Books like Frankenstein (Oxford Playscripts)

Frankenstein (Oxford Playscripts) by Mary Shelley reads as gothic, tragic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Le fantôme de l'opéra

Gaston Leroux · 1911

Same horror feel

54% genome match

Carmilla

Sheridan Le Fanu · 1871

Both explore isolation

52% genome match

The Vampyre

John William Polidori · 1819

Same horror feel

51% genome match

Dracula

Bram Stoker · 1897

Same classic feel

83% genome match

Interview with the Vampire

Anne Rice · 1976

Same horror feel

45% genome match

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde · 1890

Same classic feel

44% genome match

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Gary Reed · 2006

Same horror feel

51% genome match

Vampire of the Mists

Christie Golden · 1991

Same horror feel

48% genome match

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1886

Same classic feel

45% genome match

Trilby

George du Maurier · 1894

Same classic feel

47% genome match

Covenant with the vampire

Jeanne Kalogridis · 1994

Same horror feel

48% genome match

Frankenstein Illustrated

Mary Shelley · 2020

Both explore creation & responsibility

66% genome match