gothic literature 
recommendations

1. gothic literature with the motif of obsession

frankenstein- mary shelley (1818)

the picture of dorian gray- oscar wilde (1890)

the castle of otranto- horace walpole (1764)

the phantom of the opera- gaston leroux (1910)

rebecca- daphne de maurier (1938)

we have always lived in the castle- shirley jackson (1962)

the tell-tale heart- edgar allan poe (1843)

the black cat- edgar allan poe (1843)

2. gothic literature with the motif of paranormal

carmilla- joseph sheridan le fanu (1872)

dracula- bram stoker (1897)

dracula's guest- bram stoker (1914)

the vampyre- john william polidori (1819)

the turn of the screw- henry james (1898)

the mysteries of udolpho- ann radcliffe (1794)

lois the witch- elizabeth gaskell (1861)

the call of cthulhu- h. p. lovecraft (1928)

gothic tales- elizabeth gaskell

a christmas carol- charles dickens (1843)

the legend of sleepy hollow- washington irving (1820)

the haunting of hill house- shirley jackson (1959)

interview with the vampire- anne rice (1976)

a dowry of blood- s. t. gibson (2021)

the historian- elizabeth kostova (2005)

3. gothic literature with the motif of human nature

wuthering heights- emily bronte (1847)

dr. jekyll and mr. hyde- robert louis stevenson (1886)

the monk- matthew lewis (1796)

the hunchback of notre dame- victor hugo (1831)

the yellow wall-paper- charlotte gilman (1852)

the scarlett letter- nathaniel hawthorne (1850)

the woman in white- wilkie collins (1859)

jane eyre- charlotte bronte (1847)

northanger abbey- jane austen (1817)