Gothic

Russell Thorne, a washed-up musician descends into a city plagued by eternal night. The sky is pitch black, and an oppressive energy hums in the air. The city itself is a labyrinth of gothic architecture, decayed and twisted. Russell witnesses the Sovereigns—vampire-like beings that rule the city. They harvest the blood of enslaved humans, maintaining their lifespans. The people live in constant fear, hiding or serving the Sovereigns. He learns that in this world, music holds an incredible, dangerous power, capable of altering reality itself. He discovers that musicians here are either revered or feared for their ability to wield such power. With the gift from this world, Russell pushes forward in a dark, treacherous world, finding himself at the edge of survival on every turn.

Eighteen-year-old Leo Hawk has spent his entire life trapped in a decaying mansion, isolated from the world, haunted by memories of his lost family. Rumored to be cursed, the gothic mansion is avoided by all—until one night, a group of curious schoolmates dares to visit, seeking to uncover the truth behind the ghost stories. What begins as a thrill quickly spirals into terror. Kaido, Daniel, and Yumiko encounter the supernatural forces lurking within the mansion—devils, ghosts, and an ancient evil tied to Leo’s tragic past. But there’s something far more chilling they don’t realize: Leo is no ordinary boy. Ignored by the world, he yearns for connection, but when his emotions unravel, so does the boundary between life and death. When a mysterious blue diamond, an heirloom from Leo's family, is discovered by the group, greed clouds their judgment. The mansion unleashes its wrath, and soon the friends are thrust into a nightmarish version of reality where the town is abandoned, and time itself feels warped. As they struggle to survive, they realize the key to their salvation lies in understanding the boy they provoked—the child born from the heart of the devil’s curse. Faced with terrifying visions and a world that twists with dark magic, Kaido, Daniel, and Yumiko must confront the horrors of Leo’s past and unravel the mystery of the mansion before they are consumed by it. But in a place where reality bends, and death is ever-present, no one can be sure of who or what Leo truly is. In Shadowbound: The Curse of the Haunted Mansion , friendships are tested, reality is shattered, and the darkest truths about human nature are revealed. It’s a journey into the heart of madness, where the line between victim and villain blurs, and no one is safe from the curse that binds them. Will they find a way to escape the nightmare, or will they fall victim to the devil's child?

[Mature Content] What do you do when your only ruler is about to lose their life to an illness? Do you seek out every medical specialist you can find? Or do you bargain for the help of something supernatural? And what do you do when they come knocking for payment? Ever since Empress Arabella took the throne, there has been peace in the Empire, but she lacks a husband and an heir. When tragedy strikes as an unexplained illness takes over her body, her advises rush to the aid of someone who is only willing to help, if she agrees to marry him... With enemies turning to loves, and a love story that reaches through time. Will Arabella agree to the terms or allow death to take her? Tropes Included: Vampires - Who hurt you? - Dark Romance - Fated Mates - Enemies to Lovers - Touch Her & Die - Force Proximity - Supernatural - Morally Grey Villain - Spice - Dark Gothic Atmosphere.

"But this feels real," She whispered. Curiosity got the best of her as she went around the coffin, luckily, it wasn't locked. She took a deep breath before pulling it open. "Jesus Christ!" Rose exclaimed, putting her hand over her chest as she breathed hard. She stood frozen beside the coffin, staring at a young man with the most beautiful face she'd ever seen, lying still and comfortably inside the coffin. Was he dead? He looked so pale like he was dead and yet so beautiful to be called dead. Talk about gothic beauty. Rose knew she should be running for her life at that moment, but she felt something drawing her closer to the man in the coffin, she flashed her light closer to his face as she reached her hand down and placed it right under his nose to check if he was still breathing. No air, his nose bridge was cold as ice too. Rose was still busy staring at the man's face when she felt something very icy touch her arm, she felt her heart drop to her stomach as she slowly turned her head to look at her arm, that's when she saw the white, slim, masculine fingers wrapped tightly around her wrist. Her soul left her and her heart completely stopped beating, before starting to beat like a parade band in her chest. "Hail fucking Mary!" Rose whispered in a frightened tone, her lips quivered and her eyes widened unnaturally. She felt her legs become paralyzed from fear and unable to move or run. She dared to fearfully turn around and look at the man's face again, just to find his blood-colored eyes, staring icily at her. She was about to scream when the young man suddenly pulled her into his coffin with incredible speed, and the last thing she remembered was feeling how cold his body was before she felt an unnatural sleep overtake her. *** Rose Thiago was an ordinary human girl who loved reading dark fantasies but never believed in them. She suddenly gets warned by her best friend never to read those kinds of books again if she doesn't want to make herself visible to the dark creatures or evoke their world to herself, but she calls her bluff and reads them over and over again. On a field trip, Rose suddenly finds herself falling into an endless hole, and when she finally meets the solid ground, she discovers that it is no longer familiar ground. She gravely realized that just as her friend said, she'd finally drawn the dark world to herself. She somehow manages to bump herself into a beautiful man lying inside a coffin and dared to touch him just for the dead man to suddenly hold her hands and disappeared with her. In that moment, she came to believe that magical creatures did exist. And she was about to discover that she had the blood of the sun. Two thousand years ago, to survive a dreadful poison, The prince of the dark world, Cassius Levi, sought refuge in his healing grave, only to awaken when the right time for his revenge came. What he didn't expect was to be forcefully awakened by an undeserving mortal.

The cold wind howled through the thick, towering trees of the Blackwood forest, carrying whispers of ancient curses. Isabella wrapped her cloak tighter around her shoulders as her carriage came to a halt before the iron gates of the cursed estate. The estate had a name -Drakmoor- but it was more than a name. It was a place of legend, of shadows, of whispers in the dark. "Miss Isabella," the coachman's voice trembled as he opened the door. "We've arrived." Isabella took a deep breath, stepping out into the night. The gates creaked open as if by magic, revealing the looming, gothic mansion ahead. Its tall spires pierced the sky, and the air around it seemed colder, darker, like the night itself was afraid of what lay inside.

"Dark Devil Arrives" follows the harrowing tale of Emily Whitaker, a young woman who finds herself alone in her family's ancient manor during a violent storm. When a mysterious figure cloaked in darkness appears, Emily learns that her family is bound by a centuries-old pact with a malevolent entity known as the Dark Devil. The pact demands a soul, and Emily, being the last of the Whitakers, is now the one to be claimed. As Emily desperately searches for a way to break the ancient contract, she uncovers chilling secrets about her family's history and the sinister deal that binds them. Faced with the relentless threat of the Dark Devil and the ever-looming storm outside, Emily must delve into forgotten rituals and unravel cryptic messages hidden within her family's past. Each step she takes could be her last, and with the Dark Devil's presence growing stronger, the stakes have never been higher. In a race against time, Emily’s courage and resourcefulness are tested as she fights to survive and reclaim her freedom. Will she uncover the key to breaking the pact, or will the Dark Devil finally come home to claim what is rightfully his? "Dark Devil Arrives" is a gripping blend of supernatural suspense and gothic horror, exploring themes of fate, family legacy, and the struggle between good and evil.

Waking up from a nightmare several hours before dawn, Belle fetched a drink of water. She paused in front of her kitchen's window when she noticed a lit lantern in front of her mansion's garden. Her butler stood there, shovel in hand. This was no hour to be gardening. Curious, she made her way outside, but when she had gotten close enough to see a large and hollow pit next to her eternally-stoic and polite butler, she saw him pick up a rotten body. A DEAD BODY! Her eyes widened fearfully when she saw her handsome butler drop the rotting body into the fresh hole. She asked in horror, "What are you doing?!" Surprised to see his young miss awake at this hour, he stared at her with the same expression he had been keeping up for all these years. He had made sure she was asleep before coming here. "Gardening." "And the body?!" she looked at him in disbelief. "Fertilizer," he answered her before picking up the shovel that was on the ground. Belle was now certain something had possessed her butler. Who gardened dead bodies?! She then heard him ask her, "Want to help me in planting it, Miss Adams?" he gave her a sweet smile. Note: If you enjoy a book of comedy with light-hearted romance and a gothic background. This book is for you~

‘My enemy, my friend, my love, my pain. He was everything and more to me. My protector and my warden. Most importantly, especially for you, he was my leash.’ ________ Ísar Jovevski, the King of Ogronevia. Praised as a good king, a blessing from the gods, a mighty king. Kind and benevolent king. The greatest King in the kingdom’s history, never mind that his bloody ascension was a bad omen. A man holding a darkness that could consume him as well as everyone around him, if not for his childhood friends. If not for his love for Xinghua Li. Imperial Son Li Xinghua of the Qianlong Empire. A prince, a martial artist, a warrior and Ísar’s childhood friend. The only person in the world that was able to make Ísar nervous and stumble over his words. He loved him. A kind of love where he could not breathe nor exist if the other were not in his life. The kind of love where one’s heart jumped to the throat from a mere smile. The kind of love that turned into a double-edged sword. Where if it were lost—no—broken, the pieces would harm all. And none could’ve avoided the cuts of its shards. _______________ [Excerpt] The shores were stained with thick, black blood. The stench of rotten corpses filled the air as the ocean’s breeze swept over his kneeling form. Ísar stared at the endless void that was the ocean. He barely registered the tears running down his cheeks as he watched the sun rise. The celestial source slowly moved high above his little kingdom and Ísar continued to stare. The screams coming from behind him were muffled background noise. “My King! My King, please! Please spare me!” He didn’t know who that was. The voice was familiar but nothing came to mind. It didn’t matter, in the end. Nothing truly mattered anymore. He squeezed the old and worn out plush toy close to his chest. The fabric was tearing and the little ox toy had never looked uglier. He stared down at it and with a sad smile and teary voice, he said, “You don’t smell like him anymore. Nothing smells like him anymore. Please come back. Please. I miss you, my big star. I miss you.” _________ Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe and Gothic Themes [FKRV is a tragedy fantasy romance with both positive (found family, childhood friends, first loves) and negative themes (loss, grief, loneliness, suicidal ideation, murder). There will also be more mature chapters in the future which I’ll put a R18 warning for. Happy reading!]

This "Gothic Mystery" is about to be told.... However, we shall shhhh...

"Two Worlds, One Heartbeat" is a heartwarming tale set against the backdrop of picturesque Barcelona. The story follows Enzo, a young American photographer, who ventures to Spain in search of inspiration and adventure. His life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Sofia, a local musician with a passion for her city’s culture and arts. As their paths intertwine, Enzo and Sofia embark on a journey of discovery. From the narrow, cobbled streets of the Gothic Quarter to the vibrant hues of the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc, each chapter unfolds their deepening relationship. Language barriers and cultural differences initially pose challenges, but they soon learn to communicate in a language beyond words. Through shared experiences, from attending traditional Catalan dances to exploring the artistic legacies of the city, Enzo and Sofia develop a profound connection. Their story is a testament to the universal language of love, art, and empathy. As they navigate the complexities of their budding relationship, they find joy in simple moments and learn about each other’s worlds. Enzo’s perspective on life transforms as he immerses himself in Sofia's world, discovering the rich tapestry of Barcelona and its culture. Sofia, in turn, finds in Enzo a kindred spirit who deepens her appreciation for her own heritage. Their journey together is a blend of laughter, silent understanding, cultural exploration, and the unspoken depths of companionship. As the seasons change in Barcelona, so does their relationship, evolving from a friendship into a deep and enduring love. A story about finding connection in diversity, understanding in silence, and love that transcends all barriers.

Brynne's husband died for the first time in ten years, Bry wants to be alone but her life just got occupied, she is forced into group therapy only to meet Azima, a wild, gothic, dangerous woman that makes her take a trip of self-discovery and sexual exploration with a shy writer, a delusional trophy wife and a neurotic businesswoman. Join the adventure which is Lonely.

[mature content] His grip on her chin loosened. She felt disappointed about losing the contact. But the disappointment soon turned into surprise when he gripped the back of her neck and leaned into her, pressing his cold lips to her warm ones. Bliss. She didn't know the meaning of true bliss till she felt his icy lips caressing hers. He trapped her bottom lip between his teeth and started sucking it gently. The force of it made her already healed wound reopen and her warm blood started flowing inside his mouth once again. She could feel the metallic taste of it mixed with his sweet kiss. A low moan escaped the back of her throat as he sucked a bit harder trying to get more blood out of the wound. "Do you know the meaning of your name in our language?" he said, stopping his onslaught and starring into her eyes. "You... You mean Rachael?" she returned the look, captivated at how his blue eyes pierced through her soul, searching for the darkness within her. "Yes, Reginà Màe..." his melodious voice swept away the last bit of sorrow that lingered within her tortured heart. "It means... God's blood is the sweetest nectar." ****** To pay the price for a crime she never committed, Rachael Morrison was chained to a ship and was left for a watery grave at the gruesome hands of the sea that claimed its victims alive. However, what was meant to kill her dragged her down into its depth ... Into a new world that was far below the surface of the world she knew. She was taken.... and Dragged down towards him just like a moth to a flame... He was the blaring contradiction of Sin. A man who was chained beneath the abyssal bottom of the ocean for centuries. He was frozen for years. His stone-cold reputation has been forgotten through the ravages of time. That was not until she came stumbling into his den... And with one reckless action, she unknowingly set him free from his eternal prison... and everything was let loose... ******** Tags: #Romance, #smut, #merman, #vampire, #dark, #gothic

Zhe Chouhen had been a hater of Daoist Panda's work since the start. Not because they were bad, but because the male leads are just the worst scums to their MCs. And these MCs just let these toxic gongs step all over them like a doormat! Daoist Panda became so annoyed by Zhe Chouhen's bashing that he turned into a system, and he transported his hater into his novels as the characters he hated. Zhe Chouhen cannot act OOC and must be scummy to survive! -------------- Panda: If you can make the MC or the readers fall in love with you without being a scum, I will let you go. Chouhen: How is that possible without getting OOC??? Panda: Figure it out yourself! ----------------- 1v1 Gong/Seme MC (Zhe Chouhen is the top) The system and Zhe Chouhen have a..... complicated relationship Smut, Angst, and Fluff.... you name it, we have it. And some very dark shit. I'm not kidding, there's some twisted stuff in here that might or might not give you nightmares, so trigger warnings applies. If you're a classic literature geek like me who loves gothic horrors like Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, Dracula... This is for you. All the stories here a reimagined from classic literature. You know what? Lemme give you the list and what Zhe Chouhen's role would be in them: 1. Dante's Inferno (Supernatural)- A sorcerer obsessed with his stepbrother that he dragged him to hell with him (literally) 2. Picture of Dorian Gray (Modern Showbiz)- A mere painter with a friend who is a struggling actor that he painted and suddenly got famous.... but at what cost? 3. Frank and Stein (Historical Scifi)- A scientist that had created his own lover from the bodies of dead men.... and he seems to have other skeletons in his closet than literal ones. 4. Dracula (School Mystery)- A vampire who had come to conquer a school, taking back his prey that escaped from him. 5.Hamlet (Anthropomorphic)- A black-haired lion that plans to seduce the princess to take over the throne that is rightfully his, yet he took interest on the king's son and..... has a change of plans. 6. Phantom of the Opera (Paranormal)- A ghost had fallen in love with the star of the show, and plans to take control of his mind to become his and stay with him in the old theater forever. 7. The Great Gatsby (Omegaverse)- An Alpha CEO who was involved in a murder and was now being investigated by an Omega reporter that is too curious for his own good. 8. Jekyll and Hyde (Modern Sci-Fi)- A clone of the student campus' perfect prince, who had come to show him his hidden darkest desires. 9. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Fantasy)- A 'loyal servant' who had always been following Lancelot and helping him in exploits.... Or does he really? 10. Journey to the West (Cultivation)- ??? 11. ??????? 12. ??????? Please consider voting with power stones so I can win the contest! -------------------- Updates at least 3 chapters a weak, time inconsistent as I have other books to write Please support my other books too! Top MC BLs: -QT: No to Bad Boys! Transmigrated as an Otome Side Character (World hopping, funny and sassy confused top x power bottom, mix of angst and fluff and of course, smut) - The Mafia Boy's Contract Marriage (crime drama, love-hate relationship, spicy) -Two Omegas Destroy the Worlds of Alphas (World hopping, face-slapping and revenge, formidable couple) Non-BL: Stone Mage: Revenge of the Villain System (Fantasy, manipulative and cunning villain MC that doesn't just murder everyone for no reason, mystery)

Target audience; Wattpad/Web novel etc. ‘I was originally trying to ask him the question without trying to look clueless but I failed that mission on two accounts. I first failed when I asked the question, obviously a question like that makes you look completely clueless and I was trying to avoid a lecture’ CLUELESS “How old was I? When I realized I could no longer look up into the night sky and stare at the stars. How old was I when I stopped gazing at them with Akira? At some point I realized that when I looked into the sky the stars had disappeared, but how old was I when I realized this? I can’t remember, I don’t want to remember. “Just where in the hell are we?” Will Ed ever escape from the chains of hell, from this god forsaken cause? No one is a stranger to the end of the world, at some point in everyone’s lives as you’ve heard that everything that exists has a beginning and undoubtedly an ending either good or bad. Are you a mythical fan, then Ed is your guy, come with Ed on a journey through hell, and meet different characters along the way. You think you’re the only ones with demons inside and around you…Keep reading. There shall be no cringe scenes whatsoever; this work is purely fictional with a dash of horror thrills. This isn’t your regular protagonist story, this is our story, why don’t you try the first chapter, if you like stories that keep you on the edge and craving for more, gothic, bloody fantasy, this is your book to read. Will Akira ever be saved? Stick around till the end…for judgment calls.

A place of superstitions A place of curses A girl who was forced to sacrifice her life for the welfare of the village and was widowed against her will. Widowed? Or Married? Ella Rosemane was satisfied with what little she and her family had. But one incongruous incident shatters everything she had and kills the spirit in her. Stuck between being a widow and married, Ella finds the curse around her is embraced by a stranger who is anything but a stranger to her. "My Corpse Husband" is a gothic love story with heartfelt love and a lovely romance. Publisher：i&i Publisher

In her previous life, Aiko was known as a gothic, rough and brash girl who lived in a world where she never truly belonged. However, after an unexpected turn of events, she finds herself reincarnated into a completely different world.

Two different princesses were best friends, so many memories that bring peace to both kingdoms of the Sun and Moon. Dahlia is gothic gorgeous hybrid of a human and a wolf but never shows her wolf side to anyone Angelica is a cute girl until one day, the darkness crossed the line that separates those two sweethearts. Angelica found her best friend has disappeared and on her 17th birthday, she decided to go out to explore to find her missing best friend. Will those princesses end up committing to being in love as true mates or will they become enemies?

Synopsis: “In this golden world, nothing can ever stand in my vengeance. Not a single thing can quench my thirst for retribution. There is but one way to atone for my sins. That is to end this life of yours, King in Gold.” -Killian Creed How long does it take for a dream to grow bigger and bigger each passing day? For it to fester like a wound that’s never treated until it inevitably shuts everything down in your body? “When I grow up, I want to be the King of the world!” said Abaddon. “That seems like an unrealistic goal, but I will help you through it every step of the way,” Killian replied to him. Little did they know that all of these childhood dreams and ambitions will shape the very world they will live in. From poor orphan peasants into commendable mercenaries, childhood friends Killian Creed and Abaddon Chrysos have always had each other’s backs. Killian slowly learned that Abaddon had everything it took to be more than a mercenary leader. He knew that they were both destined for greater things. Was it then that their dreams became a blight that would plague everything they touched? The pain of betrayal, the sorrows of disappointment, and the desolation of the future would soon be a result of all these factors. Join in as this ride through the gothic medieval dark times unfolds with Killian Creed donning the Vengeance System.

One of the biggest tonal outliers on this list, Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black is crafted like a traditional gothic novel, and could likely fool readers into thinking that Hill is a few hundred years older than she truly is. Published in 1983, The Woman in Black is best known today for inspiring one of the longest-running plays in London’s West End (and a Daniel Radcliffe movie). Structured in the classic British form of a story told around a fireplace, Hill’s short ‘80s anachronism chills thanks to its ominous titular figure, who stalks a house on the foggy moors and foretells the death of children. The Woman in Black may not feel like a quintessentially ‘80s horror novel, but it’s an excellent reminder that, even at the peak of its copycat boom period, the genre refused to be pigeonholed.

Hey I'm Josh, And I'm a zombie. I used to live in a orphanage where I was constantly judged and bullied for being gay. It eventually stop, when I killed myself. Now I'm living with the magical lady who resurrected me, brought me to a strange new ghoulish city, introduced me to the rich life and gave me powers. I also live with my 4 teen siblings; The first is Perkus is a vampire that's incredibly smart, Then there's Acacia she's a witchy bitch, Next is Theen the easily angered werewolf, and lastly Paylah a gothic ghost with lots of secrets. I'm still kinda new at this monster thing but I'm getting there. My best friends are a voodoo doll and a fish (Seem interesting). Join and my friends as I adjust to this new life.

Set in the same time period as the fabulous Netflix Bridgerton series, this is a romantic tale of a young, orphaned, Lady, the daughter of an earl, raised in the country, in the Regency period of England searching for love in the infamous marriage market in London's ton. With elements of supernatural, this story is sure to inspire anyone who loves a good romantic tale with a twist of the gothic genre mixed in.

This novel is based on VR games which are in Strategy and RPG setting, not only the player can feel their surrounding they can taste any delicacy in the games, The NPC is able to interact with the player as if they are alive as a real human which can't separate a person from the NPC. The game has 4 era which is the ancient civilization of Atlantis, Indus, and the Lemurian, Medival that spread from the Asian, European, and the Southeast Asia, Modern time which start from great war, second world war, and cold war, as the last age is the Gothic era timeline after the end of the nuclear war and the world had already gone into universe war which has strange beast and the unknown horror lurk on it. "War is an endless event and the people inside it see what hell incarnate is like" said by anonymous. Warning: the cover is not yet final and may change later

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3RD PERSON/SHALLOW POV/ SEMI-OMNISCIENT Lonely Island: The last place on Earth you will want yourself to be in. A doomed place where nowhere is safe, nothing is sacred, and nothing, not even a monkey, is what it seems. This is a nightmarish tale of group of teenagers and seemingly teenagers, battling against a mysterious dark entity that wants to wipe an entire island off the face of the planet by means of unholy destruction and terror. ◼◼◼◼◼ Started: August, 2017 Ended: ---- Genre: Science fiction Subgenres: Robot fiction/ Gothic science fiction/ Apocalyptic science fiction/ zombie fiction Status: On-going Language: English

Sydney Ford and Aileen Porter can’t go a day without hurting each other.

Tessa is a wonderful princess though her parents have always despised her gothic looks. From black make up to dresses with worn black boots is her style. Tessa is known as Gothic Princess in her kingdom though she has always wondered if dreams came true on having a sweet Angel take her heart away. Laila is in training to be a wonderful Angel for her wondrous kingdom to be praised by her heart warmth father. Laila is having furious dreams of a angered Princess named Tessa though she can't figure out why she would be furious, Laila will be one sent down to cure this hateful Princess down on Earth. We are taking a new ride into a lesbian romance involving a Angel and a Gothic Princess...Two different personalities and rocky roads ahead, are you ready?

Set amidst the wild palms of 1790s Louisiana, the widow St. Vincent appears in the wake of her husband's death the most wealthy plantation owner in the South. But strange occurrences ensue in her wake and the town becomes obsessed with their superstitions about her. As they attempt to unravel the widow's secrets, we find she knows something of their secrets as well and the philosophical underpinnings of their pasts all surface to haunt them all. I am no longer serializing this novel via Webnovel. To read this book go to ellegriffin.substack.com.