Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels

1.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,782 ratings
2.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,819 ratings
3.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,090 ratings
4.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,208 ratings
5.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,229 ratings
6.
Her Little Flowers
Her Little Flowers 3.79 avg rating — 4,805 ratings
7.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,840 ratings
8.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 323,012 ratings
9.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,714 ratings
10.
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey 3.85 avg rating — 439,092 ratings
11.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,712 ratings
12.
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings 4.19 avg rating — 243,678 ratings
13.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,359 ratings
14.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,850 ratings
15.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,318 ratings
16.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating — 267,558 ratings
17.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,535 ratings
18.
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn 3.90 avg rating — 57,121 ratings
19.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,001 ratings
20.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,253 ratings
21.
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Lottery and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 82,492 ratings
22.
Ammie, Come Home (Georgetown, #1)
Ammie, Come Home (Georgetown, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,704 ratings
23.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher 3.85 avg rating — 83,630 ratings
24.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,911 ratings
25.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.08 avg rating — 85,823 ratings
26.
The Raven and Other Poems
The Raven and Other Poems 4.30 avg rating — 46,361 ratings
27.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,963 ratings
28.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,808 ratings
29.
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2)
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 178,439 ratings
30.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,268 ratings
31.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,580 ratings
32.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,296 ratings
33.
The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger 3.57 avg rating — 58,371 ratings
34.
Be Buried in the Rain
Be Buried in the Rain 3.95 avg rating — 2,557 ratings
35.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales (C. Auguste Dupin, #1-3)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales (C. Auguste Dupin, #1-3) 3.74 avg rating — 11,667 ratings
36.
Wait for What Will Come
Wait for What Will Come 3.89 avg rating — 1,816 ratings
37.
Vanish with the Rose
Vanish with the Rose 3.93 avg rating — 2,489 ratings
38.
The House on the Strand
The House on the Strand 3.83 avg rating — 14,187 ratings
39.
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1)
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,218 ratings
40.
Into the Darkness
Into the Darkness 3.95 avg rating — 2,279 ratings
41.
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto 3.19 avg rating — 39,780 ratings
42.
The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho 3.42 avg rating — 16,588 ratings
43.
A Red, Red Rose
A Red, Red Rose 3.86 avg rating — 112 ratings
44.
The Woman in the Castello
The Woman in the Castello 3.44 avg rating — 1,901 ratings
45.
The Crying Child
The Crying Child 3.83 avg rating — 1,527 ratings
46.
This Rough Magic
This Rough Magic 4.06 avg rating — 10,378 ratings
47.
Nine Coaches Waiting
Nine Coaches Waiting 4.06 avg rating — 16,771 ratings
48.
The Sculptress: A Novel
The Sculptress: A Novel 3.92 avg rating — 11,649 ratings
49.
Secrets of Rose Briar Hall
Secrets of Rose Briar Hall 3.67 avg rating — 1,122 ratings
50.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,219 ratings
51.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,603 ratings
51.
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners 4.06 avg rating — 10,597 ratings
53.
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.10 avg rating — 122,722 ratings
54.
A Gathering of Twine
A Gathering of Twine 4.25 avg rating — 296 ratings
55.
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables 3.45 avg rating — 42,104 ratings
56.
Patriot's Dream
Patriot's Dream 3.84 avg rating — 1,758 ratings
57.
Here I Stay
Here I Stay 3.76 avg rating — 1,568 ratings
58.
Dr. Faustus
Dr. Faustus 3.80 avg rating — 71,005 ratings
59.
The Dancing Floor
The Dancing Floor 3.82 avg rating — 2,631 ratings
60.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,462 ratings
61.
The Shivering Sands
The Shivering Sands 3.92 avg rating — 6,141 ratings
62.
Search the Shadows
Search the Shadows 3.84 avg rating — 1,854 ratings
63.
Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey, #2)
Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 18,124 ratings
64.
Someone in the House
Someone in the House 3.67 avg rating — 1,495 ratings
65.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.98 avg rating — 48,267 ratings
66.
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic 3.67 avg rating — 416,505 ratings
67.
Houses of Stone
Houses of Stone 3.79 avg rating — 2,141 ratings
68.
The Love Talker
The Love Talker 3.73 avg rating — 2,236 ratings
69.
Collected Ghost Stories
Collected Ghost Stories 4.13 avg rating — 7,690 ratings
70.
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek 3.99 avg rating — 23,063 ratings
71.
The Murders of Richard III (Jacqueline Kirby, #2)
The Murders of Richard III (Jacqueline Kirby, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 3,555 ratings
72.
Wings of the Falcon
Wings of the Falcon 3.93 avg rating — 2,032 ratings
72.
Grimdark
Grimdark 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings
74.
In the Lonely Hours
In the Lonely Hours 3.66 avg rating — 1,952 ratings
75.
House of Echoes
House of Echoes 4.10 avg rating — 3,406 ratings
76.
Goblin Market and Other Poems
Goblin Market and Other Poems 4.04 avg rating — 5,457 ratings
77.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,840 ratings
78.
Wildfire at Midnight
Wildfire at Midnight really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,376 ratings
79.
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
by: Ann Rule
4.14 avg rating — 109,006 ratings
80.
Bride of Pendorric
Bride of Pendorric 3.87 avg rating — 4,850 ratings
81.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,936 ratings
82.
Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors 3.85 avg rating — 2,224 ratings
83.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 3.66 avg rating — 12,947 ratings
84.
The Haunting of Maddy Clare
The Haunting of Maddy Clare 3.84 avg rating — 33,187 ratings
85.
The Sea King's Daughter
The Sea King's Daughter 3.70 avg rating — 1,636 ratings
86.
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now 3.82 avg rating — 9,392 ratings
87.
Sons of the Wolf
Sons of the Wolf 3.70 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
88.
Dead Sea Cipher (Coronet Books)
Dead Sea Cipher (Coronet Books) 3.69 avg rating — 2,707 ratings
89.
The India Fan
The India Fan 3.85 avg rating — 4,784 ratings
90.
Her Fearful Symmetry
Her Fearful Symmetry 3.27 avg rating — 95,640 ratings
91.
Touch Not the Cat
Touch Not the Cat 3.95 avg rating — 8,654 ratings
92.
Black Rainbow
Black Rainbow 3.43 avg rating — 1,335 ratings
93.
My Brother Michael
My Brother Michael 4.03 avg rating — 6,504 ratings
94.
In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly 3.84 avg rating — 5,817 ratings
95.
The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers
The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers 3.75 avg rating — 8,140 ratings
96.
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas 3.74 avg rating — 6,997 ratings
96.
On the Night of the Seventh Moon
On the Night of the Seventh Moon 3.99 avg rating — 5,929 ratings
98.
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck 3.79 avg rating — 6,883 ratings
99.
Cemetery Dance (Pendergast, #9)
Cemetery Dance (Pendergast, #9) 4.04 avg rating — 30,022 ratings
99.
The Purloined Letter (C. Auguste Dupin, #3)
The Purloined Letter (C. Auguste Dupin, #3) 3.63 avg rating — 13,676 ratings
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