Recs if you like The Silent Companions...

Fiction has always been where truth hides. Across horror, thriller, literary fiction, fantasy & mystery every book on this list has something to say about power, who holds it, who destroys it, and how it reproduces itself.

We all love gothic classics, but what is new when it comes to the gothic genre (from the last 20 years or so)?! For fans of Dracula, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, etc. Please comment with suggestions to add!

Fiction stories about Haunted houses and other locations. Maybe it’s ghosts, maybe it’s cursed, maybe it’s ancient gods or creatures? All kinda of supernatural haunts and creatures attached to homes, objects, or locations.

A list of 100 gothic classics which covers over 250 years of literature, from the high-drama castles of the 1700s to the psychological "New Gothic" of today.

A mix of classics & modern literature, that have to do with the witchy, gothic and horror genres ✨

a little bit of horror, some insanity, some delusions, some gore, some gothic. we don’t exclude over here

Eerie horror book recs for the girlies who are not afraid of the dark, but seek it from the comfort of their couch. Let me rot.

A reading list celebrating the women who know exactly how to get under your skin! Thankful for the gurlies!!!

it's not a haunted house, it's a haunted HOME. if you enjoyed monster house as a kid or, like me, still enjoy it as an adult, here are some books about homes that aren't so cozy! feel free to give your own recs to add

Books to reach for when you feel the itch to daydream about running through a dimly lit castle, followed by a shadowy presence, only to discover a dark forest stretching out before you.

If one door closes and another one opens, your house is probably haunted.

Created from the list on Goodreads by Cybil and Sadie Hartmann (September 29, 2025)

What makes a house haunted? Ghosts? Grief? Bad decisions in the basement?

This list explores homes possessed by spirits, secrets, and sometimes just extremely questionable architecture. Some are literally haunted. Others are haunted by what happened inside them. Because sometimes it’s not the ghost. It’s the house.

i haven't read very many but i would certainly like to read more

Craft, Performance and Art-focused Fantasy/Gothic

while i haven't read all of these books, these are some that i'd love to read and that very much give me that kind of thriller, paranormal, sinister vibes that the famed podcast had! for those who also like podcasts like "lore" and "noble blood"

Historical fiction's haunted, feral cousins. Folk horror, Gothic uncanny, mythic retellings, and formally strange books that make the past feel alive, weird, and slightly dangerous.