wilkie collins

i'd second the bronte suggestion, although i'd go for emily and wuthering heights what it lacks in opulence it makes up for in isolation, utter creepiness, and proper ghosts before charlotte's marginally-more-buoyant offerings. the romantic thread is more compellingly screwed, too. wilkie collins is also good at this sort of thing - try the moonstone or, better, the woman in white.

BIG GOTHIC MINDFUCK NOVELS N A 2009