Gothic/Horror

House of Hollow

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Rosanna Scholefield Contact: @zanwrites Author: Krystal Sutherland Form: Gothic/Horror YA Novel Length: 292 pages Brief Synopsis: Three young girls mysteriously reappear a week after going missing, but they …

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A Series of Unfortunate Events

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by: Acacia Author: Lemony Snicket Form: Mystery/comedy/drama novel Length: 162 pages Brief Synopsis: This is the first in a series about three children who are orphaned in mysterious circumstances …

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The Sacrifice Box by Martin Stewart

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Alison Lister (@AlisonLister) Form and genre: prose, gothic/horror Length: 368 pages Summary: When five friends decide to each make a sacrifice of something special to an ancient stone …

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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Linda Gilbert (@MrsGilbertWeir) Form and genre: Novel Length: 160 pages Summary: A child who can live between worlds is raised by ghosts in graveyard following the murder of …

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Monsters by Sharon Dogar

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Philippa (@P_Hardy) Form and genre: gothic novel Length: 464 pages Summary: 1814: Two 16-year-old stepsisters run away with a married man. The results are devastating and the ripples …

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My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Jennifer Webb (@FunkyPedagogy) Form and genre: gothic novel Length: 224 pages Summary: Pacey gothic novel set in a remote woodland village in Eastern Europe. The village is beset …

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Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Danielle Waldron (@_MissWaldron) Form and genre: novel, ghost story Length: 160 pages Summary: Ghost story about 12-year old Jerome who is killed by a police officer and meets …

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Asylum by Patrick McGrath

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Marcus Stanforth (@marcusstanforth) Form and genre: Prose/Novel/Gothic Length: 254 pages Summary: Stella’s husband, Max, becomes deputy superintendent at a maximum security psychiatric hospital and all is good for …

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