Fiction - Gothic

Lord Graham Spencer needs a wife. But not just any girl will do. She must have the money to save his dilapidated estate and desperate tenants. So when he meets a charming American lady's maid on the beach at Brighton, the last thing he...

The country house has a secret... Washed up by a storm at the gates of the local estate, young Agnes Headey has a first impression of brooding silence and faded elegance. When she learns that Master Netherfield's sister is not dead, as all had...

Clara Reeve was a prominent English writer in the 18th century. Reeve was one of the first writers of Gothic fiction and her book The Old English Baron is considered an early classic of that genre. The plot centers around the adventures of Sir...

Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to...

This book is also available in large print (font size 16) and extra large print (font size 24). Gabriel Utterson is intrigued by the sinister figure of Mr Hyde, and the latter's strange relationship with Utterson's good friend, Dr Jekyll. When Mr Hyde beats...

This book is also available in large print (font size 16) and extra large print (font size 24). Gabriel Utterson is intrigued by the sinister figure of Mr Hyde, and the latter's strange relationship with Utterson's good friend, Dr Jekyll. When Mr Hyde beats...

Part historical detail, part fiction, A King's Grave is a sweeping drama of the Gothic nation's struggle against the tyrannical oppression and injustice suffered at the hands of the ruthless, egocentric and self-absorbed Roman Emperor, Honorius. Who personally attempts the complete annihilation of the...

An aged poet becomes separated by a long distance from his beloved and dying wife. They were two people from different lives and backgrounds, yet he worked hard to make a name for himself. After many years of toiling, he is distraught that it...

"The Lair of the White Worm" is a 1911 horror novel by the world-famous Irish horror writer Bram Stoker. The story is based on the legend of the Lambton Worm, a folk tale originating from County Durham in Northeast England. Abraham "Bram" Stoker (1847...

The Castle of Otranto is 'the original' gothic novel. This story initiatiated a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century. Walpole is Thus, by extension, the forerunner to such authors as Charles Maturin, Ann Radcliffe,...

Teagan's senior year is almost over but with his and Summer's much anticipated freedom comes a new twist of unwanted fate. In the third installment of The Blue Moon Series, Summer's Moon, the soul mates are thrust into the world of Wolf Hunter's, werewolves...

Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, and subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield, falls in love with Mr. Rochester,...

It all seemed so real that I could hardly imagine that it had ever occurred before; and yet each episode came, not as a fresh step in the logic of things, but as something expected. It is in such a wise that memory plays...

Charlotte Bront famous masterpiece in an unabridged version with the famous original illustrations by F.H. Townsend. Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity....

Horace Walpole was an 18th century Earl in England who specialized in art history, but he also wrote the Gothic novel The Castle of Otranto, a short but popular work of its time that all but started the genre.Author: Horace WalpoleISBN-10: 1507600755ISBN-13: 9781507600757Publisher: Createspace...

From Eliza Maxwell, the bestselling author of The Unremembered Girl, comes a gripping novel about the mysteries that haunt us and the twists of fate that can unravel them...Living in the shadow of a decades-old crime that stole his children from him, reclusive Lars...

The novel is set in the mid-19th century, although it includes glimpses into the history of the house, which was built in the late 17th century. The house of the title is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted since its construction by fraudulent dealings,...

This extra large print edition is written in bold and in an easy to read size 24 font. Gabriel Utterson is intrigued by the sinister figure of Mr Hyde, and the latter's strange relationship with Utterson's good friend, Dr Jekyll. When Mr Hyde beats...

One of the most famous contributions of the Bront family to the literary canon, Jane Eyre is a captivating story that is a must-read classic for everyone with a taste for reading.Author: Charlotte BronteISBN-10: 1495452689ISBN-13: 9781495452680Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/06/2014Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight:...

For the past twenty-seven years, Kayla Grayson's mother has refused to discuss Kayla's absent father or explain why the two of them have been alone in the world without relatives. A mysterious email sends Kayla to a Maryland beach town and her grandmother's home,...

This book is about recovery from loss. In the aftermath of a death, Ann Patterson's family is becoming unglued. To save it, the hot-tempered librarian splurges on a trip to Desolation Sound. The trip turns out far different from her expectations. With the help...

This early work by Mary Elizabeth Braddon was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new biography of the author. 'His Darling Sin' is one of Braddon's novels in the sensation literature genre. Mary Elizabeth Braddon was born...

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching...

Five Classic Horror Stories is a collection of the most chilling and influential horror stories ever written, including tales by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Robert Louis Stevenson. These five ghastly tales are sure to make your hair stand on end. Read Victor Frankenstein's story...

The great-uncle of Oscar Wilde, Charles Maturin was a prolific author of the early 19th century. His "Melmoth the Wanderer" is considered by many to be the last traditional "Gothic" novel. Many of the Gothic romance and horror stories, particularly those dating back to...

Now in paperback, the acclaimed debut novel featuring the ghost of a murdered cowgirl who guides her grief-stricken father and a disgraced former detective to her killer--and a long-hidden family secret. The celebrated novel from a shimmering new voice in Southern fiction, Anna Michaels...

A Libertine...alpha malJeremy Greymont certainly qualifies. Sex rough and women loose is his credo-one he's always taken seriously, with no deference whatsoever to the society into which he was born. Perfectly content milling along through life existing on courtesans and fine Scotch whisky...that is...

Victor Tudor, a man wrapped in mystery and temptation, gets everything he desires.And for the moment, he craves... me.I fought. It was a losing battle.I ran. His relentlessness ensnared me.I'm a token. A trinket. A toy for Victor's amusement.He's seductive. A dangerous deviant.Although I...

Secrets must be kept.Vows never broken.Till death do us part... Unless everything changes.Captive in one life...Kept in another...Taken to now be the wife I am forced to be. You will take this bride.To have and to hold from this day forward.Till death do you...

Now that the Darkness has tasted her, it won't let Emma go.Robbed of her memories, Emma feels like a ghost trapped in her own body. She doesn't remember much, but she knows one thing--something happened to her in Arnsmouth. Whatever had happened to her...

I swore I'd never love the man that forced me to be his bride. SelenaI made a deal with the Devil.I stepped foot into the kitchen hoping to grab a snack, but my hunger soon died as blood pooled on the black-and-white marble counter.The...

War has come to Sterling Falls.The guys and I are scattered. Finding them is the first step.Freeing them of their chains is the next.Labeled a fugitive, I'm hunted for a rebellion I haven't even begun to lead.But I will lead it. I fell in...

Edgar Manley is a peculiar child who feels threatened by the world shifting around him. On one especially dreadful day, he receives news of his father's death and that guardianship will be passed to his estranged uncle. That night, while fast asleep, his mind...

Chapter 1 Jess Walter's The Zero.- Chapter 2 J. Robert Lennon's Castle.- Chapter 3 Joyce Carol Oates' Carthage.- Chapter 4 Graphic Novels.- Chapter 5 Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy.Author: Danel OlsonISBN-10: 3031170156ISBN-13: 9783031170157Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2023Pages: 324Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w...

First published in 1886, 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' is one of the most disturbing horror stories and an examination of man's capacity for evil by Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scottish novelist, and essayist, poet, and travel writer. One pitch-black...

From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Sucevic comes a funny, sexy standalone novel.Carter Prescott is one of those guys who has it all.Wealthy family...check.Good looks...check.Brains to match all that brawn...check.And let's not even talk about all those sculpted muscles (no-seriously, I don't want to...

Circa the late eighteenth century, six tourists from Vienna, "the big city," arrive in the backwoods of Transylvania by horse and carriage on holiday and in search of a quaint rural adventure among the common folks. A detour leaves them stranded atop a mysterious...

Discover a haunting collection of Gothic fantasy inspired by the longest nights of the year.Striking a poignant balance between the endearing and the sentimental, this collection of wintry-themed short stories and novellas offers readers a unique and engaging selection of Gothic and supernatural, character-driven...

The Novel Predating Bram Stoker's Dracula. A Classic Victorian vampire novella, which influenced Bram Stoker's later treatment of the vampire mythos in Dracula. The story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla,...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Felicity Brandon.One obsessed protector, One willing captive, One soul-shattering conclusion. TiffanyWhen Kade Walker crashed into my world, He devastated everything I'd ever known, His nefarious intent almost destroyed me. But I went back for more of his dark passion,...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Felicity Brandon. One obsessed predator, One exhausted workaholic, One mind-blowing collision of souls. Tiffany I never saw him coming, Could never have predictedThe woman he'd push me to become. Kade Walker changed everything.He crashed into my life and tore...

Olov fled from the old world to get away from his crimes. But he could not hide for long for he had left a path of death and destruction wherever he went. a path easily followed west. Settling in the new Louisiana Purchase Territory,...

The haunting tale of a young woman being seduced by a female vampire, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla still manages to enthrall its readers almost two centuries later. Predating the more uneven Dracula by some 26 years, Carmilla (1871) is the first and perhaps...

In this ingenious and subversive twist on the classic gothic novel, the mysterious past of an island mansion lures two sisters into a spiderweb of scandal, secrets, and murder.Two sisters, strangers since birth yet bound by family secrets, are caught up in a century-old...

Mother Horror presents: When Anne O'Donnell arrives on a dock in France in 1789 with no memory of her past, she allows herself to be renamed Marguerite and taken in as governess for Mellian, the petulant daughter of the rich merchant, Donatien Marais. But...

"[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth ... [offers] chills--and charm."--New York Times Book ReviewWorld-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2023.Maitland returns to his ancestral estate after having lived a largely solitary...

"[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth ... [offers] chills--and charm."--New York Times Book ReviewWorld-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2023.Reverend Nigel arrives at Tilchington Rectory expecting a comfortable living in the...

""The Vampyre"" is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori. Aubrey, an orphaned young gentleman in possession of a large fortune, arrives in London for the season where he meets the mysterious Lord Ruthven. Aubrey befriends Lord Ruthven...

From the author of Girl One comes a spellbinding adventure about a strange power lurking in the Arkansas Ozarks, and the group of friends obsessed with finding it.Five friends arrive back in Eternal Springs, the small town they all fled after high-school graduation. Each...

Who could have been so cruel as to do away with poor Vivian Lambert? And why oh why couldn't she just stay dead? In a rustic, idyllic English village, on a summer's day, in the midst of a carefree tennis party, a fragile, needy...