Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDracula by Bram StokerWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
450 books — 500 voters

1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Quality Dark Fiction
2,744 books — 3,996 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantThe Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
Art & Artists in Fiction
1,013 books — 1,214 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
675 books — 3,645 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,333 books — 5,002 voters