Gothic Short Stories (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural)

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The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. Yet even that enemy of God and man had friends and associates in his desolation; I am alone.” This novel is undoubtedly Nathaniel Hawthorne’s best-known work. Published in 1850, it is set in the seventeenth century in a small New England town, where Hester Prynne is convicted of adultery. She refuses to reveal the name of her lover, even to her husband, and becomes an outcast, living on the outskirts of town and supporting herself through her needlework.Did we say that there were only 55 examples in this list? Well, how about THIS twist: here are 15 more! 10+ plot twist ideas for you A subgenre of gothic fiction, American gothic often features monsters, alienation, guilt, and things that are familiar yet strange. Here are some gothic short stories of this type. “Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver

Southern gothic is a subset of American gothic set in the south and often includes grotesque incidents sparked by poverty and other social ills, characters with notable physical and mental flaws or eccentricities, and decay. Here are some gothic short stories of this type. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor The narrator tells the story of his parents. His father manufactured dog oil and his mother disposed of unwanted babies. The narrator would assist his father by procuring neighborhood dogs and his mother by carrying away the remains of her work. One day, he inadvertently improves his parents’ businesses. ( Summary) CHARACTER A goes on a series of blind dates without realizing that it is all being filmed for the next experimental season of The Bachelor.I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect ⁠— in terror. In this unnerved ⁠— in this pitiable condition⁠ — I feel that the period will sooner or later arrive when I must abandon life and reason together, in some struggle with the grim phantasm, FEAR." In this psychological thriller, the narrator is ensconced in a castle surrounded by trees and cannot remember the last time he has encountered a human. The narrator struggles to free himself by climbing to the top of the castle. As he arrives, the crumbling stairs lead him somehow to a basement where there are many people terrified of a beast. He joins them in their fear, running from the castle, as the reader understands he has seen the beast in the mirror, which is himself.