6 Top gothic books like Murder Mayhem Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy) by Christopher P. Semtner

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Murder Mayhem Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy)

By: Christopher P. Semtner

3.80

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Following the great success of 2015's Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghos…

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1. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.17

Format: 50 pages,

Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthology and now available as a solo ebook, Shadows fo… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
"Hush now, my dear one... be not afraid. Night comes upon us, but sunlight will break. Sleep now, my dear one... let your tears fade. Darkness surrounds us, but someday we'll wake...."

-Brandon Sanderson, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

"What would it take?" she asked. "For you to see a miracle instead of a coincidence?" "It would take a miracle,obviously," Silence said, picking up her knife. "Instead of just a coincidence."

-Brandon Sanderson, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

Cover of Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy by Robin Wasserman, Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, Sarah Rees Brennan

2. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

By: Robin Wasserman , Cassandra Clare , Maureen Johnson , Sarah Rees Brennan

4.30

Format: 655 pages, Hardcover

Simon Lewis has been a human and a vampire, and now he is becoming a Shadowhunter. But the events o… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
"I have just come from the East End,"

-Robin Wasserman, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

"Oh, Mark Blackthorn, what are they doing to you?"

-Robin Wasserman, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

"People who are not trusted become untrustworthy."

-Robin Wasserman, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

"But the suspension of disbelief could only go so far."

-Robin Wasserman, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

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3. The Raven

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Gustave Doré

4.29

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

In Gustave Doré, one of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late 19h century,… read more

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  • gothic
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
"Quoth the raven nevermore."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

"Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

"La ciencia no nos a enseñado aun si la locura es o no lo mas sublime de la inteligencia"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted Nevermore"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

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4. The Masque of the Red Death

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.06

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by … read more

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  • gothic
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
"Existem cordas, nos corações dos mais indiferentes, que não podem ser tocadas sem emoção."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

"Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

"There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

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5. The Magicians (The Magicians #1)

By: Lev Grossman

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling and original coming-of-age novel for adults about a young man practicing magic in the r… read more

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  • fiction
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6. Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, #1)

By: C.C. Hunter

4.10

Format: 398 pages, Paperback

Don’t miss this spectacular new series that will steal your heart and haunt your dreams, Welcome t… read more

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"Couldn't I just be a bit loony instead of gifted?"

-C.C. Hunter, Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, #1)

"She's a serial kisser. I think her parents are French."

-C.C. Hunter, Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, #1)

"Oh, great. She could be a hybrid. Just like her sociology teacher's car."

-C.C. Hunter, Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, #1)

"Just because a guy rings your bell, doesn't mean you have to toot his horn."

-C.C. Hunter, Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, #1)

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7. Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)

By: Anne McCaffrey

4.09

Format: 299 pages, Paperback

How can one girls save an entire world? To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing … read more

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  • fiction
"My eyes are green, my hair is silver and I freckle; the rest is subject to change without notice."

-Anne McCaffrey, Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)

"Dragon kind was no less cruel than mankind. The Dragon, at least, acted from bestial need rather than bestial greed."

-Anne McCaffrey, Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)

"Look around you, Lessa of Pern, look around the Weyr with unveiled eyes. Old and hallowed is the Weyr? Yes, but shabby and worn – and disregarded. Yes, you were elated to sit in the Weyrwoman’s great…"

-Anne McCaffrey, Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)

8. Science Fiction Short Stories

By: Sarah Hans , Alexis A. Hunter , David Tallerman , Zach Shephard , Kate O'Connor , Adrian Ludens , Beth Cato , M. Darusha Wehm , Rachael K. Jones , Keyan Bowes , Mike Morgan , Patrick Tumblety , Andy Sawyer , Edward Ahern , None , Nemma Wollenfang , Brian Trent , None , None , None , Donald Jacob Uitvlugt

3.80

Format: 25 pages, Hardcover

A deluxe edition of super-charged, original and classic short stories. Dystopia, Post-Apocalypse, t… read more

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9. The Fall of the House of Usher

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.87

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Take the plunge. Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely re… read more

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  • gothic
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
"[Son] cœur est un luth suspendu; Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne. — De Béranger "

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

"A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid and very luminous...finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

"It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

"Er is geen twijfel mogelijk dat mijn bewustzijn van de snelle groei van mijn bijgeloof (want waarom zou ik het niet zo noemen?) de groei alleen maar scheen te versnellen. Dat is, zoals ik al lange ti…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

10. The Red Badge of Courage

By: Stephen Crane

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

During an unnamed battle, 18-year-old private Henry Fleming survives what he considers to be a lost… read more

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11. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

By: Stephen King

3.96

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

On Writing begins with King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. K… read more

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12. The Complete Stories and Poems

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.72

Format: 294 pages,

The life of American writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of successes and… read more

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13. Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.16

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, but… read more

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  • fiction
"There are few things in life as steadying as someone you have to be brave for."

-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

"Are you sure you wouldn't like some nice murderers instead?" he asked plaintively. "Quite sure, thanks"

-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

"If I'd given him too much, he'd know something was afoot. Too much money is as dangerous as too little; it means you want it too bad."

-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)

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14. The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1)

By: Chelsea Abdullah

4.01

Format: 468 pages, Hardcover

Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hun… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Gleanings (Arc of a Scythe, #3.5) by Neal Shusterman

15. Gleanings (Arc of a Scythe, #3.5)

By: Neal Shusterman

4.04

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with “captivating…thrilling” ( Sc… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of Dracul by Dacre Stoker

16. Dracul

By: Dacre Stoker

4.14

Format: 497 pages, Hardcover

The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel,… read more

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  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
"Like life, there is much we do not understand about death."

-Dacre Stoker, Dracul

"I have known politicians with more skeletons in their closet than an undertaker's wife."

-Dacre Stoker, Dracul

Cover of The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2) by T. Kingfisher

17. The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.22

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Pull three people out of prison--a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a heartless assassin.… read more

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  • fiction
"It could,"

-T. Kingfisher, The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2)

Cover of Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy) by Ahmed al-Rawi

18. Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy)

By: Ahmed al-Rawi

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A new collection of stories from submissions and classic literature offering the best and most incr… read more

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  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of Murder Mayhem Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy) by Christopher P. Semtner

19. Murder Mayhem Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy)

By: Christopher P. Semtner

3.80

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Following the great success of 2015's Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghos… read more

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  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
Cover of Chilling Horror Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy) by Laura Bulbeck

20. Chilling Horror Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy)

By: Laura Bulbeck

3.44

Format: 479 pages, Hardcover

A deluxe edition of original and classic short stories, packed with monsters, vampires and a host o… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
Cover of Chilling Crime Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy) by Margaret Murphy

21. Chilling Crime Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy)

By: Margaret Murphy

3.40

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A powerful collection of chilling crime with new, modern stories and classic tales reaching back in… read more

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  • mystery

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4.30

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4.29

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