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The Shining
by
Stephen King
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 382,678 ratings
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The Stand
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Stephen King
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 212,840 ratings
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Dracula
by
Bram Stoker
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 281,853 ratings
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Salem's Lot
by
Stephen King
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 123,689 ratings
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It
by
Stephen King
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 182,002 ratings
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Pet Sematary
by
Stephen King
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 137,280 ratings
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The Exorcist
by
William Peter Blatty
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 47,251 ratings
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I am Legend and Other Stories
by
Richard Matheson
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 57,788 ratings
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The Haunting of Hill House
by
Shirley Jackson
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 22,437 ratings
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The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
by
Edgar Allan Poe
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 102,549 ratings
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Ghost Story
by
Peter Straub (Goodreads Author)
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 23,893 ratings
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Misery
by
Stephen King
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 151,840 ratings
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Rosemary's Baby
by
Ira Levin
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 33,182 ratings
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The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
by
Thomas Harris
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 225,655 ratings
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Swan Song
by
Robert R. McCammon
4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 17,662 ratings
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Frankenstein
by
Mary Shelley
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 466,901 ratings
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Carrie
by
Stephen King
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 143,226 ratings
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by
Anne Rice
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 240,846 ratings
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
by
Ray Bradbury
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 37,351 ratings
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The Dead Zone
by
Stephen King
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 72,783 ratings
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Watchers
by
Dean Koontz
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 59,555 ratings
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Books of Blood, Vols. 1-3
by
Clive Barker
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 11,866 ratings
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Relic (Pendergast, #1)
by
Douglas Preston
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 31,753 ratings
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Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
by
Thomas Harris
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 79,017 ratings
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Hell House
by
Richard Matheson
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 8,613 ratings
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 88,318 ratings
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Phantoms
by
Dean Koontz
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 31,542 ratings
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American Psycho
by
Bret Easton Ellis
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 79,877 ratings
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Summer of Night
by
Dan Simmons
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 5,737 ratings
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The Mist
by
Stephen King
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 37,430 ratings
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House of Leaves
by
Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author)
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 38,575 ratings
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Houdini Heart
by
Ki Longfellow (Goodreads Author)
4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 584 ratings
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Jaws
by
Peter Benchley
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 41,130 ratings
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Boy's Life
by
Robert R. McCammon
4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 7,684 ratings
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Cujo
by
Stephen King
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 88,290 ratings
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The Cellar
by
Richard Laymon
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 2,735 ratings
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Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
by
H.P. Lovecraft (contributor)
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 3,087 ratings
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The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
by
Anne Rice
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 91,171 ratings
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At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
by
H.P. Lovecraft
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 11,660 ratings
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Psycho
by
Robert Bloch
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 11,814 ratings
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by
Max Brooks (Goodreads Author)
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 112,228 ratings
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The Girl Next Door
by
Jack Ketchum
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 6,078 ratings
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The Traveling Vampire Show
by
Richard Laymon
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 2,943 ratings
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Intensity
by
Dean Koontz
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 36,039 ratings
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One Rainy Night
by
Richard Laymon
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,465 ratings
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Tales of H. P. Lovecraft
by
H.P. Lovecraft
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 2,247 ratings
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Desperation
by
Stephen King
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 51,690 ratings
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The Amityville Horror
by
Jay Anson
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 32,057 ratings
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| 49 |
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The Dark Half
by
Stephen King
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 53,828 ratings
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Strangers
by
Dean Koontz
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 19,964 ratings
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The Hellbound Heart
by
Clive Barker
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 12,490 ratings
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Island
by
Richard Laymon
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 2,246 ratings
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They Thirst
by
Robert R. McCammon
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 3,691 ratings
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The Rising
by
Brian Keene (Goodreads Author)
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 3,947 ratings
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Heart-Shaped Box
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Joe Hill
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 28,002 ratings
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The Turn of the Screw
by
Henry James
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 27,407 ratings
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Off Season
by
Jack Ketchum
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 3,121 ratings
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The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
by
F. Paul Wilson
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 6,933 ratings
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The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
by
Robert Kirkman
4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 53,081 ratings
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Needful Things
by
Stephen King
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 85,850 ratings
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The Other
by
Thomas Tryon
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 6,838 ratings
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by
Shirley Jackson
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 12,465 ratings
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
by
Edgar Allan Poe
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 31,932 ratings
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The Strain (The Strain Trilogy, #1)
by
Guillermo del Toro
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 27,687 ratings
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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
by
H.P. Lovecraft
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 15,294 ratings
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
by
H.G. Wells
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 31,048 ratings
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The Damnation Game
by
Clive Barker
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 8,126 ratings
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The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)
by
Anne Rice
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 71,943 ratings
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In the Dark
by
Richard Laymon
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,728 ratings
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The Ruins
by
Scott B. Smith
3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 13,296 ratings
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Nightmares And Dreamscapes
by
Stephen King
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 34,843 ratings
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Verland: The Transformation
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B.E. Scully (Goodreads Author)
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 83 ratings
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
by
Stephen King
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 150,609 ratings
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The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, #3)
by
Douglas Preston
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 14,698 ratings
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The Great God Pan
by
Arthur Machen
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,668 ratings
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Hearts in Atlantis
by
Stephen King
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 40,211 ratings
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Battle Royale
by
Koushun Takami
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 17,035 ratings
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Still Life With Crows (Pendergast, #4)
by
Douglas Preston
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 11,641 ratings
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The Funhouse
by
Dean Koontz
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 9,973 ratings
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Weaveworld
by
Clive Barker
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 11,225 ratings
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Collected Ghost Stories
by
M.R. James
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 1,983 ratings
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Carrion Comfort
by
Dan Simmons
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 6,454 ratings
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Midnight
by
Dean Koontz
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 12,173 ratings
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Song of Kali
by
Dan Simmons
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 3,538 ratings
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Brimstone (Pendergast, #5; Diogenes, #1)
by
Douglas Preston
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 12,821 ratings
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| 86 |
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Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
by
Algernon Blackwood
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 949 ratings
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| 87 |
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The Stake
by
Richard Laymon
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 980 ratings
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Christine
by
Stephen King
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 81,556 ratings
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Cabal
by
Clive Barker
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 7,868 ratings
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Fevre Dream
by
George R.R. Martin
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 6,128 ratings
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The Servants of Twilight
by
Dean Koontz
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 8,410 ratings
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Wake the Wicked
by
Christian Baloga (Goodreads Author)
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Lost Boy Lost Girl
by
Peter Straub (Goodreads Author)
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 2,092 ratings
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Duma Key
by
Stephen King
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 40,013 ratings
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The Long Walk
by
Stephen King
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 35,694 ratings
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Ghost Road Blues (Pine Deep, #1)
by
Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author)
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,131 ratings
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WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For
by
Brooklyn Hudson (Goodreads Author)
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 156 ratings
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The Tale of the Body Thief (The Vampire Chronicles, #4)
by
Anne Rice
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 46,334 ratings
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The God Project
by
John Saul
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 5,460 ratings
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The Living Dead
by
John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor)
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 4,569 ratings
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