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

The Departure

By Adam Steele

Short Story / Fantasy

December 29, 2019

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

This is a Poem Story that deals with an event that hits close to home. Read More

Tags: gothic, cemetaries, leaving-home, peom-story, black-masses

A Hungry Ghost: The mystique of Karmic Love cycle

By Daniel Wren Chung

Short Story / Religion and Spirituality

December 21, 2019

interview with the dead Read More

Tags: love, gothic, spiritual, witch, buddha

The Vampire

December 19, 2019

Comments: 2

A long short horror story about a female vampire. Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, girl, short-story

A Shot in the Dark

By C.S. Gainey

November 23, 2019

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

A detective goes back home for a little crypto investigation fun but finds himself in the middle of a horror he will be lucky to survive. (ADULT LANGUAGE and VIOLENCE.) This was my first attempt at horror short story writing nearly ten years back. It isn’t the best but it… Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, demons, werewolf, noir

The Midnight Girl A novel

Book / Horror

November 15, 2019

Comments: 6

Shelves: 1

Ohio, 1971. Katherine Gate is a ten year old girl who lives in an old house. When a series of murders happen in the old well, a darkness consumes her. The new horror novel by Robert Helliger, author of Gloom, The Dorm, and The Spellcaster. Read More

Tags: horror, scary, gothic, girl, teen-fiction

Between the darkness and the Light

Book / Horror

November 07, 2019

Wisconsin, 1972. Maddie Frank is a teenager who has moved from city to city due to her parents' jobs. As she struggles to define herself, she doesn't fit in with school. As a consequence, she is forced to deal with the idea that vampires are attacking everyone at night. The… Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, vampires, youngadult

Dead Men Tell Tales

By Jonathan Scott Griffin

November 07, 2019

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

A little girl's vacation is ruined when she meets Death. Recommended for ages 13 and up for intense subject matter involving a child. Cover by William Blake. Read More

Tags: death, gothic, innocence-lost

I Dreamt Of Death

By hullabaloo22

Poem / Poetry

October 30, 2019

Comments: 6

Shelves: 2

Cover image: Dimitar Donovski on Unsplash. Read More

Tags: death, gothic, crow, corvidae

The Cold Town 2 A novel

Book / Horror

October 27, 2019

Shelves: 1

The town of Ostrow, three miles from Ohio, has been taken over by vampires. Tom Graham, a writer, has come to the town to get away from his past. But, as he spends the year there, he knows that the Undead are waiting for him in the darkness. The sequel… Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, vampires, sequel

The Cold Town A novel

Book / Horror

October 26, 2019

Comments: 3

The town of Ostrow, three miles from Ohio, is a quiet place where ordinary people work, live, and raise their families. When Roy Chamberlain, a former football player arrives there, for a vacation as Halloween arrives, he is drawn into a nightmare of horror that he can't get away from. Read More

Tags: horror, romance, gothic, vampires

Feed 13

October 01, 2019

Madison Carson is a three hundred year old vampire in Ohio. When Mike Pierson, a hunter, arrives at the cemetery looking for the Undead who are in their black coffins, he comes prepared with his stake, and hammer, as well as garlic, to battle the vampire, as the temperature decreases… Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel, feed

Dorrigan

September 24, 2019

Comments: 1

Dorrigan is a short gothic horror story of Elizabeth Candle, a woman who come back home to find out that the place of her birth has changed forever. It is inspired by Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Daphne DuMaurier, and Shirley Jackson. Read More

Tags: horror, romance, gothic, vampires

Momentos

By Paul R

Poem / Romance

September 24, 2019

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Nights speak of the dark and endings, the morning of light and beginnings. Unfortunately my mornings these days are more likely to be filled with the activities of work and life and my moments to ponder are left to those strange times when I wake at ungodly hours and let… Read More

Tags: poetry, gothic, past, regret, love-lost

Feed 12

September 18, 2019

Comments: 1

No one wants to go to the Ohio Cemetery at night, unless they meet three hundred year old vampire Madeline Carson. When Mike Anderson arrives at Midnight, he finds out that the Undead still roam the cemetery. The eleventh sequel to "Feed". Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel, feed

The House of Time

September 16, 2019

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Moore House In South Carolina is a four hundred year old Mansion. When Parker Gordon arrives to get rid of the ghosts there, he struggles to with his sanity. Read More

Tags: paranormal, gothic, drama, house

Feed 11

September 14, 2019

Comments: 2

Madeline Carson is a three hundred year old vampire in Ohio. When Mark Anderson spends a night there on Friday the 13th, he gets more than he bargained for in the darkness. The tenth sequel to "Feed". Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel, feed

Feed 10

September 01, 2019

Madeline Carson isn't the only vampire in Ohio. When James Franklin explores the cemetery, he attempts to get rid of the vampires once and for all. The ninth sequel to "Feed". Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, vampires, sequel, feed

Feed 9

August 30, 2019

Comments: 1

The Ohio Cemetery isn't the kind of place where vampires dwell in the darkness. Unless visitors see Madeline Carson's rotten grave. When Frank Moore enters the cemetery, he meets the daughter of most famous vampire in the city. The eighth sequel to "Feed". Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel, feed

Feed 8

August 28, 2019

Shelves: 1

The The Imaginarium House

Madeline Carson is a vampire who lives in the Ohio cemetery. When Tom Sheppard, a lonely teenager, heads inside, he meets the vampire who needs to feed on his blood to survive in the Ohio darkness. The seventh sequel to "Feed". Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel, feed

Alice - The Ending of Darkness

By Reaper

Book / Thrillers

August 27, 2019

Comments: 72

Shelves: 18

Tags: fantasy, gothic, thriller, book, alice

Feed 7

August 26, 2019

Comments: 2

Madeline Carson is a three hundred year old vampire in Ohio. When Stacey Weeks and her friends arrives at the old cemetery, they become victims of the vampire. The sixth sequel to "Feed". Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel, feed

Feed 6

August 24, 2019

Madeline Carson is a three hundred year old vampire who feeds on human blood. When Travis Lowell arrives at the old cemetery to debunk any horror stories of vampires, he finds out the hard way that the Undead are really alive in the city. The fifth sequel to "Feed". Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel, feed

Feed 5

August 22, 2019

Comments: 1

Madeline Carson is a vampire in Ohio. When several party goers go to the old cemetery, they attempt to flee from the vampire. The fourth sequel to "Feed". Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel, feed

Feed 4

August 18, 2019

Comments: 1

Madeline Carson is a vampire in Ohio. When Taylor Kane and his girlfriend, Melanie Payton, spend the night in the cemetery, they meet the vampire who needs to feed on human blood. The third sequel to "Feed". Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel, feed

Feed 3 A short horror story

August 15, 2019

Madeline Carson is a vampire in Ohio. When Tom Cartwright finds her grave in the ancient cemetery, he meets her, and he fears for his life. The second horror short story sequel to "Feed", and "Feed 2". Read More

Tags: vampire, horror, gothic, sequel

Beyond Falcon's Reach

By Jay Northearn

Book / Fantasy

August 14, 2019

Comments: 13

Shelves: 6

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

House of Dreams

By Paul R

Poem / Poetry

August 13, 2019

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2