list of victorian gothic novels

Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me

One sunny day, Shen Jingwei, a Z-list actor, received an opportunity to attend an open-call audition the very next day. It was for the role of an antagonist in a new BL C-Drama, "Dance Of The Dragons", which was adapted from a novel of the same title. He agreed to join the audition due to several factors, among which his manager's threat to jump off the 20th floor, his dire need for money, and also the fact that his rank in the film industry could not go any lower. One look at the panel of judges made him want to turn on his heel to leave, but it was all too late. Because who would expect the poor Z-List actor to meet his mortal enemy/ex-boyfriend, Yan Renzhong, the A-List Actor responsible for his decline long before he even learned how to fly? ------------------ "You and I... are playing a couple of lovers, who will go on to get married and have children with each other." Shen Jingwei could sense blood coming up his throat. What was the point of saying it out loud, again? "Yes," he forced himself to agree nonetheless. Yan Renzhong pinned him with a stare. "We have unresolved issues from the past. I hope you won't let them affect your and my performance in the drama. Act the professional you are supposed to be." "..." "And don't call me 'Emperor Yan' anymore." Yan Renzhong left after delivering one blow after another, not even waiting to see if Shen Jingwei succumbed to his injuries or not. What? Whattt? Whattttttttt?

Lu_Shui · LGBT+

4.1

Conquering The Novel

Ares wakes up in a body that's not his own, in a world he thought was only fictional! But when he realizes that he's actually inside a novel that he read before his death, everything changes. Follow Ares as he sets out to uncover the truth about his death and the mysteries of this new reality. With action, suspense, and a touch of romance, this captivating novel will keep you hooked until the very end. ------------‐------------------------ ADDITIONAL TAGS: •#Yandere •#Overpowered mc •#Smart mc •#Ruthless mc •#Cunning mc

Enigma0 · Fantasy

4.6

Reincarnated in a Novel World

[Series: A road to Villain I] A young boy recovered his memories of his previous life, but the world got destroyed in just one year. "Will he be able to survive?" The most intriguing part is that the world is under the control of a child. Can the world be regulated properly? Note: Novel completed on chapter 164 so please don't buy later chapters.

IamFallenAngel · Fantasy

4.3

The villain's side of the novel

[ Discord: name : Merciless Clan lien: https://discord.com/invite/2m7XzWyEDQ] In this unique twist on the typical hero-villain dynamic, our protagonist, the villain, finds himself compelled to save humanity from powerful races threatening its existence. Meanwhile, the hero is preoccupied with gathering a harem. The story unfolds as the villain must not only confront external threats but also challenge so-called heroes, proving his perspective and ultimately taking on their responsibilities to ensure humanity's survival. As alliances shift and moral complexities emerge, the narrative explores the unexpected journey of redemption and sacrifice.

Fri123 · Fantasy

4.6

The Novel's Sidekick

Just because you can’t explain it, doesn’t make it a miracle. Something like that happened to Aaron, an introverted youth, who expected to live a normal, boring life. But it took a little for the expectation to go wrong. Who knew he would transmigrate into his favourite Web novel, Forbidden Realms?

SILENTKILLER · Eastern

4.5

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2021-09-27

Easily one of the best novels out there Awesome world building great characters Etc It's like lovecraftian victorian time based novels I would put it in top 3 of my list

Lord of Mysteries

Cuttlefish That Loves Diving · Fantasy

4.8

1432 Chs

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A dark gothic story, lots of descriptive prose that creates a chilly winter atmosphere. Keep up the great work author. So far it’s doing really well! I’m sure lots of gothic fiction fans will like this.

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Prob in the top list of the novels on this site at the moment, quite fun to read. Prob in the top list of the novels on this site at the moment, quite fun to read. Prob in the top list of the novels on this site at the moment, quite fun to read. Prob in the top list of the novels on this site at the moment, quite fun to read.

Library of Heaven's Path

Heng Sao Tian Ya · Eastern

4.4

2271 Chs

Joel_West

2021-06-09

A poetic style blended with a gothic, macabre tone make this one of the most uniquely written novels on the web. You can tell the author is really putting everything of themselves into each paragraph. A true hidden gem, and that's only based on chapter one. Truly looking forward to what comes next.

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4.9

143 Chs

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2020-05-16

Very solid list of fanfics, I've read and enjoyed about 90% of the novels. The list updates extremely often, so it's very easy to branch out and find new fandoms that you may not have considered without the list.

My Self-Insert Stash

aweirdweeb · Anime & Comics

4.6

488 Chs

[Cultivation: My talent can be synthesized]

After transmigrating to the chaotic world of immortal martial arts, as the lowest level of society, Wang Yun thought that he would spend his life in a muddle. Until one day, he discovered that he had a golden finger. As long as he focused on one thing, he could pick up related terms and synthesize various talents. [Bodhi Wisdom Fruit]+[Six-Foot Golden Body]+[Thirty-Two Forms]=[Vairocana] [Innate Dao Body]+[Three Flowers Gathering at the Top]+[Five Qi Facing the Origin]=[One Qi Three Pure] [Flesh Derivation]+[Myriad Changes]+[Vacuum Crush]=[Force Breaking All Laws] …… Let's see how Wang Yun gradually grew from a civilian who dredged the river to a grand cultivator who mastered divine powers.

Looking at the river and seeing the moon

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After the empress ruined the regent,

Xuan Yin had just opened her eyes when she was almost sent away by the smell of pig feces. After a long time, she finally accepted that she had transmigrated into a female " crown prince " who had been beaten into a pigsty. In the face of her brothers who were eyeing the crown prince's position covetously, she pretended to be innocent and treated it as playing with the cat and walking the dog to pass the time. As for the only person she had her eyes on, the Ninth Imperial Uncle, she couldn't bear to kill him all at once, so she planned to keep him as her own food reserve for fun. When she had enough fun, she would tie him up and cut off his flesh to let him bleed. In the end, she was relied on as she kept him. The fragrant food unknowingly made her a butler. She wasn't allowed to drink human blood, and she wasn't allowed to take concubines. She looked up at the half-covered moon in the sky and regretted for the umpteenth time that she should not have " raised a tiger to invite trouble."

Hongyi Sha

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After the doomsday boss dressed up as a real rich girl,

[1v1, Double Cleansing, Transmigration, Special Ability, Sweet Pet.] The top leader of the apocalyptic base, Song Wan, was attacked by a large number of migrating insects when she was on a mission. In the end, she died under Poison Ivy due to her mental exhaustion. When she woke up, she was the young lady of the Song family, who had been missing for thirteen years and had just been brought back from the mountains to marry in place of her cousin. Everyone in the Song family thought that she had not seen the world and did not allow her to meet guests. They even wanted to force her to marry that sickly person from the Shen family? Grandma threatened her to get out of the Song family and never return if she did not agree to the marriage. Well, if she didn't want to go back, then so be it. Anyway, the Host and she didn't have any feelings for the Song family. As the Song family watched her leave disapprovingly, she turned around and became a big shot that everyone looked up to in various fields. "The Song family doesn't want our niece. We want her." "You don't acknowledge my sister, but I do!" The " sickly person " of the Shen family who was about to die smiled gently." It's not up to others to be picky about my people." The others were speechless.

Lin Xiaopan

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Starting from training your speed to the extreme

[New book: I might die soon] In the world of martial arts, only speed cannot be broken. As long as I'm fast enough, no one can touch me when I'm fighting. What was that? You said I was too sharp? Then you'll see if I can scratch you to death. ...... This was a man who had gotten a bug in the novice village and trained his speed to the extreme. This was a man who was so fast that even Shadowthorn, who was famous for his speed, felt ashamed. ...... 5330...... It seemed to be faster than the fastest of all races… "With this speed, I should be able to leave the novice village…" Fang Chi looked at his character panel and muttered.

a crab

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[Brilliant Pen Plan: Unbounded]

" Magic Pen Project " was a collaboration between King of Glory and Yuewen Group. In the first event, Mobile Legends invited 25 well-known authors to create stories about kings based on Mobile Legends 'worldview and hero settings. The rebellious young man, Meng Cui, who had run away from home, accidentally became friends with a mixed-race girl when he was studying in Jixia. However, his peaceful life was soon broken. His good friend's disappearance made Meng Cui step into the mysterious missing person case without hesitation. The truth was…

Bite the Fire

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