The Hacienda and Vampires of El Norte, both by Isabel Canas, are the most atmospheric creepy gothic books I've read! It you liked Mexican Gothic you'd love these.

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

Ooh thank you I’ll check them out!

Gothics are my very favorites, and I’m so stoked that you had some in here that I’ve never heard of before! Love your videos 😊

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

I’m glad there were new ones for you to look at 🖤

this list is so good!! i keep coming back to it

@itsbells

7 ай бұрын

I’m so glad it’s useful!

Thank you for this list! i've been wanting to read gothic books this year, so im definitely adding these to my TBR (btw i completely agree with your opinion of the shining)

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome! Yeah I have such a weird relationship with King but The Shining is forever a top 10 book

YESSS NEEDED THIS RUNNING TO ADD THESE TO MY TBR , also ur such a good KZreadr definitely subscribing !! the vibes are so chill

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

omg thanks 😭🖤

Found and subscribed to your channel from this video!!! It Will Just Be Us sounds so cool!!!

Thank you for this! I love gothic novels and need to read more. I haven’t read very many modern gothic novels, so I’ll be adding some of these to my list!

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome 🥰

Love your videos. Thanks for sharing ❤

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🖤

Thanks for posting- I subscribed - and only a few months until next🎃

love the thumbnail 🤣

I wanna read mysteries that aren't famous from specifically the 30s or 20s. I'm actually a beginner in reading, so how can I find stuff?? Authors, catalogs, titles? Shouldnt we have modern magazines organizing vintage authors by genres?

I next need to read mysteries of udolpho, I'm reading things in order, so I've read her first three. Castle of Otranto is fantastic

Some excellent recs!! I technically am still reading Summer Sons as life came along and kicked my ass and I didn't want to tab anything! But I'm hoping to pick it up again soon!!

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

Oh noooo I’m spreading misinformation 😂 I hope you’re doing good love 🖤

@the_creepy_geek

8 ай бұрын

@@itsbells Haha don't worry it was definitely happening until things went all wrong lol! It's been a rough year but slowly starting to improve? I think lol!

I looooove AG Slatter! So underrated!

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

Omg I know!! I need to read all the short stories that go along with All the Murmuring Bones next 👀

I'm not much for the Gothic at the moment, but you never know when a good recommendation might come in handy! If only I wasn't 100% with Heartstopper rn, I don't think I'll be able to focus on the spooky season 😂😂

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

Ahh I’ve heard such amazing things about Heartstopper

@frannook

8 ай бұрын

@@itsbells i swear, the show is something else.. it’s literally taken over my life 🥹🥹🥹 #sonotsorry

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

I love that for you though there’s always time for spooky books 😉

Jane Eyre is sooo good. She's definitely funny and sassy. It was my entry book into gothic literature lol

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

Ugh I’m loving it so much

Do I do a lot of short comments, or a really long one? Also, love the gothic heroine shirt, I am currently wearing a vampire fang bottle filled with blood and a necromancer spellbook necklace. Anyways, I agree that dread is an important part of gothics in general, and I actually include it in the definition when I try to define it to people. Some other gothics on my tbr that I didn't see here includes The Hacienda and The Vampires of El Norte. I didn't know the political history behind gothics and I found that quite interesting. If you ever do a deep dive on gothics I would watch it. I did actually know about most these books, because I too love this genre but they can be a pain to find so when I hear about them they do stick out. Have you heard of the Tales of the Weird series? It is this series of anthologies that are all horror stories. I have read Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic, and I have physical copies of Tales of the Tattooed, From the Depths, and Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes. There is also this other one which is a gothic and dark fantasy series that are from flame tree publishing. I am saying this because if you go to site and go to books its under that category, and there are so many. It is really worth a scroll to see what there is. There are also myths and tales and collections of certain author's works there, but it is worth a look and I have quite a few. I am currently reading Spirits and Ghouls Short Stories and Haunted House Short Stories. I have recently got a few new books, because I am in the mood for gothics and darker books in that direction, and one of them is The Last Tale of the Flower Bride which I am very excited to read. I also for A Study in Drowning and Rogue by Mona Awad. You definitely boosted They Drown Our Daughters on my tbr, because it didn't occur to me that it will match my current mood but now...I may be picking it up soonish. Great video, and I am looking forward to the next.

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

Ok well now I want a vampire fang bottle filled with blood. I thought about adding the Hacienda but it actually wasn’t my favourite! I’ll definitely look into the Tales of the Weird series though, those sound amazing. I am SO looking forward to Rouge by Mona Awad it’s one of my most hyped books of the year 😍 I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

I really wanted to enjoy Caleb Williams, it put me to sleep five nights in a row before I gave up, whereas the monk was downright deranged

Here first

@itsbells

8 ай бұрын

Lol