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Top authors writing gothic horror
Winston S. Churchill
128 ratings 4.31 ·- Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown by Winston S. Churchill
- A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Birth of Britian, The New World, The Age of Revolution, and The Great Democracies by Winston S. Churchill
- The Birth of Britain by Winston S. Churchill
- Triumph and Tragedy by Winston S. Churchill
- Closing the Ring by Winston S. Churchill
Tessa Dawn
167 ratings 4.26 ·
fantasy · book · fiction · audiobook · paranormal · supernatural · romance · horror · adult · dark · magic · vampires · action-adventure · shapeshifters · gothic · dark-fantasy · alpha-mc · steamy · suspense · urban-fantasy
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Michael McDowell
205 ratings 4.02 ·
fiction · adult · horror · book · gothic · audiobook · historical · supernatural · mystery · fantasy · historical-fiction · paranormal · southern-gothic · family · dark · ghosts · spirituality · drama · anthologies · hauntings
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
mystery · gothic · fantasy · historical · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · action-adventure · suspense · drama · horror · audiobook · literary-fiction · book · 20th-century · dark · young-adult · crime · urban-fantasy · supernatural
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Simon Schama
120 ratings 3.98 ·
romance · high-school · audiobook · horror · gothic · literary-fiction · adult · fantasy · university · psychological · fiction · literary · classics · anthologies · supernatural
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Darcy Coates
420 ratings 3.97 ·
fiction · horror · mystery · book · paranormal · supernatural · suspense · ghosts · gothic · fantasy · adult · spooky · audiobook · hauntings · dark · young-adult · female-author · haunted-places · contemporary · monsters
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Simone St. James
209 ratings 3.93 ·
audiobook · spooky · fiction · adult · suspense · paranormal · horror · supernatural · mystery · ghosts · crime · book · killer · historical-fiction · gothic · historical · murder · female-author · dark · ww1
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Laura Purcell
114 ratings 3.92 ·
historical · gothic · historical-fiction · adult · fiction · book · industrial-era · paranormal · horror · ghosts · mystery · supernatural · audiobook · spooky · dark · victorian · suspense · 21st-century · drama · female-author
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Shea Ernshaw
105 ratings 3.91 ·
young-adult · paranormal · book · fiction · fantasy · dark · contemporary · mystery · spooky · supernatural · gothic · magic · horror · audiobook · urban-fantasy · suspense · romance · magical-realism · family · myths
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Stuart Turton
131 ratings 3.88 ·
horror · adult · mystery · fiction · supernatural · magical-realism · suspense · book · paranormal · historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · crime · murder · action-adventure · killer · dark · gothic · spooky
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Wendy Webb
146 ratings 3.87 ·
paranormal · book · suspense · supernatural · fiction · spooky · mystery · ghosts · gothic · historical-fiction · horror · adult · audiobook · contemporary · haunted-places · female-mc · female-author · drama · fantasy · family
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Daphne du Maurier
442 ratings 3.86 ·
fiction · adult · horror · classics · literary · gothic · historical · mystery · 20th-century · book · female-author · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · anthologies · suspense · audiobook · drama · supernatural · romance · crime
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J.D. Horn
132 ratings 3.83 ·
paranormal · fantasy · fiction · witches-wizards · supernatural · urban-fantasy · book · audiobook · horror · gothic · magic · dark · magical-realism · historical-fiction · young-adult · suspense · mystery · dark-fantasy · contemporary · adult
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David Stuart Davies
186 ratings 3.83 ·- Sherlock Holmes: Η Σατανική Υπόσχεση by David Stuart Davies
- The Halloween Mask: And Other Strange Tales by David Stuart Davies
- Spinechillers: Tales for Hallowe'en and Other Dark Nights by David Stuart Davies
- The Lurking Fear: Collected Short Stories Volume 4 by David Stuart Davies
- The Dead of Night: The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions by David Stuart Davies
adult · fiction · horror · classics · literary · anthologies · supernatural · gothic · ghosts · fantasy · mystery · paranormal · historical · industrial-era · victorian · spooky · historical-fiction · suspense · crime · book
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Karen Maitland
112 ratings 3.80 ·
book · adult · fantasy · gothic · medieval · fiction · mystery · magical-realism · supernatural · historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · witches-wizards · horror · paranormal · crime · religion · spirituality · magic · dark
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V.C. Andrews
1707 ratings 3.80 ·
fiction · young-adult · book · suspense · family · horror · gothic · contemporary · drama · romance · mystery · womens-fiction · abuse · psychological · epic · dark · realistic · classics · literary · audiobook
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Jess Kidd
111 ratings 3.78 ·
fiction · audiobook · fantasy · paranormal · adult · mystery · magical-realism · historical-fiction · dark · book · supernatural · gothic · ghosts · horror · historical · action-adventure · suspense · female-author · literary-fiction · magic
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Sarah Rayne
127 ratings 3.77 ·
fiction · book · mystery · adult · horror · historical · spooky · gothic · supernatural · ghosts · suspense · paranormal · historical-fiction · psychological · fantasy · crime · haunted-places · family · magical-realism · small-town
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
113 ratings 3.77 ·- Haunted House Short Stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- SF UNIVERSE - The Ultimate Collection: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Post-Apocalyptic Tales: The War of the Worlds, Anthem, Space ... America, A Traveler in Time, The Guardians… by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The Haunts & Horrors Megapack: 31 Modern & Classic Stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Favorite Ghost Stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
adult · fiction · supernatural · horror · anthologies · gothic · classics · literary · fantasy · ghosts · industrial-era · victorian · paranormal · literary-fiction · mystery · historical · terror · historical-fiction · action-adventure · monsters
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Barbara Michaels
385 ratings 3.76 ·
gothic · romance · fiction · mystery · book · suspense · supernatural · adult · paranormal · fantasy · historical-fiction · horror · ghosts · historical · psychological · literary-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · crime · vampires
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Cat Winters
108 ratings 3.73 ·
fiction · book · historical · horror · fantasy · gothic · supernatural · mystery · paranormal · young-adult · historical-fiction · magical-realism · 20th-century · female-author · ghosts · drama · family · audiobook · urban-fantasy · suspense
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A.N. Roquelaure
135 ratings 3.61 ·
adult · drama · fantasy · medieval · fiction · lgbtq · womens-fiction · romance · historical · retellings · audiobook · historical-fiction · steamy · book · gothic · female-author · abuse · slavery · wlw · horror
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