7 Best Gothic Novels To Read On a Gloomy Autumn Night

Dimpy Bhatt
Oct 07, 2024

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë's gothic novel, Jane Eyre, begins with the adversity of not taking a walk that day, narrating Jane's life and her attraction to Rochester.

Rebecca

Rebecca, a 1938 masterpiece by Daphne Du Maurier, follows the marriage of an anonymous woman to wealthy widow Maxim de Winter, who discovers his previous wife, Rebecca, and investigates her mysterious past.

Flyaway

Kathleen Jennings' Flyaway is a captivating mystery-fantasy novel set in a small Queensland town, where Bettina, a missing brother, embarks on a quest for truth.

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia's 2021 Mexican Gothic novel, set in 1950s Mexico, features an isolated mansion, charismatic aristocrat, and a brave socialite exposing treacherous secrets.

A Long Fatal Love Chase

Louisa May Alcott's gothic novel A Long Fatal Love Chase, published nearly a century after her death, follows Rosamond Vivian, a young woman who sells her soul to Satan for freedom.

The Ancestor

Bert, the lone heir to a wealthy Italian family, moves to Montebianco Castle, a seemingly fairy tale, but soon faces a nightmare, showcasing Trussoni's signature blend of science, myth, and mystery.

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo's The Familiar, set in the Spanish Golden Age, follows Luzia, a converso maid, who uses magic to impress her mistress and Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's monarch.

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