swap_horiz Usher's Passing Alternatives

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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Merricat Blackwood narrates Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, drawing the reader into the private wo...

Classic Isolation Gothic Unreliable Narrator

8.33 Great

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Boy's Life

Robert McCammon's Boy's Life follows Cory Mackenson through childhood in a small Alabama town during the 1960s. A distur...

Supernatural Coming Of Age Small Town 1990S

8.28 Great

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The Little Stranger

The Little Stranger is a 2009 gothic novel by Sarah Waters, set in rural Warwickshire during the social and economic cha...

Ghost Novel Gothic Post War

8.15 Great

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Swan Song

Robert McCammon’s *Swan Song* presents a sprawling post-apocalyptic horror narrative set in 1987. The novel explores the...

Post Apocalyptic Epic Supernatural 1980S

8.14 Great

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Blackwater

Blackwater is a novel by Michael McDowell set in 1980s Alabama. The story follows the Blackwood family as they confront...

Supernatural Family Saga 1980S Southern Gothic

8.14 Great

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson’s *The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde* explores the duality of human nature through a chil...

Classic Psychological Novel Gothic

8.00 Great

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Carrion Comfort

Carrion Comfort is a sprawling horror novel by Dan Simmons exploring themes of mind control and vampirism. The story fol...

Epic 1980S Mind Control Dan Simmons

8.00 Great

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What Moves the Dead

What Moves the Dead is a 2022 horror novella by T. Kingfisher that reimagines Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of...

Supernatural Gothic Lovecraftian Novella

8.00 Great

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The Hellbound Heart

The Hellbound Heart is a horror novella by the English writer and filmmaker Clive Barker, first published in 1986. Its p...

1980S Body Horror Demons Clive Barker

7.87 Good

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White Is for Witching

White Is for Witching is a 2009 gothic novel by British writer Helen Oyeyemi, set largely in a troubled family home in D...

Novel Literary Gothic Haunted House

7.78 Good

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The Sundial

The Sundial is a 1958 novel by American writer Shirley Jackson, published one year before The Haunting of Hill House. It...

Dark Comedy Novel Gothic Apocalyptic

7.74 Good

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Mexican Gothic

"Mexican Gothic" is a 2020 horror novel by Mexican-Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia that revitalizes classic gothic...

Gothic 2020S Silvia Moreno Garcia 1950S Mexico

7.73 Good

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The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Lestat is the second novel in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, published in 1985 by Knopf. Narrated by Lestat...

Vampire 1980S Gothic Anne Rice

7.59 Good

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Weaveworld

Weaveworld is a 1987 dark fantasy and horror novel by British author Clive Barker. The narrative follows a magical realm...

Epic Dark Fantasy 1980S Clive Barker

7.54 Good

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Watchers

Watchers is a 1987 science fiction horror novel by Dean Koontz. The plot centers on two genetically engineered animals t...

Government Thriller 1980S Creature

7.54 Good

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The Damnation Game

The Damnation Game is a 1985 horror novel and the literary debut of British author Clive Barker. The story centers on Ma...

Supernatural 1980S Gothic Faustian

6.90 Fair

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The Wolf's Hour

The Wolf's Hour is a 1989 horror-thriller novel by Robert R. McCammon that combines World War II espionage with werewolf...

Wwii Thriller 1980S Werewolf

6.90 Fair

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Rawblood

Rawblood is a 2015 gothic horror novel and the debut work of British author Catriona Ward. Set primarily across the isol...

Historical Gothic 2010S Family Curse

6.90 Fair

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They Thirst

They Thirst is a 1981 vampire horror novel by Robert R. McCammon. Set in Los Angeles, it depicts a large-scale vampire i...

Epic Vampire 1980S Los Angeles

6.62 Fair

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Mystery Walk

Mystery Walk is a 1983 supernatural horror novel by American writer Robert R. McCammon. It follows Billy Creekmore, a bo...

Supernatural 1980S Psychic Robert Mccammon

6.44 Fair