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Divine Comedy, Inferno, by Dante
Inferno is the first part of Dante’s epic narrative poem.
This poem follows a fictionalized version of
Dante as he travels through hell.The Spanish Tragedy, by Thomas Kyd.
This play follows a father who tricks
his son's killer before taking his own life.Macbeth, by William Shakespeare.
This play is a tragedy about a man who
murders the king and then is
consumed by his own guilt.The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole.
This is the first Gothic novel in English.
This novel follows a prince who tries to secure
his family's dynasty through a forced marriage.Grimms’ Fairy Tales, by the Brothers Grimm.
This is a German collection of folk
and fairy stories, often read to children.
Many of the stories in this are very
scary and can definitely be qualified as horror.Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly.
This is Mary Shelley's first book
and is a gothic science-fiction story.
Shelly wrote this when she was only 19.
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