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The Willows by Algernon BlackwoodThe Elementals by Michael McDowellThe House Next Door by Anne Rivers SiddonsThe Other by Thomas TryonThe Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Forgotten Frights: Overlooked and Underappreciated Horror
40th out of 810 books — 414 voters
The Cipher by Kathe KojaNightlife by Brian HodgeMetaHorror by Dennis EtchisonDark Dance by Tanith LeeSkin by Kathe Koja
Abyss
1st out of 49 books — 16 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerPet Sematary by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
329th out of 2,119 books — 5,503 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
193rd out of 1,608 books — 1,518 voters

Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Etched City by K.J. BishopHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiAuthority by Jeff Vandermeer
New Weird Books
16th out of 208 books — 154 voters
Uzumaki by Junji ItoThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins GilmanFragments of Horror by Junji ItoBlack Hole by Charles BurnsHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Surreal Horror
18th out of 88 books — 79 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
r/horrorlit
69th out of 215 books — 134 voters
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe HillThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Rising by Brian KeeneStained by Lee ThomasSineater by Elizabeth Massie
Best First Novels - Bram Stoker Award Winners
12th out of 38 books — 31 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
111th out of 468 books — 184 voters
It Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyMy Eyes Are Black Holes by Logan Ryan SmithEnjoy Me by Logan Ryan SmithWestern Palaces by Logan Ryan SmithHeathen's Barrow by Nash Nelson
Obscure Horror/Dark Fiction
7th out of 41 books — 47 voters

Dynasty of the Damned by Kaitlyn WadsworthThe Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Dark Feminist Books
15th out of 131 books — 88 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
866th out of 3,156 books — 3,682 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonBeloved by Toni MorrisonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyYoung Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne
NPR Reader Poll 2018: Horror
11th out of 99 books — 4 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Horror Novels Written by Women
58th out of 284 books — 66 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram StokerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Vintage and Antique Horror
46th out of 91 books — 21 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyDracula by Bram StokerThe October Country by Ray BradburyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Nightmare Magazine's Top 100 Horror Books
29th out of 100 books — 12 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiJohn Dies at the End by David WongPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Best Psychedelic Horror
9th out of 54 books — 21 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyPet Sematary by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
The Great Horror Novels
111th out of 186 books — 51 voters

Hello Kitty Must Die by Angela S. ChoiChoke by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBlubber Island by Guillermo GalvanCrash by J.G. Ballard
Most Outrageous Books
9th out of 31 books — 21 voters
City of Ashes by Cassandra ClareHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareMarked by P.C. Cast
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
7459th out of 32,508 books — 69,795 voters

Floating Dragon by Peter StraubThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyPsycho by Robert BlochMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
All The Books From That You Read A Lot Of Horror List
19th out of 100 books — 2 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Odyssey by HomerThe Maid by Nita ProseThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
[ATY 2024] Two Word Title Beginning with THE
736th out of 844 books — 86 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul TremblayHeart-Shaped Box by Joe HillHell House by Richard Matheson
To Read List - Horror
37th out of 100 books — 1 voter
1984 by George OrwellThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Demon in the Freezer by Richard PrestonCrisis in the Red Zone by Richard PrestonDreamcatcher by Stephen King
Reddit's Scariest Book #1
90th out of 100 books — 2 voters

The Lost District by Joel LaneThe Shaft by David J. SchowCellars by John ShirleyThe Search for Joseph Tully by William H. HallahanThe Doll Who Ate His Mother by Ramsey Campbell
Gritty Urban Horror Novels
16th out of 17 books — 2 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
1208th out of 1,232 books — 2,781 voters

The Tempest by William ShakespeareThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Odyssey by Homer
The Blank
688th out of 2,105 books — 142 voters
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. BriteThe Doll Who Ate His Mother by Ramsey CampbellThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. WellsWormwood by Poppy Z. BriteImajica by Clive Barker
Retro Horror Books (list 4)
17th out of 100 books — 9 voters

Wylding Hall by Elizabeth HandThe Elementals by Michael McDowellThe Changeling by Victor LaValleThe Breaking Point by Daphne du MaurierThe Wine-Dark Sea by Robert Aickman
Thoroughly Spinechilling
7th out of 15 books — 1 voter
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixMy Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady HendrixHorrorstör by Grady HendrixThe Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Librarians Love Horror
33rd out of 35 books — 10 voters

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