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• Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

  Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851

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  The OG monster story. Think of it as a cautionary tale for mad scientists and DIY enthusiasts alike.

• Northanger Abbey

  Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

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  A young woman reads too many gothic novels and starts seeing horror everywhere. Austen, gently, would like everyone to calm down. Nobody calms down.

• The Scarlet Letter

  Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.

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  Puritanical scandal and intrigue. It’s like a colonial Gossip Girl with serious consequences.

• Dracula

  Stoker, Bram

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  The book that started it all - the ultimate vampire classic. Think Twilight with more Victorian horror and less teenage angst.

• The Picture of Dorian Gray

  Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

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  Witness a man’s portrait age while he remains forever young. Snapchat filters? Wilde did it first.

• Wuthering Heights

  Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848

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  Channel your inner emo kid as you wander the moors in this tumultuous love story. The toxic situationship that built the genre.

• The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings

  Poems, Tales, Essays and Reviews

  Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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  Dread, decay, and a family home that should have been condemned. The Netflix series watched its source material and only got more unhinged.

• Metamorphosis

  Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924

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  A man wakes up as a giant bug and his family is mostly annoyed about the logistics. Relatable to anyone who has called in sick and been asked to find their own coverage.

• The Haunting of Hill House

  Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965

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  Experience the creepiest house tour ever. Spoiler: AirBnB didn’t mention the ghosts.

• Stoner

  Williams, John, 1922-1994

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  The quiet life of an English professor, rendered devastating. Slow cinema in book form, and somehow you'll cry.