Books like Gormenghast
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake reads as gothic, melancholic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
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Alfred Kubin · 1908
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The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe · 1704
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Titus Groan
Mervyn Peake · 1946
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Obsceno pájaro de la noche
José Donoso · 1973
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Wizard of the Crow
Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo · 2006
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Gothic Tales of Terror
Peter Haining · 1972
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The Hill of Dreams
Arthur Machen · 1907
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The street of crocodiles
Bruno Schulz · 1963
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Little, Big
John Crowley · 1981
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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
Angela Carter · 1972
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Prince Lestat, The Vampire Chronicles
Anne Rice · 2014
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Short stories
Николай Васильевич Гоголь · 1845
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