Ghoulish Goods for Gothic Literature Lovers

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Gothic is a word that embodies so many different things. It can call up ornately designed cathedrals, haunted houses, heavy black eyeliner, and dance moves like picking cobwebs out of the air, to name a few. There is something that unites these ideas. There’s a fascination with mortality and the macabre side of things. These ideas come out in gothic literature as well, stories that focus on fear, monsters, and things that haunt us. The aesthetics of the genre make it easy for gothic literature lovers to broadcast their tastes through avenues like clothing and home goods. Trends come and go, but black never goes out of style. And the real ones will only stop wearing it once they create a darker color.

I’ve pulled together this creepy collection of gothic goodies. Most of them are inspired by the classics of gothic literature like Frankenstein and Jane Eyre. Other items are the perfect bookish accouterments to your perfect gothic reading day. You know the day. It’s very glum, and a cozy sweatshirt, a glowing candle, and a hot cup of coffee are necessary to arm you against the chill of your manor (you do live in a manor, right?) and the creeping dread.

open page of a book with a coffin-shaped bookmark made of black laceopen page of a book with a coffin-shaped bookmark made of black lace

How better to show the cobwebs in your soul than through a lace bookmark shaped like a coffin? $8

floral sticker with a quote from Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights reading floral sticker with a quote from Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights reading

If I saw someone with a water bottle or a laptop adorned with a floral sticker advertising their affection for Wuthering Heights (book or Kate Bush song, honestly), I’d want to be friends. $4

a cross stitch sample with titles of Bronte sisters' novels with stitched characters and flowers a cross stitch sample with titles of Bronte sisters' novels with stitched characters and flowers

Cross-stitch samplers are an aspirational project for the crafty among us; what better subject than the most goth of literary sisters? $38

A brick with a brass plaque on it declaring the brick to be from the place Poe wrote The Cask of Amontillado, and a business card with dust from the brick affixed to it.A brick with a brass plaque on it declaring the brick to be from the place Poe wrote The Cask of Amontillado, and a business card with dust from the brick affixed to it.

Get a real piece of literary history with some brick dust from the building where Poe wrote his oft-memed story “The Cask of Amontillado.” Also a great gift for the book lover who has everything! $25

A print with the diagrammed sentence from Toni Morrison's Beloved reading A print with the diagrammed sentence from Toni Morrison's Beloved reading

Beloved is one of the very best works of Southern Gothic. Advertise your love of Toni Morrison with this diagrammed sentence print. $15

a person wearing a black t-shirt on which there is a woman running from a castle at night and the text a person wearing a black t-shirt on which there is a woman running from a castle at night and the text

For fans of the “women running from houses” aesthetic, this cheeky T-shirt celebrates the gothic paperback era. $22

An image of a woman in a nightgown holding a lantern up to a painted portraitAn image of a woman in a nightgown holding a lantern up to a painted portrait

For my fellow lovers of Mexican Gothic, this moody print depicting Noemi would be at home in any library’s gallery wall. $15

a candle with a label saying a candle with a label saying

Speaking of your library, if you want it to smell like hot tea, clove, and romance novels, this alluring candle will do the job. $22

a grey t-shirt with purple all-caps text reading a grey t-shirt with purple all-caps text reading

I’m a fan of athletic-style clothing that’s decidedly literary. This Jane Eyre–inspired shirt is a wink to those who are in the know. $28

natural wood colored pencils, each printed with a quote from Jane Eyre like natural wood colored pencils, each printed with a quote from Jane Eyre like

Which Jane Eyre quote in this pencil set is your favorite? I’m a sucker for “I am no bird and no net ensnares me.” $14

note cards with black-and-white illustrations depicting various gothic novels like Jane Eyre and Frankenstein.note cards with black-and-white illustrations depicting various gothic novels like Jane Eyre and Frankenstein.

Keep up your correspondence — with humans or ghosts, I don’t judge — with these illustrated notecards. $12

A black t-shirt with Poe and a raven under an umbrella and the text A black t-shirt with Poe and a raven under an umbrella and the text

If you’re a gothic literature fan who has a weakness for puns, this Poe shirt is for you. $28

Check out even more bookish goods for goths, and keep picking those cobwebs!

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