Gothic Blue Book V: The Cursed Edition

Step inside the world of curses, haunted places, and Gothic horror… if you dare.

Gothic Blue Books were the dark cousins of chapbooks, and their popularity peaked between the 1800s and early 1900s. They were abridgements—shorter versions of Gothic novels—which made them cheap and widely accessible. These tiny tales of terror were often set in dark castles, cursed abbeys, and haunted houses, thrilling readers with stories of the supernatural and the macabre.

This year’s collection is called The Cursed Edition because many of the places featured hold the imprint of something terrible that happened. Within these pages, you’ll encounter cursed buildings, haunted hotels, bewitched objects, and even people marked by misfortune.

Some dismiss curses as superstition, but throughout cultures, religions, and belief systems, there are those who hold that curses are real—and powerful. Curses are said to overwhelm lives, objects, and places, inflicting harm, despair, and dread. Whether you believe in them or not, many believe they can not only feel their effects but also place them.

• Haunted and cursed hotels where despair lingers in the walls.

• An old woman knitting quietly, guarding a dark secret.

• A chilling encounter with Robert the Doll—believed to be created with Voodoo.

• And of course, a face-to-face meeting with Death himself.

This fifth volume in the Gothic Blue Book series continues the legacy of Gothic horror with fiction by Maria Alexander and poetry by Stephanie M. Wytovich, alongside a host of other chilling voices.

Presented by Cynthia Pelayo, Gravedigger/Publisher at Burial Day Books, Gothic Blue Book V: The Cursed Edition resurrects the Gothic tradition for modern readers who crave tales of misery, fear, dread, and the haunted unknown.

If you love Gothic horror anthologies, haunted houses, cursed objects, and the eerie atmosphere of classic Gothic literature—this collection will keep you reading long into the night.