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
446 books — 496 voters

1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Quality Dark Fiction
2,713 books — 3,901 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
1,016 books — 1,214 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
665 books — 3,621 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
2,317 books — 4,852 voters