Theme: Gothic Covers for Halloween
Behold the Halloween season! The beauty of autumn is transforming into a period of decay. The leaves on the trees have changed color–if they remain at all–on the dark, skeletal tree branches. A damp coldness lingers in the air. What is that strange light flickering in an attic window? Who–or what–is making those slow, creaking noises that emanate from an empty room?
Whether a haunted plantation in the humid American South, an ominous-looking old house in the North East, a decrepit manor in Cornwall, or a crumbling chateau in the mountains of Europe, Gothic romances are placed in contradictorily romantic yet scary settings.
Gothic romances hold an important place in the annals of the romance genre, with dark, brooding heroes, strong-willed heroines, and eerie covers illustrated by master artists.
The Covers
For the week of Monday, October 25, 2021, culminating on Halloween Day, Sunday, October 31, 2021, let’s delight–and take fright–in these creepy Gothic romance covers!
Witch, Barbara Michaels, Pan, 1973, Harry Bennett cover art
Nightmare in Eden, Miriam Asher, Pocket Books, 1974, Elaine Duillo cover art
The Secret of Chateau Laval, Susan Marvin, Avon, 1973, Walter Popp cover art
Dorothy, The Terrified, Katheryn Kimbrough, Popular Library, 1977, Lou Marchetti cover art
these are all beauties!