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
1196th out of 1,384 books — 2,002 voters

1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Quality Dark Fiction
2448th out of 2,702 books — 3,897 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 646 books — 736 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
479th out of 634 books — 487 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
10147th out of 14,445 books — 12,033 voters
Blood on Their Hands by Bob BrinkMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaHidden Pictures by Jason RekulakThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
Best Thrillers
1919th out of 1,938 books — 2,261 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
2934th out of 4,539 books — 235 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
275th out of 380 books — 174 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.
1173rd out of 2,497 books — 2,860 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
3711th out of 3,857 books — 7,801 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
763rd out of 776 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
435th out of 442 books — 376 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 CoboShadows in the Creek by Michael Hugh Balfour
Thrillers You Must Read!
4456th out of 5,389 books — 8,509 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!
580th out of 581 books — 522 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
393rd out of 435 books — 227 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
24th out of 34 books — 8 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