ENG 11 - Gothic: Books

The mystery, the detective, and the horror novel all find a common root in the Gothic fiction of the 18th century. Here are eleven (mostly contemporary) Gothic tales that unsettle and illuminate in the best ways.

As the nights draw in and the ghosts seep from the walls, it’s time to huddle beneath your counterpane with a suitably creepy book. I asked seven of our most brilliantly chilling writers to name their favourite Gothic reads, both a classic and a modern Gothic novel. Prepare to be frightened, repulsed, entranced…