Monster Manor Indie Autumn - hosted by clank

State Gothic
 The Gothic genre refers to literature that employs dark imagery and often involves themes of death, romance, or horror. The genre also typically depicts melodramatic relationships between characters and intense emotions of fear or sorrow. Common literary themes within the Gothic genre include: Death/Murder. (LibGuides)
This prompt encourages to find books that fit the gothic genre as told or characterized by other states. This prompt is heavily reliant on personal interpretation of what that means to you as a reader. 
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Christmas with the Horned God by Aveda Vice

Christmas with the Horned God

Aveda Vice

195 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Ossuary by T.D. Cloud

Ossuary

T.D. Cloud

155 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ romance dark tense fast-paced
In the Comfort of Shadows by B. Nacole

In the Comfort of Shadows

B. Nacole

287 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
Bite Me! (You Know I Like It) by Fae Quin

Bite Me! (You Know I Like It)

Spooky Boys #1

Fae Quin

600 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Providence Girls by Morgan Dante

Providence Girls

Morgan Dante

210 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Wolf, Willow, Witch by Freydís Moon

Wolf, Willow, Witch

The Gideon Testaments #2

Freydís Moon

170 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ romance dark mysterious fast-paced
The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed

The Annual Migration of Clouds

The Annual Migration of Clouds #1

Premee Mohamed

158 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction speculative fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Skin Thief: Stories by Suzan Palumbo

Skin Thief: Stories

Suzan Palumbo

167 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Flame in the Night by Morgan Dante

A Flame in the Night

New Age Gothic #1

Morgan Dante

4 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional fast-paced
Exodus 20:3 by Freydís Moon

Exodus 20:3

Freydís Moon

87 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective medium-paced