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"Storms, crumbling mansions, family secrets, the supernatural, madness -- the conventions of the Gothic novel are readily recognizable. It is as much a tone as a type; Gothic romances, mysteries, and horror all share the same disquieting atmosphere and eerie feel." --NoveList
TITLE: White Smoke
AUTHOR: Tiffany D. Jackson WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Jac - HORROR SUMMARY: Believing her new home to actually be alive, especially when her brother almost dies, Marigold and her new blended family won't be safe until she brings the truth to light once and for all. |
TITLE: Jane Eyre
AUTHOR: Charlotte Brontë WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Bro - CLASSICS SUMMARY: The heroine, a plain and penniless governess, falls in love with the brooding, melancholy master of Thornfield. |
TITLE: Wuthering Heights
AUTHOR: Emily Brontë WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Bro - CLASSICS SUMMARY: Forced by a storm to spend the night at the home of the somber Heathcliff, Mr. Lockwood uncovers a tale of terror and hatred on the Yorkshire moors. |
TITLE: The Turn of the Screw
AUTHOR: Henry James WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Jam - CLASSICS SUMMARY: The story unfolds with the arrival of a new governess at a remote country estate, who has been hired by the uncle of two young orphans to take complete charge of the children's lives and upbringing. Her first peaceful weeks are disturbed by the apparition of the ghosts of two evil servants who once served in the house. |
TITLE: Frankenstein
AUTHOR: Mary Shelley WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F She - CLASSICS SUMMARY: A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. |
TITLE: Dracula
AUTHOR: Bram Stoker WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Sto - CLASSICS SUMMARY: Having discovered the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire. |
TITLE: In the Shadow of Blackbirds
AUTHOR: Cat Winters WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Win - HISTORICAL SUMMARY: In San Diego in 1918, as deadly influenza and World War I take their toll, sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches desperate mourners flock to seances and spirit photographers for comfort and, despite her scientific leanings, must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns. |
TITLE: Night Film
AUTHOR: Marisha Pessl WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Pes - MYSTERY SUMMARY: When the daughter of a cult horror film director is found dead in an abandoned Manhattan warehouse, investigative journalist Scott McGrath, disbelieving the official suicide ruling, probes into the strange circumstances of the young woman's death. |
TITLE: His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined
AUTHOR: Edited by Dahlia Adler WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F His - HORROR SUMMARY: An anthology of modern tales, written by leading young adult authors and inspired by favorite Edgar Allan Poe stories, includes Tiffany D. Jackson's reimagining of "The Cask of Amontillado" and Stephanie Kuehn's adaptation of "The Tell-Tale Heart." |
TITLE: The Witch Elm
AUTHOR: Tana French WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Fre - MYSTERY SUMMARY: Left for dead by burglars while partying with friends, a happy-go-lucky charmer takes refuge at his dilapidated ancestral home before a grisly discovery reveals an unsuspected family history. |