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Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,000,600 ratings — published 1818
Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.86 — 227,521 ratings — published 1872
Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,540,477 ratings — published 1897
A Dowry of Blood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.91 — 111,778 ratings — published 2021
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.25 — 766,568 ratings — published 2022
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.17 — 140,447 ratings — published 2024
Nocticadia (Nocticadia, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.19 — 211,009 ratings — published 2023
Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.93 — 191,019 ratings — published 2022
Gothikana (The Verenmore Volumes)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.74 — 129,321 ratings — published 2021
Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,291,590 ratings — published 1847
Dark Desires (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,462 ratings — published 2005
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,000,746 ratings — published 1890
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,412,663 ratings — published 1847
Hungerstone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 44,330 ratings — published 2025
Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.04 — 368,547 ratings — published 2024
Fairydale (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.74 — 49,273 ratings — published 2022
What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.83 — 159,417 ratings — published 2022
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 318,429 ratings — published 1962
Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.25 — 764,692 ratings — published 1938
Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.66 — 466,199 ratings — published 2020
House of Hunger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.63 — 25,684 ratings — published 2022
Master of Salt & Bones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.88 — 44,736 ratings — published 2020
The Silent Companions (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.86 — 49,435 ratings — published 2017
Dark Prince (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,218 ratings — published 2007
His Dark Kiss (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,067 ratings — published 2006
Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.30 — 361,827 ratings — published 2025
Starling House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.77 — 180,530 ratings — published 2023
The Fall of the House of Usher (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.84 — 93,524 ratings — published 1839
The Historian (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.80 — 281,209 ratings — published 2005
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.02 — 670,101 ratings — published 1976
The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.81 — 423,406 ratings — published 1959
House of Salt and Sorrows (Sisters of the Salt, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.89 — 118,378 ratings — published 2019
Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.13 — 804,250 ratings — published 2002
His Wicked Sins (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,069 ratings — published 2008
The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.70 — 26,453 ratings — published 2024
Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.05 — 67,089 ratings — published 2024
A Dark and Drowning Tide (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.48 — 20,323 ratings — published 2024
The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.22 — 282,995 ratings — published 2025
Lucy Undying (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,870 ratings — published 2024
The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.12 — 236,360 ratings — published 2022
Gallant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.70 — 155,063 ratings — published 2022
The Book Eaters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.60 — 59,585 ratings — published 2022
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,122,431 ratings — published 1992
Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.00 — 422,738 ratings — published 2019
The Castle of Otranto (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.19 — 45,608 ratings — published 1764
Northanger Abbey (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.85 — 471,467 ratings — published 1817
Enigma (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.77 — 31,099 ratings — published 2025
Enchantra (Wicked Games, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 4.29 — 156,833 ratings — published 2025
Diavola (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.79 — 45,938 ratings — published 2024
My Darling Dreadful Thing (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-gothic)
avg rating 3.86 — 22,946 ratings — published 2024