Big Books of Summer
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 376 books — 497 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 338 books — 153 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 KingDracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
The Definitive Horror Book List
1202nd out of 1,389 books — 1,994 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
2370th out of 2,624 books — 3,592 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 639 books — 735 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonA Fair System, Probably by Ken MazaikaPour une fraction de seconde - La vie mouvementée d'Eadweard ... by Guy DelisleIncognegro by Mat JohnsonBrokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Great Short Reads
21st out of 21 books — 2 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
10008th out of 14,321 books — 11,868 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
1867th out of 1,887 books — 1,890 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
2932nd out of 4,537 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
274th out of 379 books — 174 voters
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
52 Book Club 2023: October Mini Challenge - Has A Graveyard Scene
115th out of 121 books — 27 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.
1170th out of 2,496 books — 2,842 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
508th out of 574 books — 487 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
3684th out of 3,829 books — 7,568 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
762nd out of 775 books — 303 voters

Intensity by Dean KoontzThe Arnolfini Art Mysteries by Rich DiSilvioThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisWoman on Fire by Lisa BarrThe Lost Masterpiece by B.A. Shapiro
Best Suspense novels
419th out of 426 books — 353 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!
4311th out of 5,234 books — 7,572 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!
573rd out of 574 books — 520 voters
Skeleton Crew by Stephen KingThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeNight Shift by Stephen KingThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFour Past Midnight by Stephen King
Best Horror Short Stories
391st out of 433 books — 226 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


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