Classic & Older Gothic

The Mist

by Stephen King

After a violent storm, an unnatural mist engulfs a small Maine town, trapping shoppers in a supermarket as tentacled creatures emerge from the fog. King explores human nature under siege as rationality gives way to religious fanaticism and tribal violence within the refuge. A claustrophobic novella examining how quickly civilization's veneer cracks when confronted with incomprehensible cosmic horror.

More Classic & Older Gothic

• Redwall — Brian Jacques
• Chapterhouse: Dune — Frank Herbert
• The Naked Sun — Isaac Asimov
• The Vile Village — Lemony Snicket
• The Pillars of the Earth — Ken Follett
• Christine — Stephen King
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom — Miguel Ruiz
• Winnie-the-Pooh — A.A. Milne

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