Gothic Works for Fans of “Rebecca”

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“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.”

Netflix’s new film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic novel Rebecca is now streaming (and in select theaters)! Whether you are a fan of the new reimagining, loved the original 1940 Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name, or preferred the book the best, look no further for more gothic suspense!

Here you’ll find 5 classic gothic novels as well as 5 contemporary gothic works that are perfect for fans of Rebecca.

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Gothic Classics

The vengeful ghost of Rebecca, Maxim's first wife, continues to cast its long shadow over him and his second wife. Back in England after an absence of over ten years, it seems as if happiness will at last be theirs. However, the de Winters still have to reckon with two hate-consumed figures they once knew - both of whom have very long memories...
Orphaned and subject to the cruelties of Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. How she becomes governess at Thornfield Hall, grows to love its brooding owner and discovers the tragic impediment to their marriage are elements in a story that portrays a woman's search for a wider and richer life.
The passionate attachment between headstrong Cathy and the wild, foundling boy Heathcliff, raised by her father, has tragic and disastrous consequences for the Earnshaw and Linton families and their descendants.
When Rachel, the beautiful widow of his cousin, arrives at his Cornwall estate, Philip Ashley is enchanted despite his doubts regarding his cousin's death, and must decide whether she's out to destroy him or is an innocent victim of malicious gossip and suspicion.
A young governess is employed to look after two orphaned siblings in a grand country house. Isolated and inexperienced, she is at first charmed by the children, but gradually suspects that they may not be as innocent as they seem. She begins to see sinister figures. Do they exist solely in her imagination, or are they ghosts intent on a devastating task?
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Contemporary Gothics

Inside Elsie’s husband’s ancestral home lies a locked door, beyond which is a painted wooden figure--a silent companion--that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself. Some doors are locked for a reason…
Not long ago there were seven in the Blackwoods family, until a fatal dose of arsenic found its way into the sugar bowl one tragic night. Now there are only three... Acquitted of the murders, daughter Constance has returned home, where sister Merricat protects her from the curiosity and hostility of the locals.
After receiving a letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious fate, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. There are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. As Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.
Old, ailing and wanting to chronicle her life, author Vida Winter summons biographer Margaret Lea. Struck by a curious parallel between Vida’s story and her own, Margaret takes the job. As Vida exhumes the life she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized for it is a tale of gothic strangeness.
Bosco: once a beautiful, stately home, now a tranquil artists' retreat. Ellis Brooks has come here for the peace and quiet - and for the opportunity to write a novel inspired by the scandalous events that took place in the mansion's early days, a scandal involving a medium of dubious repute, three dead children and a séance that ended in tragedy.
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