Edgar Allen Poe took the concept and ran with it, elevating Gothic literature beyond the realms of the purely aesthetic and wildly spooky to provide underlying commentary on the human condition ...

Gothic books and short stories are an important part of literary history, and several are defining titles in the genre. The term is often vague, but at its core, gothic stories spark fear in a reader.

Read more: 30 Best Classic Fall Books. Wuthering Heights. $7 at Amazon. ... In this gothic novel by Helen Oyeyemi, the story focuses on fraternal Haitian twins raised in Britain.

The Castle of Otranto is considered the first supernatural English novel and also the first gothic novel. It describes itself as a translation of an Italian story from the Middle Ages about ...

Another classic gothic romance novel, "Rebecca" is a love story and a ghost story all wrapped in one. With an iconic opening line — "Last night, ...

Edgar Allen Poe took the concept and ran with it, elevating Gothic literature beyond the realms of the purely aesthetic and wildly spooky to provide underlying commentary on the human condition ...

The film adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1976. AP 26. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (1967). The precursor to modern-day young adult novels, The ...

From the classic gothic novels that really are must-reads to more recent releases that deserve a spot in the horror canon, there are frights here for all kinds of readers.

This aptly titled novel, Mexican Gothic, is set in the 1950s and follows Noémi as she travels to the Mexican countryside to help her cousin, Catalina, who claims her husband in poisoning her.

If you love their recommendations, you don’t have to stop with this list. Beginning in January, UVA Library is starting a yearlong reading challenge, with Gothic literature as the inaugural theme. All ...