Best Horror Books with Addiction Themes (11 books)

A list of Horror/Dark Fiction books that feature drug or alcohol addiction storylines or themes.

flag

All Votes Add Books To This List

1		The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 1,688,274 ratings score: 599, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 14,947 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs 3.46 avg rating — 98,154 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Garden of Fiends: Tales of Addiction Horror by Mark Matthews (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 433 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Lullabies for Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror by Mark Matthews (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 589 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Dirty Spirits by Sawney Hatton (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Roots Have Dug Into My Heart by Peter Fugazzotto (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick 4.03 avg rating — 109,696 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror by Mark Matthews (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 232 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 8,539 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 293,583 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

11 books · 7 voters · list created May 18th, 2024 by Don (votes) .

Tags: addiction, alcoholism, drug-abuse, horror, substance-abuse

Like

Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.

People Who Voted On This List (7)

Don 222 books
31 friends

~☆~Autumn 8073 books
147 friends

Lynn 1116 books
371 friends

Joan 5544 books
232 friends

Sawney 241 books
806 friends

Sara 1406 books
4 friends

Caroline 2065 books
58 friends

Post a comment »
Comments

No comments have been added yet.

post a comment »

Related News

Meet the Winners of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards!

The 17th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards are now in the books! With a new record of more than 7.5 million votes cast, the 2025...

Anyone can add books to this list.

Saving
My Votes

vote now

Friends Votes

get your friends to vote