Warning: This article discusses topics of violence, death, and sexual matters. Gothic books and short stories are an important part of literary history, and several are defining titles in the genre.

In the late 1700s, many of the earliest Gothic writers turned to Shakespeare for inspiration. Two centuries later, the Spanish writer Marías took a page out of their book with “Corazón tan ...

Gothic literature is a treasure hoard of great themes and story beats, and these video games likely took inspiration from well-known Gothic tales.

The Twilight (20th Anniversary Edition) is the perfect anniversary book edition for those who love the gothic side of the ...

A book that many readers cite as having left a ‘lasting impression’, this meticulously researched Southern gothic story will transport you to a time in history that many don’t know enough about.

Burn book review: Patrick Nees’ alternate Cold ... shadowy corridors and sinister servants – that are essential elements of any good Gothic novel. The tone changes when Seren and her crow ...

Gothic novels have been scaring us for 250 years. The mid-18th Century - an era of dark, satanic mills at home and nightmarish social upheaval abroad - saw public taste shift from traditional ...

Her Gothic poetry collection, “Decayed Lace and Other Sorrows,” went into print Feb. 19. A reprint of Book 1 of her acclaimed ...

Lucy Strange’s third book combines a spooky ghost story with a clever page-turning mystery. The author sets her shivery tale of spectres and wrongdoings in the English Lake District in 1899.