| 100% | DORIAN | 6 | "The Picture of ___ Gray," gothic novel by Oscar Wilde which tells the story of a man and his unusual portrait |
| 57% | CASTLE | 6 | "The ___ of Otranto," gothic novel by Horace Walpole which tells the story of Manfred and his family |
| 53% | DRACULA | 7 | Gothic novel by Bram Stoker which tells the story of a vampire on the loose |
| 47% | OLDMANAND | 9 | "The ___ the Sea," short novel by Ernest Hemingway which tells the story of a Cuban fisherman: 3 wds. |
| 45% | CHOKE | 5 | 2001 novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of a con man, Victor |
| 45% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," novel by Charlotte Bronte which tells the story of the eponymous character as a governess |
| 43% | ABOUTGRACE | 10 | 28-Across's debut novel, which tells the story of a man who dreams events that later come true (2 wds.) |
| 43% | GRAY | 4 | "The Picture of Dorian ___," 1980 gothic and philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde |
| 41% | HYDE | 4 | "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr ___," gothic novella by Robert Louis Stevenson which tells the story of a legal practitioner, Gabriel John Utterson |
| 40% | INVISIBLE | 9 | "___ Monsters," 1999 novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of a former model |
| 40% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 40% | FAULT | 5 | "The ___ in Our Stars," 2012 novel by John Green which depicts the story of Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters |
| 40% | PRIDE | 5 | "___ and Prejudice," 1813 novel by Jane Austen which depicts the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy |
| 40% | LAID | 4 | "The Best ___ Plans," 1997 novel by Sidney Sheldon which is the story of Oliver Russel and Leslie Stewart |
| 40% | GIVE | 4 | "___ the Dark My Love," dark fantasy novel by Beth Revis which follows the story of a young alchemist |
| 40% | YOU | 3 | "Me Before ___," 2012 novel by Jojo Moyes which depicts the story of Louisa Clark and Will Traynor |
| 39% | INWHITE | 7 | "Vision ___," 2009 novel by Nora Roberts which depicts the story of Mac Elliot and Carter Maguire: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WIND | 4 | "Gone With the ___," 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell which depicts the story of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara |
| 39% | JANE | 4 | "___ Eyre," 1847 novel by Charlotte Bronte which depicts the story of Mr. Rochester and the eponymous heroine |
| 38% | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | Popular American political thriller by Beau Willimon which is a story of a Democrat from South Carolina and is based on the novel of the same by Michael Dobbs: 3 wds. |
| 37% | SON | 3 | "The Good ___," 1993 psychological thriller directed by Joseph Ruben that follows the story of a 12-year-old and his psychopathic cousin |
| 36% | DORIAN | 6 | Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of __ Gray |
| 36% | HOMECOMING | 10 | 2023 novel by 37-Across that tells the story of a journalist who uncovers secrets from the past |
| 36% | OTHER | 5 | "Of Love and ___ Demons," 1994 novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that tells the story of a 12 year old girl who is bitten by a dog |
| 36% | DIAZ | 4 | Hernan whose novel “Trust,” which tells the story of a Depression-era financier through four linked narratives, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction (May, 2023) |
| 35% | TIME | 4 | "Love in the ___ of Cholera," 1988 novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez which depicts the story of Florentino and Fermina |
| 34% | BABE | 4 | Adaption of "The Sheep-Pig" which tells the story of a pig raised as livestock |
| 34% | THEFALLEN | 9 | Thriller novel by David Baldacci which was part of "Memory Man" series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DIARY | 5 | 2003 modern horror novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of Misty Wilmot |
| 34% | METAMORPHOSIS | 13 | "The ___" 1915 novella by Franz Kafka which is the story of a salesman named Gregor Samsa |