Sunday, April 12, 2026

Eight books of immersive dark gothic fantasy for fans of horror

Carolina Ciucci is a teacher, writer and reviewer based in the south of Argentina. She hoards books like they’re going out of style. In case of emergency, you can summon her by talking about Ireland, fictional witches, and the Brontë family. At Book Riot she tagged eight titles of immersive dark gothic fantasy for horror fans. One title on the list:
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

In 1348, a young girl and an orphan of the Black Death tells Thomas, a disgraced knight, that Lucifer is leading the fallen angels in a war on heaven. As he takes her to Avignon, the conflict unfolds around him, and Thomas finds himself in the middle of a war between angels and demons.
Read about another title on the list.

Between Two Fires is among Lyndsie Manusos’s six medieval horror books.

--Marshal Zeringue