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Barker, Clive
Cabal
The Thief of Always
     It is a fable of sorts... kind of like The Sandman meets The Wizard of Oz.
     Very tragic at times, but full of wonder in others. No one tells a story like Barker.
     -The Lighthouse Keeper
     A horror/fantasy written by Barker for children but highly recommended for everyone.
     The plot centers around a bored little boy who makes a Faustian bargain with a strange
     being who is not what he seems. The boy must find his way out of a scary alternate
     world to return to his home and family. - Thessaly
Weaveworld
     A young Englishman finds his destiny in a mysterious carpet which contains the last
     of the Seerkind - the fae - in its weave. More fantasy than horror, and lovely.
     -Thessaly

Brite, Poppy Z. (much-debated, love-her-or-hate-her)
Drawing Blood
Exquisite Corpse
Lost Souls
Wormwood

Collins, Nancy
Midnight Blue: The Sonya Blue Trilogy
     Sunglasses After Dark
     In The Blood
     Paint It Black
A Dozen Black Roses (another Sonya book but not in the trilogy)
 -----warning: the last is a World of Darkness tie-in

Ellison, Harlan
Deathbird Stories

King, Stephen
Insomnia
It
The Shining
The Stand

Koja, Kathe
Skin

Lee, Tanith
The Blood Opera trilogy
     Dark Dance
     Personal Darkness
     Darkness, I
Heart-Beast

LeFanu, J. Sheridan
Carmilla (short story)
     If you've read Dracula and haven't read this, you're pretty damn stupid.
     There's something to be said for 19th century lesbian vampires.
     - Twilight

Ligotti, Thomas
The Nightmare Factory

McGrath, Patrick
Spider
     Gratuitous "goth" book -- wonderful psychological horror;
     he's my favourite contemporary author. - XLoreleiX

Rice, Anne (another much-debated love-her-or-hate-her author)
Anything, or Nothing, depending on who you talk to.
The Vampire Chronicles seem to be the most popular:
     Interview With The Vampire
     The Vampire Lestat
     Queen of the Damned
     Tale of the Body Thief
     Memnoch the Devil

Romkey, Michael
I, Vampire

All right, guys, come on! I know you have more suggestions than this, and I would be particularly interested to hear more about other authors. How about some commentary on these books? (I haven't read a lot of them; I would appreciate any short plot summaries you might like to add.) Mail me with more suggestions for the HORROR page...

gothbooks@hotmail.com

I can't credit a simple title and author recommendation, but if you give me a little plot-summary blurb or capsule review (something beyond "I loved this! It was the best book ever!") and I can use it, I'll credit that, and possibly link back to your webpage if you have one.

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