Genre: Gothic

Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence Series: The Academy of Kindness #1 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Dark Academia, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Magic, Paranormal, Gothic Published by Harper Voyager on March 23, 2026 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 375 Source: The Broken Binding Set a thief to catch a thief. Set a monster to punish monsters.&nbsp The Academy of Kindness exists to create agents of retribution, cast in the image of the Furies—known as the kindly ones—against whom even the gods hesitate to stand. Each year a hundred girls are sold to the Academy. Ten years later only three will emerge.&nbsp The Academy’s halls run with blood. The few that survive its decade-long nightmare have been forged on the sands of the Wound Garden. They have learned ancient secrets amid the necrotic fumes of the Bone Garden. They leave its gates as avatars of vengeance, bound to uphold the oldest of laws.&nbsp Only the most desperate would sell their child to the Kindnesses. But Rue … she sold herself. And now, a lifetime later, a long and bloody lifetime later, just as she has discovered peace, war has been brought to an old woman’s doorstep.&nbsp That was a mistake. Paranormal dark …

Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker Genres: Adult, AAPI, Japanese Literature, Folklore, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Horror, Psychological Horror, Mystery Thriller, Thriller Published by Hanover Square Press on April 13, 2026 Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 Source: Aardvark Book Club In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds.&nbsp October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bloody. All he knows is he has to flee New York and go to the one place that might offer refuge—his father’s new home in Japan, a house hidden by sword ferns and wild ginger. But something is terribly wrong with the house: no animals will come near it, the bedroom window isn’t always a window, and a woman with a sword appears in the yard when night falls.&nbsp October, 1877: Sen is a young samurai in exile, hiding from the imperial soldiers in a house behind the sword ferns. A monster came home from war wearing her father’s face, but Sen would do anything to please him, even turn her sword on her own mother. She knows the soldiers will …

The Faithful Dark by Cate Baumer Series: The Brilliant Soul #1 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, Gothic, LGBTQ+ Published by Hodderscape on February 18, 2026 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 416 Source: Goldsboro Books This is the city of miracles, but not everything miraculous is good.  In a holy walled city where sin and sanctity are revealed through touch, Csilla – a girl born without a soul – is worth little to the Church that raised her. But when a series of murders corrodes the faithful magic that keep the city safe, the Church elders see a use for her she can assassinate their prime suspect, a heretic with divine heritage, without risking the stain of sin.  The heretic, however, makes Csilla a clear his name by helping him catch the real killer, and he’ll use his angelic gifts to grant her very own soul. Meanwhile, ruthless Ilan, desperate to earn back his position as Church Inquisitor, sees the case as his chance at he’ll bring in the murderer – or, failing that, Csilla and the heretic – and regain his title.  But as the death toll rises, and their hunt pits them against the all-powerful and callous Faith, …

Honor & Heresy by Max Francis Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Dark Academia, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Paranormal, Gothic, LGBTQ+, New Adult, Ghosts Published by Harper Voyager on April 21, 2026 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 432 Source: Netgalley Instagram sensation Max Francis makes his highly anticipated debut with this atmospheric, gothic, dark academic fantasy of two scholars racing each other to find answers to an invasion in a haunted library, perfect for fans of Katabasis and A Study in Drowning.  Roy Dawnseve, the prospective heir to Dawnseve Manor, cares more for philosophy than battle. However, in a society that shuns literature and promotes violence, his fate is compromised. But Roy is given a he can either brave the front lines and fight the Old Ones, the mysterious, black-armored soldiers invading Northgard—or he can investigate their identity in the Orphic Basilica, an ancient, abandoned library.  When Roy chooses to unravel the mystery, it soon becomes clear that the Orphic Basilica isn’t without its own horrors. Strange voices echo down the halls, ghosts with burning red eyes roam the bookshelves, and those who stepped foot in the library have either emerged insane or were driven to their own demise.  Roy’s only companion—and his partner …

The Haunting Of William Thorn by Ben Alderson Genres: Adult, British Literature, Gothic, Horror, Ghosts, LGBTQ+, Mystery, Romance, Paranormal Published by Angry Robot on September 9, 2025 Format: eBook Pages: 421 How to Sell a Haunted House meets The Haunting of Hill House in this split timeline queer romance, set against the backdrop of a haunted English manor from #1 bestselling author Ben Alderson.  William Thorn had his life all planned out… until he discovered his long-term boyfriend Archie in bed with another man. Distraught, William kicks him out of their home, where tragedy strikes when Archie is killed instantly in a car accident.  Riddled with guilt, William is shocked to learn that he’s inherited a manor in the quaint village of Stonewall, left to him in Archie’s will. He leaves the city with plans to make a new start for himself, but is surprised by the rundown state of the manor, and the unwelcoming villagers who want him gone. His only ally is Edward, a seemingly friendly local with secrets of his own…  However, it’s not only the villagers who are adverse to his presence. A malevolent spirit roams the manor, one that seeks to drive William out for …