The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanNight Shift by Stephen  KingScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Most Terrifying Short Stories
21st out of 375 books — 493 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Graveyards, Cemeteries and other haunted places
45th out of 336 books — 151 voters

Ashen Winter by Mike MullinAshfall by Mike MullinThis World We Live In by Susan Beth PfefferAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
SciFi so real its SCARY.
53rd out of 1,118 books — 1,895 voters
The Shining by Stephen  KingIt by Stephen  KingThe Stand by Stephen  King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingDracula by Bram Stoker
The Definitive Horror Book List
1181st out of 1,369 books — 1,980 voters

1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Shining by Stephen  KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Quality Dark Fiction
2265th out of 2,519 books — 3,234 voters
The Shining by Stephen  KingIt by Stephen  KingPet Sematary by Stephen  King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Scariest books of all time
270th out of 640 books — 735 voters

Murder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaHidden Pictures by Jason RekulakThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Best Thrillers
1761st out of 1,781 books — 1,654 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTwilight by Stephenie MeyerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Read Them Twice...At Least
9652nd out of 14,017 books — 11,518 voters

Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosIron Flame by Rebecca YarrosBride by Ali HazelwoodA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasFunny Story by Emily Henry
What We've Read So Far in 2024
2925th out of 4,532 books — 234 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Best Books of 1988
276th out of 382 books — 173 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaDeeper Than the Dead by Debra Webb
Killer Thrillers.
1156th out of 2,485 books — 2,830 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
488th out of 554 books — 480 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3543rd out of 3,688 books — 7,026 voters

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Single Short Story
760th out of 773 books — 301 voters
Intensity by Dean KoontzOdd Thomas by Dean KoontzTell No One by Harlan CobenThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisWatchers by Dean Koontz
Best Suspense novels
400th out of 407 books — 305 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    Brown
Thrillers You Must Read!
3912th out of 4,808 books — 6,707 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyIt by Stephen  KingDracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Monster Books!
575th out of 576 books — 521 voters

Skeleton Crew by Stephen  KingNight Shift by Stephen  KingThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFour Past Midnight by Stephen  King
Best Horror Short Stories
391st out of 433 books — 225 voters
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen  KingStand by Me by Raynold GideonCycle of the Werewolf by Stephen  KingNight Surf by Stephen  KingStephen King's N. by Marc Guggenheim
Best Stephen King single short story or novella
23rd out of 33 books — 7 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonDeath of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Spectral Titles
217th out of 341 books — 56 voters