advanced autumn reading challenge - hosted by yuenath

a piece of gothic literature
pick from the collection of literary beings with the aesthetics of hauntings and fear
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White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

White Is for Witching

Helen Oyeyemi

283 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror magical realism challenging dark medium-paced
House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert S. Levine

House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert S. Levine

10 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 1851 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
Through the Woods by E.M. Carroll

Through the Woods

E.M. Carroll

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction comics horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Frankenstein by Johanna M. Smith, Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Johanna M. Smith, Mary Shelley

608 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Risk by S.T. Abby

The Risk

Mindf*ck #1

S.T. Abby

132 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime romance thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

What Moves the Dead

Sworn Soldier #1

T. Kingfisher

5 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

336 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith

The Raven Spell

A Conspiracy of Magic #1

Luanne G. Smith

267 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys

156 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
On The Exorcist: From Novel to Film by William Peter Blatty
On The Exorcist: From Novel to Film
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William Peter Blatty

On The Exorcist: From Novel to Film

William Peter Blatty

385 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction horror reflective medium-paced