These Modern Goth Books are Perfect for Fans of Wednesday
Love your gothic with a little eyeliner and vengeance? These modern goth books channel the vibe of Wednesday, Buffy, and The Craft… all attitude, no jump scares.
These Modern Goth Books are Perfect for Fans of Wednesday
Some girls want their books cozy. Some want them in fishnets with a side of fangs.
This list is for the latter.
If your vibe is haunted mansions, cursed exes, and eyeliner so sharp it could summon a demon, you’re in the right place. These modern goth books blend paranormal tropes (witches, vampires, ghosts) with teenage rage, queer longing, and magical mischief – all wrapped in a black velvet bow.
Whether you’re mourning Wednesday delays or still quoting The Craft every October, these books give major goth-girl energy with updated rep and better boots.
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What Are Modern Goth Books?
We’re not talking traditional gothic books (though we love a crumbling mansion moment). These are goth books with attitude – rooted in YA or NA, often funny, always emotionally high-stakes. Think:
- Paranormal romance but sapphic, sarcastic, or both
- Teen witch mischief gone wrong
- Vampires with eyeliner and boundary issues
- Modern haunted girl vibes: sad, angry, powerful, and still figuring it out
If a book could sit at the weird lunch table with Buffy, Wednesday Addams, and The Lost Boys girls? It belongs here.
Modern Goth Books to Add to Your TBR
You’ve Goth My Heart by L.C. Rosen
Wrong number romance meets Halloween horror. A Sleepy Hollow teen texts his dream goth guy. But between haunted houses, exes, and maybe-murder, falling in love is anything but chill. For fans of Wednesday meets Heartstopper.
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Oh My Goth by Gena Showalter
A freaky Friday flip where the school outcast wakes up in a world where goth is cool. It’s nostalgic, angsty, and perfect for millennial readers who once rocked fishnets and vampire poetry.
An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder by K. Valentin
Mateo wants to exorcise his demon and pay rent. Topher is cursed and rich. Their chaotic partnership is one part fake occult business, one part real queer tension, and one part murder mystery. Cemetery Boys vibes.
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Lesbian necromancers. A haunted gothic palace in space. Sarcastic swordplay, bone magic, and dead girls with unresolved tension. If Wednesday went to space opera bootcamp with The Addams Family, you’d get this. Weird, bloody, funny-and unexpectedly tender.
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Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
A mall-goth classic. When mysterious new neighbors move into the town’s haunted mansion, Raven finally meets someone darker than her eyeliner. Pure early-2000s goth girl escapism.
The Afterlife of the Party by Marlene Perez
She didn’t want to go to the party. She definitely didn’t want to get bitten by a vampire. Now she’s on a road trip to save her best friend (and maybe flirt with her longtime crush). Equal parts snarky, romantic, and undead.
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Final Thoughts
These books aren’t here for literary respectability. They’re here for eyeliner, drama, and riding shotgun with the undead.
If you grew up wishing your school had a vampire problem or your BFF might suddenly develop telekinesis, these modern goth books will feel like home. If home was haunted, of course.
Tag us in your goth girl reading era, we’re always down to talk vampire exes and magical bad decisions. Plus, if you want even more, check out all our gothic book recommendations.
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