Carmelreader, I forgot about Jane Aiken Hodge, mention of her trailed into another Gothic author, Joan Aiken.
Critteranne, I read a few of Velda Johnstons too! I had not been aware of Gothic Journal, I would have enjoyed it. I was voraciously reading everything I could get my hands on in that genre from about 8th grade through teens
Ok found a few more familiar names: Patrica Maxwell, Patricia Matthews. Georgette Heyer wrote a few mystery suspense novels also. Anne Mccaffrey also wrote a few gothic suspense novels: Ring of Fear, Mark of Merlin. I preferred her fantasy series though.
Anyone remember those somewhat green tinted slightly larger print Lancer Easy Eye paperbacks?
The Historian is not a fast paced read, it takes patience, could have been edited down some more I believe, but it was a fascinating spin on the Dracula legend.
you may have already found this link, some familiar names and many unfamiliar to me:
http://www.mysteryfile.com/Gothics.html
This is fun, going down Gothic memory lane!