Gothic Horror (B)

A subset of horror in which the creepy elements come more from the overall atmosphere. It’s less gruesome and more oppressive in atmosphere than typical horror. Examples of gothic horror include Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as well as books by Michael McDowell.

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A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger: Book Review 

From our review: I just knew that I was going to love this story from the moment I laid eyes on this gorgeous book cover but I didn’t think that I would be totally bewitched by Samara Breger’s stunning and highly entertaining writing.

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Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould: Book Review

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould is an engrossing young adult sapphic horror, mystery, thriller and suspense novel that kept me up way past my bedtime for several nights in

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The Restless Dark by Erica Waters: Book Review

The Restless Dark by Erica Waters is an engrossing young adult gothic horror and supernatural thriller. The Cloudkiss Killer died two years ago and the entire landscape of Cloudkiss Canyon

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Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May: Book Review

Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May is a deliciously dark and witchy sapphic gothic horror and historical fantasy novel that was heavily influenced by The Great Gatsby. On Crow

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A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee: Book Review

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee is a haunting and deeply layered sapphic dark academia and gothic thriller that kept a firm grip on my mind long after I

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Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling: Audiobook Review

Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling is an audiobook that is sure to delight any lover of gothic horror. Evelyn Perdanu is watching the city of Delphinium die around her. War

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Vanished by Eden Darry: Book Review

Vanished by Eden Darry is a post apocalyptic horror that I thoroughly enjoyed. What would you do if one night the power went out and when you woke up everyone

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The House by Eden Darry: Audiobook Review

The House by Eden Darry is a fantastic horror. A family moves into a new house. It’s everything they dreamed of with space for the kids to play and more

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Reverie by Eliza Andrews: Audiobook Review

Reverie by Eliza Andrews is like a deep, dank fog that gets into your brain and your pores and won’t let you out of its clutches even when you finish

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