, I have one last chance to make my mark.Too bad my...