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Midnight Is a PlaceNovel
Joan Aikenstandalone novel1974
Gothic, about coming of age and loneliness, set in our world.
DroodNovel
Dan Simmonsstandalone novel2009
Gothic, mysterious in tone, about madness and books and reading.
Mary ReillyNovel
Valerie Martinstandalone novel1990
Gothic and literary & general, about identity.
“Martin's novel was the basis for the 1996 film of the same name starring Julia Roberts in the title role.”
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HungerstoneNovel
Kat Dunnstandalone novel2025
Gothic, eerie in tone, about vampires and marriage of convenience.
“An orphaned, emotionally isolated heiress with no money marries a cunning steel tycoon for a chance to build back her life.”
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Fevre DreamNovel
George R. R. Martinstandalone novel1982
Horror, about vampires and slavery, set in north america.
The TerrorNovel
Dan Simmonsstandalone novel2007
Horror, tense in tone, about survival, set in arctic & antarctica.
“In the novel, while Franklin and his crew are plagued by starvation and illness, and forced to contend with mutiny and cannibalism, they are stalked across the bleak Arctic landscape by a monster.”
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