Can you name some famous modern American gothic novels?

There are many. 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker, though set in Transylvania, has had a huge influence on American Gothic. In the American context, 'The Exorcist' is a well - known one. It deals with demonic possession and the fight against evil in a very Gothic way. And 'Carmilla' is another, which has themes of female vampirism and the allure of the unknown.

One of the well - known ones is 'The House of the Spirits' by Isabel Allende. It has elements of the Gothic like family secrets and a touch of the supernatural. Another is 'Hopscotch' by Julio Cortázar which contains some Gothic - like labyrinthine structures in the narrative.

Sure. One of the most well - known Gothic American novelists is Edgar Allan Poe. His stories like 'The Tell - Tale Heart' and 'The Black Cat' are full of psychological horror and Gothic elements. Then there's Nathaniel Hawthorne. His 'The Scarlet Letter' has elements of the Gothic in its exploration of sin and guilt in a Puritan society. Also, Charlotte Perkins Gilman with her 'The Yellow Wallpaper' which has a very Gothic sense of a woman's psychological breakdown in a confined space.

Hawthorne is also famous for his gothic works. His novel 'The Scarlet Letter' has gothic elements in the sense of the dark secrets and the brooding atmosphere in the Puritan community. Another novelist is Shirley Jackson. Her work 'The Haunting of Hill House' is a classic of American gothic literature. It has a spooky old house setting and characters that are haunted both literally and metaphorically.

Sure. 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker is a very famous gothic novel. It has the classic elements like a spooky castle and a menacing vampire. Another one is 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley, which deals with the creation of a monster and the moral implications. 'The Castle of Otranto' by Horace Walpole is also well - known as one of the first gothic novels.

Sure. 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker is a very famous gothic novel. Another one is 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley.

One of the most famous American Gothic novels is 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's filled with a sense of decay and dread. Another is 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte, which has elements of Gothic such as the wild and desolate moors setting and the complex, passionate relationships that are often tinged with darkness.

There are quite a few. 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte contains gothic elements such as the wild and desolate moors, the passionate and often dark love between the characters. 'The Mysteries of Udolpho' by Ann Radcliffe is also well - known for its gothic setting of an old castle in the Italian mountains, full of secrets and mystery.

There are quite a few famous gothic horror novels. 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte has gothic elements like the spooky Thornfield Hall and the strange happenings within it. 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde also falls into this category with its exploration of a man's moral decay and the supernatural elements associated with the portrait. And 'Rebecca' by Daphne du Maurier, with its haunted Manderley estate and the secrets it holds, is a well - loved gothic horror novel.

There are several. 'The Monk' by Matthew Lewis is a well - known Gothic novel that delves into themes of sin and temptation in a rather dark and disturbing way. 'Northanger Abbey' by Jane Austen, while also a satire on the Gothic genre, contains many Gothic elements. It has a young heroine who has a vivid imagination about Gothic horrors in an old abbey. Also, 'Melmoth the Wanderer' by Charles Maturin is a significant Gothic work, with its eponymous character wandering through a world full of mystery and horror.