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The Woman in Black by Susan HillAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGhost Story by Peter StraubThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónCome Closer by Sara Gran
Best Supernatural books, no romance, no series
5th out of 174 books — 70 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
266th out of 1,387 books — 1,986 voters

It Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyCome Closer by Sara GranThe Sinner by K. Trap JonesDark Matter by Michelle PaverQuiet Houses by Simon Kurt Unsworth
Best Quiet Horror
2nd out of 47 books — 67 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
758th out of 3,266 books — 11,594 voters

Big Swiss by Jen BeaginCome Closer by Sara GranHow Can I Help You by Laura SimsMy Husband by Maud VenturaRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Unhinged, More Or Less
2nd out of 68 books — 15 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
r/horrorlit
71st out of 215 books — 134 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Female-Authored Weird Fiction
71st out of 466 books — 182 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
166th out of 640 books — 735 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
The Horror Aficionados Best Books
83rd out of 310 books — 87 voters
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika KimCome Closer by Sara GranSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnJust Like Home by Sarah GaileyMonday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
women reshaping the macabre
2nd out of 90 books — 2 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonCarrie by Stephen KingThe Grace Year by Kim LiggettThe Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro
Feminist Horror
17th out of 109 books — 37 voters
The Girl in Red by Christina HenryDark Descent Of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten WhiteThe Radleys by Matt HaigKill Creek by Scott ThomasHorrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Great Horror*
38th out of 157 books — 25 voters

Come Closer by Sara GranThe Moustache by Emmanuel CarrèrePig Tales by Marie DarrieussecqAbsorbed by Kylie WhiteheadThe Dinner by Herman Koch
Nicole(tiktoker) weird book collection
1st out of 15 books — 2 voters
We Used to Live Here by Marcus KliewerSlewfoot by BromThe Wicked Deep by Shea ErnshawIncidents Around the House by Josh MalermanHow to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Book Club: Spooky Season Reads
12th out of 53 books — 14 voters

Come Closer by Sara GranThe Reddening by Adam L.G. NevillThe Hunger by Alma KatsuThe Grip of It by Jac JemcKill Creek by Scott Thomas
For Me To Read - Modern Horror 2023+
1st out of 37 books — 2 voters
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe HillThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RulePet Sematary by Stephen KingDeviant by Harold SchechterMy Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
Last Book on the Left
25th out of 120 books — 21 voters

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
2017: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2017
713th out of 5,978 books — 755 voters
What Moves the Dead by T. KingfisherThe Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyThe Summer War by Naomi NovikThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Autumn Novellas
6th out of 25 books — 6 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingFevre Dream by George R.R. MartinIt by Stephen KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Esquire's 50 Best Horror Books of All Time
7th out of 50 books — 6 voters
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaKeep It in the Family by John MarrsCome Closer by Sara GranPetrified Women by Jeremy RayThe Lost Village by Camilla Sten
A Very Penguiny Spooktober
3rd out of 36 books — 6 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
446th out of 1,596 books — 1,513 voters
The Bottoms by Joe R. LansdaleThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonHeart-Shaped Box by Joe HillPet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
101 Horror Books To Read Before You're Murdered - List
158th out of 219 books — 14 voters

The Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyThe Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo TolstoyWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe October Country by Ray BradburyThis is Halloween by James A. Moore
Autumn
25th out of 47 books — 3 voters
Wytches, Volume 1 by Scott SnyderGoddess of Filth by V. CastroThe September House by Carissa OrlandoBad Witch Burning by Jessica LewisThe Reformatory by Tananarive Due
W&B Horror Conclave
14th out of 29 books — 3 voters

The Time It Never Rained by Elmer KeltonBELIEVE by BrannamanMad Amos by Alan Dean FosterShip of Magic by Robin HobbMy Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
FR Recommended Reads Part 2
96th out of 100 books — 1 voter
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
What We've Read So Far in 2023
1740th out of 5,214 books — 312 voters

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe HillThe Troop by Nick CutterBlack Hole by Charles BurnsAfterlife with Archie, Vol. 1 by Roberto Aguirre-SacasaDiscovering Scarfolk by Richard Littler
Horror novels that don't have a film or tv series adaptation yet (but should)
10th out of 38 books — 4 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattySwan Song by Robert McCammonThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Horror Novels Not By King or Koontz
411th out of 614 books — 498 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Good House by Tananarive DueBunny by Mona AwadA Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun HamillNOS4A2 by Joe Hill
Horror recs
21st out of 47 books — 1 voter
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriShip of Theseus by J.J. AbramsThe Cruel Prince by Holly BlackRadiance by Grace DravenEmpire of Sand by Tasha Suri
saving from tiktok part 3
72nd out of 100 books — 2 voters

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