Dark fantasy novels

1890–1891 novel by Oscar Wilde

2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer

1910 novel by Gaston Leroux

1985 novel by Patrick Süskind

1974 novel by Stephen King

1978 novel by Stephen King

1996 novel by Stephen King

, often referred to simply as Re:Zero and also known less commonly as Re: Life in a Different World from Zero, is a Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by . It started serialization as a web novel on the user-generated website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2012. 44 light novels, as well as six side story volumes and thirteen short story collections have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint. The story centers on Subaru Natsuki, a who suddenly finds himself transported to another world while on his way home from a convenience store.

Coraline () is a 2002 British fantasy horror children's novella by author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing Coraline in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers. The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. It was adapted as a 2009 stop-motion animated film, directed by Henry Selick under the same name.

novel by Horace Walpole

1990 novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

1976 novel by Anne Rice

Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. A foundational work of English-language vampire literature, it predated Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 25 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue from 1871–72, the novella subsequently appeared in Le Fanu’s short story collection In a Glass Darkly in 1872. Set in 19th century Styria, it is the story of a young woman who is pursued by the vampire Carmilla. Since its initial publication, Carmilla has often been regarded as one of the most influential vampire stories of all time, and popularized the lesbian v

1983 children's book by Roald Dahl

1984 novel by Stephen King

novel by H. Rider Haggard

1898 novella by Henry James

2013 novel by Stephen King

novel by Stephen King

2011 novel by Ransom Riggs

1994 novel by Stephen King

2008 novel by Neil Gaiman

1987 novel by Stephen King

1995 novel by Stephen King

Fate/Zero is a Japanese light novel written by Gen Urobuchi, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi, and is a prequel to all routes in Type-Moon's visual novel, Fate/stay night. It was published by Type-Moon with four volumes released between December 29, 2006-2007.

novel by Stephen King

novel series by Richelle Mead

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is a 1995 dark fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire, with illustrations by Douglas Smith. It is the first novel in The Wicked Years series, and was followed by Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz.

1997 novel by Stephen King

2003 novel by Stephen King

1796 novel by Matthew Lewis

1991 novel by Stephen King

novel by Gustav Meyrink

2004 novel by Stephen King

1995 novel by Christopher Priest

2004 novel by Stephen King

novel series by Hideyuki Kikuchi

1971 novel by Otfried Preußler

novel by Bram Stoker

novel by Klaus Mann

1894 novel by Arthur Machen

novella by Stephen King

1962 novel by Ray Bradbury

2007 novel by Richelle Mead

'''''Spook's, published as The Last Apprentice''''' in the United States, is a children's dark fantasy series by English author Joseph Delaney. It is published by imprints of Penguin Random House in the United Kingdom and HarperCollins in the United States. The series has been published in 30 countries, with sales exceeding 4.5 million copies. It started in 2004 with ''The Spook's Apprentice, which has been adapted into a play script, a feature film titled Seventh Son'', and a French graphic novel.

novel by Jacques Cazotte

1987 novel by Tim Powers

novel series by Laurell K. Hamilton

Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 , or simply Sentenced to Be a Hero, is a Japanese light novel series written by Rocket Shōkai and illustrated by Mephisto. The story follows Xylo Forbartz, a former knight who becomes the leader of a penal unit after being wrongly accused and sentenced, later joining forces with the goddess Teoritta to battle the hordes of demonic beings that threaten humanity. It began serialization as a web novel published on Kakuyomu in October 2020. It began publication as a light novel under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki no Shin Bungei light novel imprint in September 2021. A manga adaptation began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus web magazine in March 2022.

novel by Ransom Riggs

Alraune (German for ) is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character. The book originally featured illustrations by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald.

2008 novel by Richelle Mead

novel by Ransom Riggs

1911 novel by Bram Stoker

novel by Joseph Delaney

Short story by Algernon Blackwood

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2022 novel by Stephen King

novel by William Hope Hodgson

2007 novel by Derek Landy