If one were to create a new adaptation or retelling of Rebecca, these gothic elements would be a must to include: a lavish manor that has perhaps fallen into disrepair; a sense of dread and foreboding permeating the estate; an enigmatic and distant lover you may not be able to trust; an antagonist wholeheartedly devoted to your ruin; a ghost you will never be able to escape. In these modern gothic retellings of Rebecca, many aspects of the reimaginings are similar to the original, but some put a unique spin on it. Some of these retellings don’t utilize a Rebecca-like ghost at all, favoring instead to capture the spirit of the crumbling manor, the timid and lonely new wife, and the strange family she’s inherited. Not every Rebecca retelling is that straightforward, and that’s the fun of it, right? Here are nine Rebecca retellings that will make you feel as lonely, unsettled, and paranoid as Maxim de Winter’s second wife.
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