So I found online versions of popular gothic/horror novels. Enjoy and feel free to add to this list!
FRANKENSTEIN BY MARY SHELLEY
THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO BY HORACE WALPOLE (known as the first gothic novel)
REBECCA BY DAPHNE DU MAURIER (I read this one, perfect creepiness, tragic romance and a plot twist that will leave you with your mouth hanging open)
MYSTERIES OF UDOLOPHO BY ANN RADCLIFFE
ALL STORIES BY EDGAR ALLEN POE
ALL POEMS BY EDGAR ALLEN POE
WRITINGS OF H.P LOVECRAFT (regarded as one of the best horror writers)
DARK TOWER 1: THE GUN SLINGER
THE EXORCIST BY WILLIAM PETER BLATTY
AMERICAN PSYCHO BY BRET EASTON ELLIS
HELL HOUSE BY RICHARD MATHESON
THE TURN OF THE SCREW BY HENRY JAMES
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE BY SHIRLEY JACKSON
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS BY THOMAS HARRIS
ROSEMARY’S BABY BY IRA LEVIN
BOOKS OF BLOOD BY CLIVE BARKER
GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY BY M.R. JAMES
ORIGINAL GOOSEBUMPS BY R.L STONE (take a trip back to childhood)
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DUMMY
HOW I GOT MY SHRUNKEN HEAD
THIS SITE HAD A LOT OF HIS BOOKS, JUST SCROLL DOWN
JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN BY DALTON TRUMBO
THE WOMAN IN BLACK BY SUSAN HILL
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK BY ALVIN SCHWARTZ
I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM BY HARLAN ELLISON
PENPAL BY DATHAN AUERBACH (Let me just tell you this guy started out as a reddit user writing online horror stories and now he has a novel out, I’ve linked you to the terrifying story that got him famous, you can learn more about his novel here)
THE THIRTEENTH TALE BY DIANE SETTERFIELD
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
THE WOMAN IN WHITE BY WILKIE COLLINS
LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW BY WASHINGTON IRVING
Okay that’s all I got for now. This post took me 3 years to make. Feel free to add on to this list.
If any of these novels have got you on the edge (*coughs* Stephen King) be sure to check out my masterpost of things to make you feel better when you get too scared.
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