The Historian
A daughter traces her father's search for Dracula through letters and archives across Europe.
3,237-word summary · 14 min read
historical fiction + horror
4 books tagged both “historical fiction” and “horror”.
Mexican Gothic
In 1950 Mexico, glamorous Noemi Taboada leaves Mexico City for High Place after a desperate letter, to rescue cousin Catalina from the chilling Doyles and…
2,523-word summary · 11 min read
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Born with a perfect nose in 1738 Paris, Grenouille masters perfume craft then murders young women in Grasse to bottle the ultimate scent.
2,561-word summary · 11 min read
11/22/63
A Maine teacher steps through a diner portal to 1958 to stop the Kennedy assassination, and learns the past resists change while a new life pulls him in.
2,799-word summary · 12 min read