
Horror > Gothic Horror

Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The story of Victor Frankenstein and the monstrous creature he created has held readers spellbound, as it offers searching illumination of the human condition in its portrayal of a scientist who oversteps the bounds of conscience, and of a monster brought to life in an alien world, ever more desperately attempting to escape the torture of his solitude.
Year: 1818
Genre: Gothic Horror

Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Count Dracula sleeps in a silent tomb beneath his desolate castle. His eyes are stony and his cheeks are deathly pale. But on his lips, there is a mocking smile--and a trickle of fresh blood. He has been dead for centuries, yet he may never die...
Year: 1897
Genre: Gothic Horror, Vampires