LITERARY DARKNESS is a book discussion group on Goodreads with over 3,700 members, many of them teachers, librarians, writers – passionate readers all. As the group progresses through its ninth year, our knowledgeable and enthusiastic membership continues to analyze and appreciate dark literature. Many wonderful books are out there, and we hope to experience them all. Our goal is to help others discover them as well.

Some books become lights in the eternal darkness. LITERARY DARKNESS is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary, that happen to fall into the category of dark fiction. We tend to avoid the big, banal blockbusters (and more lurid fare) in favor of beautifully written explorations of the unknown, many obscure, all extraordinary. In addition to maintaining hundreds of ongoing conversations – on topics ranging from favorite classics to cutting-edge subgenres – LITERARY DARKNESS features a popular group reading series. What follows is a list of our most recent group reads.

THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR by Josephine Tey (current)

THE RIM OF MORNING by William Sloane

THE MEMORY POLICE by Yōko Ogawa

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES, edited by Tara Moore

WAR WITH THE NEWTS by Karel Čapek

THE CONTINUOUS KATHERINE MORTENHOE by DG Compton

LESS THAN HUMAN by Gary Raisor

IN A LONELY PLACE by Dorothy B. Hughes

THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR by Anne Rivers Siddons

FICCONES by Jorge Luis Borges

NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES by Cornell Woolrich

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER by Davis Grubb

THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt

CARMILLA by J. Sherdan Le Fanu

A NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER by Roger Zelazny

BOY'S LIFE by Robert R. McCammon

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by Anthony Burgess

THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Henry James


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