Gothic stories, books, poems, and more

On the outlying parts of a town at peace, savage forces of a grim curse lure deadly traps for the lost, through a vast forest of unknown where many have entered but no one has returned. The brightest hope of the local townspeople against this ominous evil is a young… Read More

Tags: fiction, novel, mystery, gothic, fairytale

Somnambulistic Thorns

Short Story / Flash Fiction

June 11, 2019

Comments: 7

Cover image: pixabay.com Read More

Tags: gothic, haunting, roses, sleep-walking

Gracelands

By Paul R

Poem / Poetry

May 25, 2019

Comments: 1

I met a friend I hadn't seen for 20 years and we talked of our shared admiration for Nick Cave, a fellow compatriot. A few days later I was watching crows and and segued into the Black Crow King track on the Bad Seeds "First Born is Dead" album. That… Read More

Tags: dark, horror, gothic, crows

The Shifty Captive

By Khiatons

Book / Fantasy

May 24, 2019

Con artist Shelton “Shifty” Sharpe is in over his head. One of his “odd jobs” makes him the eyewitness to a death curse. It'll take all his ingenuity and a good amount of fast talk to stay alive when he’s taken captive by a black magician. Will he survive his… Read More

Tags: gothic

Anna Loved Molly

By Horto

Short Story / Young Adult

May 03, 2019

Comments: 1

No one dare get in the way of Anna loving Molly. Read More

Tags: creepy, gothic, rural, cat, farm

Meaning to Find

By Alex Sullivan

Book / Poetry

April 06, 2019

Poems, sweet and sour. Read More

Tags: romance, poetry, gothic

The Morbid Beast

By gabz.t

April 04, 2019

Tags: gothic

The Dark

By darrellmills1679

Poem / Fantasy

April 01, 2019

Comments: 3

The Darkness is not to be feared Read More

Tags: dark, night, gothic, fear

Fire Lake

By FM Burgett

Book / Horror

March 25, 2019

Shelves: 1

An ancient evil is revived on Sierpe Cay. Only a bocor, hougan or vodun priestess can stop it. Read More

Tags: horror, paranormal, evil, monster, gothic

Bittersweet

Short Story / Flash Fiction

March 25, 2019

Comments: 8

The The Imaginarium House

Inspired by the video for Apocalyptica's 'Bittersweet'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAdDkFx0_6o Read More

Tags: gothic, music-inspired, apocalyptica

Alice - The Ending of Darkness

By Reaper

Book / Thrillers

March 21, 2019

Comments: 70

Shelves: 18

Tags: fantasy, gothic, thriller, book, alice

I Watched Her Die

March 18, 2019

Comments: 8

Shelves: 1

A short story inspired by the music video 'Seemann' by Apocalyptica and Nina Hagen. The lyrics are in German, I think, but the video tells the story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-YzdvmD2aQ cover image: Joshua-hibbert-22841-unsplash Read More

Tags: gothic, music-inspired, apocalyptica

Gothic Horror Tales short stories

By Robert Helliger

March 03, 2019

A collection of three short horror stories. Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, short-stories

The Lighthouse

By Celtic-Scribe63

Book / Horror

February 22, 2019

Comments: 13

Shelves: 3

The Lighthouse is a 6 chapter short story, told in the first person. And written in a Gothic horror style. 1861: A Historian journeying back from the Orkneys is shipwrecked on a small Isle in the North Atlantic off the Northern shores of Scotland. He comes upon a Lighthouse and… Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, sea, lighthouse, siren

Jenny's Curse

By bookworm2

Short Story / Flash Fiction

February 16, 2019

Comments: 2

A missing girl causes a male friend to go to her house and see such a shocking sight. Read More

Tags: horror, scary, gothic, misc

Blood Cursed Roses

By Liar-A

Book / Horror

January 18, 2019

Comments: 18

Shelves: 4

Ten years after being adopted by a gracious couple, Alice the younger sister of Evelyn still suffers from the rueful memories of a terrible incident. As they get closer to Alice's 17th birthday, her sister decides to run a memorable celebration by calling out their friends from the orphanage who… Read More

Tags: fantasy, death, fiction, gothic, steampunk

Daughter of the Darkness A novel

By Robert Helliger

Book / Horror

January 08, 2019

New York, 1969. Carolyn Bernard is a girl who loses her parents in a car accident the previous year. When she is taken to a hospital, she meets several girls who are disturbed. Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, girl, youngadult

The Midnight Woman A novel

By Robert Helliger

Book / Fantasy

December 28, 2018

Erica Moore is a teenager in Tennessee. When she meets Tracey Lowe, a vampire, her life changes forever. Read More

Tags: fantasy, horror, gothic, vampires

Bats, Not Snow

Poem / Non-Fiction

November 21, 2018

Comments: 6

Tags: gothic, ornament, alternative-globe

Wail of the Wolves

By Liar-A

Book / Fantasy

November 11, 2018

Comments: 116

Shelves: 7

The The Imaginarium House

We know that Roses are red; that Snow falls when it’s cold; that Blade is called upon a sharp edge of steel; that snake bites out of instincts not grudge; that Ashes are the offspring of fire and anything it makes pair with in a burning affair. But here, Roses… Read More

Tags: horror, mystery, gothic, thriller, tragedy

Sylvie Vania - A 'Jane Scare' Story

By Markie Bee

Book / Horror

September 15, 2018

Comments: 14

Shelves: 2

This is the second instalment of the 'Jane Scare' short story trilogy. You can still read the first 'Jane Scare', by simply going to the link https://www.booksie.com/530951-jane-scare Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, halloween, gothic

The maddening fog

By TheMissingMask

Short Story / Romance

September 09, 2018

In Victorian London, hidden amidst the cloying fog of the city, two old friends share an evening together Read More

Tags: gothic, victorian, historical, short-story, historical-views-on-homosexuality

school of shadow , prequel Demion

By Daniel Wren Chung

Short Story / Religion and Spirituality

August 30, 2018

created life by madness , born by madness, and died in madness Read More

Tags: love, death, gothic

Dead Eyed Girl

By Jay Jacques

Poem / Romance

August 28, 2018

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The The Imaginarium House

Tags: love, dark, gothic, occult, alternative

Codename 00V

By Markie Bee

Book / Fantasy

August 25, 2018

Comments: 47

Shelves: 2

Just suppose Queen Victoria abdicated? Just suppose her only child, a daughter also named Victoria, came to the British throne. Would she settle into the task? Would she have to resign from the British Secret Service? That's right Queen Victoria the Second works for British Intelligence as a spy… Read More

Tags: fantasy, gothic, victorian, steampunk

Enchanting

By zac m

August 09, 2018

A short Gothic story, encompassing the supernatural and unrequited love. Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, romania

The Silent Lure

Poem / Other

August 04, 2018

Comments: 11

Shelves: 3

A poem written in collaboration with Booksie writer Jeff Bezaire. Check out his other posts at https://www.booksie.com/users/jeff-bezaire-151191 Read More

Tags: gothic, collaboration, atmospheric, jeff-bezaire

Beyond Falcon's Reach

By Jay Northearn

Book / Fantasy

July 15, 2018

Comments: 8

Shelves: 3

Five Star Amazon (UK) Review by author, blogger and reviewer Philip Ide: "Beyond Falcon's Reach by Jay Northearn, is a mish-mash of high fantasy, gothic-horror, steampunk and electropunk, with a dash of semi-intelligent machine-learning AI's thrown-in to boot. Yet for all of this, the world Northearn has created is homogenous and… Read More

Tags: fantasy, gothic, vampires, speculative-fiction

The Gallows

By Erick Cook

Poem / Horror

July 01, 2018

Shelves: 1

Tags: horror, gothic, freeform

Gothic Paradise

By Purple Dark Soul

Book / Romance

June 11, 2018