What gothic novel(la)'s would you suggest for someone who's not keen on horror or purple prose but loves the feel of GDT's works and wants more like that, just in written form (not unlike the novelisations of Crimson Peak or Shape of Water)?
Okay well first of all you need to go get a copy of Her Body And Other Parties. A collection of short stories based around common urban legends but through a feminist lens.
The Merry Spinster, the stories herein are based on Daniel Laveryâs childrenâs stories made disturbing series. Some real gems here.
White Is For Witching is a story of a multi-generational family that starts to go through some strange shit when the mother dies. Family, magic, and labyrinthine houses. Very much in your wheelhouse.
The Bloody Chamber, this is my favorite book of all books. Itâs a series of gothic psycho-sexual fairy tales. The most purple of prose, so you have to be okay with that. Though The Woods, this is probably my second favorite book of all books. More gothic fairy tale type stories. Emily Carroll also has an incredible grasp of graphic and pacing. One of my favorite artists.
When I Arrived At The Castle, another Carroll book, my favorite book of 2019. This one is rather more surreal. Very much reminds me of Crimson Peak in tone but not story. Beautiful, bloody, and gay.
Pretty Deadly follows Deathâs daughter through time. First story arc is in the old West (as in an Americna Western), second is in WWI. One of the most beautiful comics around.
Injection is about a created intelligence made to bring about the future. Five brilliant people came together to make this intelligence through science and magic. A beautiful combination of fantasy and sci-fi. One of my favorite comics.
The Girl From The Other Side is set in a fantasy world split between civilization and wilderness. The latter is filled with demons who spread their condition through touch. But one day a small girl is found living there under the guardianship of one of the demons.
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service is about five recent college grads who canât find jobs so they decide to talk to the dead instead. Frightening, funny, and always an absolute delight.
The Sandman is one I imagine you already know, but just in case here it is. While rather flawed this remains one of my favorites. The lord of Dreams is kidnapped for 70 years, when he comes out everything has changed. The Sandman follows him as he tried to regain his place in the world.
Another title of which youâre probably already aware is From Hell. This is the book that made Alan Moore a magician and is, in my opinion, his best work. The story of the Whitechapel murders
As always you donât have to buy these from me, but for the love of any and everything you consider holy, please please please donât buy from Amazon.
Alright if anyone wants their own recommendations just pop by my inbox and tell me a bit about what you like to read. What with the plague Iâm out of practice handselling and could use the practice.










