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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Corrupted Vessels by Briar Ripley Page

Corrupted Vessels

Briar Ripley Page

172 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction horror lgbtqia+ challenging reflective relaxing slow-paced
The Stradivarius by Rae Knowles

The Stradivarius

Rae Knowles

397 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Parasite by Ridley Harker

Parasite

Ridley Harker

348 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction horror lgbtqia+
The Marigold by Andrew F. Sullivan

The Marigold

Andrew F. Sullivan

360 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian horror science fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Summer Gothic by K.M. Miller
The Summer Gothic
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K.M. Miller

The Summer Gothic

K.M. Miller

111 pages • missing pub info (editions)

Unthinkable: A Queer Gothic Anthology by Celine Frohn

Unthinkable: A Queer Gothic Anthology

Celine Frohn

331 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology by Celine Frohn

Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology

Celine Frohn

284 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
All Yesterday's Papers by S.S. Genesee

All Yesterday's Papers

All Tomorrow's Photos #2

S.S. Genesee

381 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery romance dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
All Tomorrow's Photos by S.S. Genesee

All Tomorrow's Photos

All Tomorrow's Photos #1

S.S. Genesee

374 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
Darknesses by Lachelle Seville

Darknesses

Lachelle Seville

527 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
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