The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937

1.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,883 ratings
2.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,771,934 ratings
3.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,471 ratings
4.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,424 ratings
5.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,590 ratings
6.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,958,938 ratings
7.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,252 ratings
8.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,838 ratings
9.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,342 ratings
10.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,670 ratings
11.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating — 115,372 ratings
12.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating — 267,534 ratings
13.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,873 ratings
14.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,709 ratings
15.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,259 ratings
16.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,438 ratings
17.
The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating — 31,703 ratings
18.
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto 3.19 avg rating — 39,777 ratings
19.
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey 3.85 avg rating — 439,036 ratings
20.
Collected Ghost Stories
Collected Ghost Stories 4.13 avg rating — 7,689 ratings
21.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,246 ratings
22.
The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho 3.42 avg rating — 16,587 ratings
23.
The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death 4.06 avg rating — 44,761 ratings
24.
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating — 74,600 ratings
25.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,586 ratings
26.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 4.02 avg rating — 213,344 ratings
27.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher 3.85 avg rating — 83,618 ratings
28.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 338,175 ratings
29.
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood 4.15 avg rating — 3,163 ratings
30.
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror 4.25 avg rating — 24,669 ratings
31.
The Great God Pan
The Great God Pan 3.68 avg rating — 15,731 ratings
32.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories 3.78 avg rating — 148,574 ratings
33.
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas 3.74 avg rating — 6,996 ratings
34.
Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce
Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce 4.12 avg rating — 3,174 ratings
35.
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost 3.88 avg rating — 68,376 ratings
36.
The Willows
The Willows 4.05 avg rating — 16,013 ratings
37.
The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,175 ratings
38.
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables 3.45 avg rating — 42,101 ratings
39.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,005 ratings
40.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness 3.79 avg rating — 61,179 ratings
41.
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings 4.19 avg rating — 243,673 ratings
42.
The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland 3.59 avg rating — 10,249 ratings
43.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (C. Auguste Dupin, #1)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (C. Auguste Dupin, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 41,556 ratings
44.
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales 3.78 avg rating — 12,599 ratings
45.
The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and Macabre
The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and Macabre 3.91 avg rating — 1,528 ratings
46.
In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly 3.84 avg rating — 5,817 ratings
47.
Le Horla et autres nouvelles fantastiques
Le Horla et autres nouvelles fantastiques 3.88 avg rating — 22,637 ratings
48.
Gothic Tales
Gothic Tales 3.80 avg rating — 3,031 ratings
49.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.03 avg rating — 126,440 ratings
50.
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa 4.10 avg rating — 4,048 ratings
51.
The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories
The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories 3.69 avg rating — 8,710 ratings
52.
Best Ghost Stories of J.S. Le Fanu
Best Ghost Stories of J.S. Le Fanu 4.15 avg rating — 1,692 ratings
53.
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner 3.68 avg rating — 9,550 ratings
54.
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre 4.30 avg rating — 29,987 ratings
55.
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man 3.63 avg rating — 211,105 ratings
56.
Young Goodman Brown
Young Goodman Brown 3.65 avg rating — 15,977 ratings
57.
Melmoth the Wanderer
Melmoth the Wanderer 3.73 avg rating — 5,453 ratings
58.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,878 ratings
59.
Les Fleurs du Mal
Les Fleurs du Mal 4.20 avg rating — 77,694 ratings
60.
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton 3.89 avg rating — 4,893 ratings
61.
The Italian
The Italian 3.53 avg rating — 6,011 ratings
62.
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn 3.90 avg rating — 57,099 ratings
63.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 4.06 avg rating — 5,588 ratings
64.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 3.66 avg rating — 12,947 ratings
65.
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories 4.27 avg rating — 10,054 ratings
66.
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 4.12 avg rating — 2,941 ratings
67.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.08 avg rating — 85,818 ratings
68.
The Golem
The Golem 3.83 avg rating — 8,854 ratings
69.
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3) 4.03 avg rating — 9,798 ratings
70.
The Beetle
The Beetle 3.50 avg rating — 3,915 ratings
71.
El caso de Charles Dexter Ward
El caso de Charles Dexter Ward 4.12 avg rating — 22,455 ratings
72.
Vathek
Vathek 3.24 avg rating — 7,105 ratings
73.
The Vampyre
The Vampyre 3.31 avg rating — 14,778 ratings
74.
Lair of the White Worm
Lair of the White Worm 2.77 avg rating — 4,488 ratings
75.
The Raven and Other Poems
The Raven and Other Poems 4.30 avg rating — 46,359 ratings
76.
The Three Impostors and Other Stories (The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen #1)
The Three Impostors and Other Stories (The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen #1) 4.07 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
77.
Seven Gothic Tales
Seven Gothic Tales 3.87 avg rating — 3,695 ratings
78.
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 172,305 ratings
79.
The Werewolf of Paris
The Werewolf of Paris 3.63 avg rating — 1,373 ratings
80.
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder 3.73 avg rating — 2,524 ratings
81.
The Beckoning Fair One
The Beckoning Fair One 3.81 avg rating — 607 ratings
82.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,281 ratings
83.
The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson
The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson 4.13 avg rating — 1,604 ratings
84.
The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Jewel of Seven Stars 3.42 avg rating — 4,559 ratings
85.
The Shadow over Innsmouth
The Shadow over Innsmouth 4.10 avg rating — 26,128 ratings
86.
Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist
Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist 3.38 avg rating — 2,252 ratings
87.
The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories
The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories 3.70 avg rating — 636 ratings
88.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories 3.86 avg rating — 1,663 ratings
89.
The White People and Other Stories (The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen #2)
The White People and Other Stories (The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen #2) 3.87 avg rating — 4,412 ratings
90.
The Bride of Lammermoor
The Bride of Lammermoor 3.65 avg rating — 2,142 ratings
91.
Zofloya
Zofloya 3.60 avg rating — 2,522 ratings
92.
Varney, the Vampyre
Varney, the Vampyre 3.40 avg rating — 1,537 ratings
93.
One Thousand and One Ghosts
One Thousand and One Ghosts 3.89 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
94.
The Complete John Silence Stories (John Silence #1-2)
The Complete John Silence Stories (John Silence #1-2) 3.97 avg rating — 809 ratings
95.
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 4.16 avg rating — 1,688 ratings
96.
Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls
Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls 3.56 avg rating — 2,196 ratings
97.
The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories
The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories 4.19 avg rating — 16,395 ratings
98.
Rappaccini's Daughter
Rappaccini's Daughter 3.89 avg rating — 7,707 ratings
99.
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things 3.83 avg rating — 5,896 ratings
100.
Der Sandmann
Der Sandmann 3.57 avg rating — 26,239 ratings
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