Check out some of the illustrations made for these Gothic stories as well as portraits of the authors themselves!
Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho
- Original Illustration from the novel
- Original Illustration from the novel
- Ann Radcliffe
Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey
- Jane Austen
- Photo from the 2017 film adaptation of Northanger Abbey, directed by Jon Jones
- “Catherine opening the chest.” Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen. J.M. Dent and Co. (London), 1895. Illustration by William C. Cooke
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
- Mary Shelley
- Illustration of Frankenstein
- Frontispiece by Theodore Von Holst of the 1831 edition of Frankenstein
- Photo from the 1994 film adaptation of Frankenstein, directed by Kenneth Branagh
Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre
- Illustration of Jane Eyre
- Portrait of Charlotte Bronte
- Photo from the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”
- Illustration for “The Yellow Wallpaper” by the artist Yesserina
- Illustration of “The Yellow Wallpaper”
- From the 2021 film adaptation of The Yellow Wallpaper, directed by Kevin Pontuti
Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle
- Fanart Illustration by Myriame St-Piere
- Original Illustration from the novel
- Photo from the 2018 film adaption of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, directed by Stacie Passon
- Illustration of Constance and Merricat in We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Toni Morrison’s Beloved
- Illustration by Joe Morse from The Folio Society edition of Toni Morrison’s Beloved
- Illustration by Joe Morse from The Folio Society edition of Toni Morrison’s Beloved
- From the 1998 film adaptation of Beloved, directed by Jonathon Demme
Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
- Illustration by Natalie Barahona
- Illustration inspired by Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where are You Going, Where Have You Been”
- Photo of Joyce Carol Oates
- Arnold Friend in Smooth Talk (1985) directed by Joyce Chopra, a film based on Oate’s short story
Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber”
- Illustration of The Bloody Chamber
- Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber illustrated by Ashley Edge
- Photo of Angela Carter, the author of The Bloody Chamber
Carmen Maria Machado’s “The Husband Stitch”
- Photo used in Jane Dykema’s article about The Husband Stitch:
- Photo of Carmen Maria Machado