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Best Horror Novels
What novels made you want to sleep with the lights on?
Tags: horror

1
The Shining
The Shining
by Stephen King 91 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 9010
vote
2
It
It
by Stephen King 68 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 6682
vote
3
Dracula
Dracula
by Bram Stoker 67 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 6574
vote
4
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot
by Stephen King 62 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 6058
vote
5
The Stand
The Stand
by Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson (Illustrator) 55 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 5416
vote
6
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson 54 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 5316
vote
7
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson 40 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3883
vote
8
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley, Maurice Hindle (Editor) 38 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3635
vote
9
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King 36 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3469
vote
10
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty 35 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3398
vote
11
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks 30 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2926
vote
12
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin 26 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2467
vote
13
Misery
Misery
by Stephen King 25 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2401
vote
14
House of Leaves
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 24 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2365
vote
15
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
by H.P. Lovecraft, S.T. Joshi (Editor) 23 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2219
vote
16
Carrie
Carrie
by Stephen King 23 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2174
vote
17
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
by Peter Straub 21 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2016
vote
18
Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel
Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel
by Joe Hill 19 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1835
vote
19
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson 19 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1821
vote
20
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris 17 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1618
vote
21
Hell House
Hell House
by Richard Matheson 16 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1482
vote
22
American Psycho
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1281
vote
23
Swan Song
Swan Song
by Robert R. McCammon 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1280
vote
24
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart
by Clive Barker 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1218
vote
25
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1205
vote
26
At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edition
At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edi...
by H.P. Lovecraft, S.T. Joshi (Editor) 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1135
vote
27
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Mu...
by Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1118
vote
28
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1117
vote
29
Psycho
Psycho
by Robert Bloch 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1102
vote
30
The Lottery and Other Stories; The Haunting of Hill House; We Have Always Lived in the Castle
The Lottery and Other Stories; The Haunting of ...
by Shirley Jackson 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1094
vote
31
The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers
by Stephen King 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1054
vote
32
The Mist
The Mist
by Stephen King 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1035
vote
33
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
by Jack Ketchum 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 965
vote
34
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 890
vote
35
Haunted
Haunted
by Chuck Palahniuk 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 856
vote
36
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 795
vote
37
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
by Stephen King 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 786
vote
38
The Ruins
The Ruins
by Scott B. Smith 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 755
vote
39
Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic
by V.C. Andrews 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 745
vote
40
The House Next Door
The House Next Door
by Anne Rivers Siddons 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 742
vote
41
Interview With the Vampire
Interview With the Vampire
by Anne Rice 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 739
vote
42
Red Dragon
Red Dragon
by Thomas Harris 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 693
vote
43
Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
by Stephen King 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 676
vote
44
Desperation
Desperation
by Stephen King 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 656
vote
45
The Cellar
The Cellar
by Richard Laymon 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 647
vote
46
Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 616
vote
47
A Winter Journey
A Winter Journey
by Billy Young (Goodreads author) 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 598
vote
48
Watchers
Watchers
by Dean Koontz 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 576
vote
49
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
by H.P. Lovecraft 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 575
vote
50
The Other
The Other
by Thomas Tryon 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 561
vote
51
The Keep
The Keep
by F. Paul Wilson 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 553
vote
51
Harvest Home
Harvest Home
by Thomas Tryon 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 553
vote
53
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and...
by Robert Louis Stevenson 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 551
vote
54
Needful Things
Needful Things
by Stephen King 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 548
vote
55
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
by Poppy Z. Brite 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 538
vote
56
The Dark Half
The Dark Half
by Stephen King 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 532
vote
57
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
by Ira Levin 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 529
vote
58
Shadowland
Shadowland
by Peter Straub 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 519
vote
59
Christine
Christine
by Stephen King 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 505
vote
60
The Traveling Vampire Show
The Traveling Vampire Show
by Richard Laymon 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 478
vote
61
Mine
Mine
by Robert R. McCammon 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 467
vote
62
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
by John Harwood 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 461
vote
63
The Terror
The Terror
by Dan Simmons, Erich Lessing (jacket illustration) 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 457
vote
64
The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Lestat
by Anne Rice 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 455
vote
65
The Wolf's Hour
The Wolf's Hour
by Robert R. McCammon 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 453
vote
66
Falling Angel
Falling Angel
by William Hjortsberg 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 447
vote
67
Intensity
Intensity
by Dean Koontz 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 430
vote
68
Island
Island
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 394
vote
69
In the Dark
In the Dark
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 388
vote
70
Insomnia
Insomnia
by Stephen King 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 384
vote
70
Endless Night
Endless Night
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 384
vote
72
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game
by Stephen King 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 380
vote
73
The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour
by Anne Rice 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 379
vote
74
After Midnight
After Midnight
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 375
vote
75
The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland
by William Hope Hodgson 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 373
vote
76
The Midnight Tour
The Midnight Tour
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 371
vote
76
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 371
vote
78
Among the Missing
Among the Missing
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 367
vote
79
Bite
Bite
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 365
vote
80
Summer of Night
Summer of Night
by Dan Simmons 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 364
vote
81
The Woods Are Dark
The Woods Are Dark
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 362
vote
82
No Sanctuary
No Sanctuary
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 358
vote
83
Song of Kali
Song of Kali
by Dan Simmons 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 356
vote
84
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 354
vote
85
Beware!
Beware!
by Richard Laymon 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 353
vote
86
The Bad Place
The Bad Place
by Dean Koontz 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 351
vote
87
Lucifer and Lacious
Lucifer and Lacious
by Sean Vincent Lehosit (Goodreads author) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 299
vote
88
Blue World
Blue World
by Robert R. McCammon 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 296
vote
88
The Cipher
The Cipher
by Kathe Koja 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 296
vote
88
John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End
by David Wong 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 296
vote
91
The Queen of the Damned
The Queen of the Damned
by Anne Rice 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 279
vote
92
Mayfair Witches
Mayfair Witches
by Anne Rice 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 277
vote
93
By Bizarre Hands: Stories
By Bizarre Hands: Stories
by Joe R. Lansdale 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 274
vote
94
To Wake The Dead
To Wake The Dead
by Richard Laymon 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 273
vote
95
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
by Dorothy Macardle 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 270
vote
96
Floating Dragon
Floating Dragon
by Peter Straub 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 267
vote
97
One Rainy Night
One Rainy Night
by Richard Laymon 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 266
vote
98
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 260
vote
99
The Store
The Store
by Bentley Little 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 248
vote
100
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphi...
by Mara Leveritt 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 198
vote
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message 1: by Laya (new)
May 15, 2009 09:38AM

2315154 this book was so amazing and the movie was just as cool!! steven king is BEAST!!!


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