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Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth reads as witty, gothic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

House of Salt and Sorrows cover
House of Salt and Sorrows
Erin A. Craig · 2019
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69% genome match
Affinity cover
Affinity
Sarah Waters · 1999
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69% genome match
The Bloody Chamber cover
The Bloody Chamber
Angela Carter · 1978
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Bunny cover
Bunny
Mona Awad · 2019
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69% genome match
The Witching Hour cover
The Witching Hour
Anne Rice
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69% genome match
The Turn of the Screw cover
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James · 1898
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69% genome match
The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [73 stories, 48 poems] cover
The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [73 stories, 48 poems]
Edgar Allan Poe · 1985
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69% genome match
The Silent Companions cover
The Silent Companions
Laura Purcell · 2017
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Gothic! cover
Gothic!
Deborah Noyes · 2004
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69% genome match
The Fall cover
The Fall
Bethany Griffin · 2014
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69% genome match
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer cover
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Ridley Pearson · 2001
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69% genome match
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural cover
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural
Bill Pronzini · 1981
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69% genome match

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