Drawing on dark fantasy and the fairy tale as well as horror and wild humor, ten acclaimed authors — Joan Aiken, M.T. Anderson, Neil Gaiman, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Celia Rees, Janni Lee Simner, Vivian Vande Velde, and Barry Yourgrau — pay homage to the gothic tale in wide-ranging stories of the supernatural and surreal.
Praise for Gothic:
“These ten terrific tales are guaranteed to raise the hairs on your neck…. Intrepid readers will
relish the delicious shivers — but may want to keep the lights on." -- Horn Book (starred review)
“Ideal for high-school literature classes studying Shelley or Stoker… this collection also
provides an excellent opportunity to introduce fans of Koontz, Rice, and King to some of the
most imaginative exponents of YA dark fantasy." -- Booklist (starred review)
“Truly a gem." -- VOYA (5Q, 4P rating)
“Consistently well-written, these stories will appeal to many fantasy readers and all horror
readers." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A sophisticated, thought-provoking, and gripping read." -- School Library Journal
“A frightfully fun read for fans of horror movies and horror tales." -- Teenreads.com
“Get ready to sleep with the light on!" -- Girls’ Life Magazine
“Chilling, thoughtful, and surprising." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“It’s notoriously hard to put together a truly scary collection of Hallowe’en tales… A triumph then for Deborah Noyes, whose Gothic collection contains some hugely imaginative, authentically terrifying modern stories." -- Hampstead and Highgate Express (U.K.)
“It’s a collection that would make Poe proud." -- International Reading Association Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
For more information about Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales, visit Candlewick Press.
See also: The Restless Dead: Ten Original Tales of the Supernatural.