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The Horror Top 100 — Best Horror Books

The most terrifying horror novels of all time — from gothic classics to modern psychological nightmares.

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The Shining
1
The Shining
Stephen King
1977
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It
2
It
Stephen King
1986
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Salem's Lot
3
Salem's Lot
Stephen King
1975
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Dracula
4
Dracula
Bram Stoker
1897
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Pet Sematary
5
Pet Sematary
Stephen King
1983
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Misery
6
Misery
Stephen King
1987
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The Exorcist
7
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
1971
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The Haunting of Hill House
8
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
1959
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Frankenstein
9
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
1818
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The Stand
10
The Stand
Stephen King
1978
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I Am Legend
11
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
1954
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Rosemary's Baby
12
Rosemary's Baby
Ira Levin
1967
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
13
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury
1962
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
14
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
1890
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Rebecca
15
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier
1938
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
16
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
1886
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The Turn of the Screw
17
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
1898
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At the Mountains of Madness
18
At the Mountains of Madness
H.P. Lovecraft
1936
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Carrie
19
Carrie
Stephen King
1974
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The Silence of the Lambs
20
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
1988
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Red Dragon
21
Red Dragon
Thomas Harris
1981
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World War Z
22
World War Z
Max Brooks
2006
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The Hellbound Heart
23
The Hellbound Heart
Clive Barker
1986
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Books of Blood
24
Books of Blood
Clive Barker
1984
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Interview with the Vampire
25
Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice
1976
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The Vampire Lestat
26
The Vampire Lestat
Anne Rice
1985
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The Woman in Black
27
The Woman in Black
Susan Hill
1983
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
28
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
1962
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The Rats
29
The Rats
James Herbert
1974
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Ghost Story
30
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
1979
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Bird Box
31
Bird Box
Josh Malerman
2014
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Mexican Gothic
32
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2020
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The Troop
33
The Troop
Nick Cutter
2014
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House of Leaves
34
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
2000
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American Psycho
35
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
1991
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The Ritual
36
The Ritual
Adam Nevill
2011
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NOS4A2
37
NOS4A2
Joe Hill
2013
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Heart-Shaped Box
38
Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill
2007
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The Ruins
39
The Ruins
Scott Smith
2006
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Doctor Sleep
40
Doctor Sleep
Stephen King
2013
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The Mist
41
The Mist
Stephen King
1980
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Gerald's Game
42
Gerald's Game
Stephen King
1992
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Needful Things
43
Needful Things
Stephen King
1991
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Christine
44
Christine
Stephen King
1983
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Firestarter
45
Firestarter
Stephen King
1980
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The Outsider
46
The Outsider
Stephen King
2018
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Revival
47
Revival
Stephen King
2014
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Duma Key
48
Duma Key
Stephen King
2008
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The Bad Seed
49
The Bad Seed
William March
1954
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Carrion Comfort
50
Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons
1989
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