Best Horror Books of the 21st Century (484 books)

Novels, collections, anthologies - anything that is able to give us a true scare in this mad, mad, mad century.

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1. Books originally published before January 1st, 2000 will be removed.
2. Books with less than 75 ratings will be removed. Please don't see this list as a way to promote your books with a little help from your friends. A book should enjoy at least a modest popularity to be considered "best". NB: This rule does not apply to horror anthologies.

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1	NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 143,705 ratings score: 20,462, and 207 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	House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 198,531 ratings score: 16,452, and 166 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	Bird Box (Bird Box, #1) by Josh Malerman (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 209,329 ratings score: 14,184, and 144 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	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 564,891 ratings score: 14,156, and 144 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
5	Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 152,811 ratings score: 12,119, and 124 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	Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist 4.04 avg rating — 120,410 ratings score: 11,707, and 119 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
7	Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 294,521 ratings score: 10,990, and 113 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
8	Horns by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 119,976 ratings score: 10,535, and 108 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
9	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,028,572 ratings score: 9,465, and 97 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
10	The Terror by Dan Simmons 4.09 avg rating — 73,119 ratings score: 8,458, and 86 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
11	The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 222,525 ratings score: 8,452, and 87 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
12	The Ruins by Scott Smith 3.69 avg rating — 66,241 ratings score: 7,302, and 75 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
13	A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 105,080 ratings score: 6,778, and 70 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
14	John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David Wong (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 83,491 ratings score: 6,718, and 69 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
15	Under the Dome by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 322,719 ratings score: 6,613, and 69 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
16	Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 117,461 ratings score: 6,264, and 65 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
17	American Gods (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 988,069 ratings score: 6,083, and 63 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
18	Welcome to Lovecraft (Locke & Key #1) by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 99,691 ratings score: 5,689, and 59 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
19	Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 833,882 ratings score: 5,479, and 57 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
20	The Troop by Nick Cutter (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 124,132 ratings score: 4,673, and 49 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
21	Cell by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 236,397 ratings score: 4,416, and 46 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
22	Penpal by Dathan Auerbach (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 59,774 ratings score: 4,061, and 42 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
23	Revival by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 140,373 ratings score: 3,838, and 40 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
24	Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) by Jeff Vandermeer (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 298,667 ratings score: 3,345, and 35 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
25	This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2) by David Wong (Goodreads Author) (Pseudonym) 4.26 avg rating — 34,188 ratings score: 3,271, and 34 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
26	Joyland by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 178,070 ratings score: 3,204, and 34 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
27	Night Film by Marisha Pessl (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 95,535 ratings score: 3,202, and 33 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
28	20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 48,826 ratings score: 3,162, and 33 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
29	The Strain (The Strain #1) by Guillermo del Toro 3.80 avg rating — 90,175 ratings score: 3,133, and 33 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
30	The Fisherman by John Langan 3.84 avg rating — 44,164 ratings score: 3,072, and 32 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
31	Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 110,971 ratings score: 3,067, and 32 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
32	The Ritual by Adam L.G. Nevill (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 33,664 ratings score: 2,770, and 29 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
33	From a Buick 8 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 74,598 ratings score: 2,579, and 28 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
34	Lisey's Story by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 94,206 ratings score: 2,545, and 27 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
35	The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 244,236 ratings score: 2,512, and 26 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
36	Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 123,054 ratings score: 2,388, and 25 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
37	The Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman 4.35 avg rating — 37,725 ratings score: 2,387, and 25 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
38	The Twelve (The Passage, #2) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 106,028 ratings score: 2,360, and 25 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
39	Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti 4.09 avg rating — 5,856 ratings score: 2,190, and 23 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
40	The Croning by Laird Barron (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 6,324 ratings score: 2,155, and 23 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
41	Everything's Eventual by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 108,633 ratings score: 2,123, and 23 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
42	The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 78,389 ratings score: 2,025, and 21 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
43	The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1) by Rick Yancey 3.91 avg rating — 20,597 ratings score: 2,002, and 21 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
44	Ghost Road Blues (Pine Deep, #1) by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 9,015 ratings score: 1,975, and 21 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
45	Still Life With Crows (Pendergast, #4) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 41,684 ratings score: 1,968, and 21 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
46	The Summer I Died (The Roger Huntington Saga, #1) by Ryan C. Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 7,728 ratings score: 1,955, and 20 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
47	Zombie Survival Guide, The: Complete Protection From The Living Dead by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 105,578 ratings score: 1,931, and 21 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
48	The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 178,128 ratings score: 1,685, and 18 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
49	The Imago Sequence by Laird Barron (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,858 ratings score: 1,680, and 18 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
50	The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock 4.14 avg rating — 40,912 ratings score: 1,673, and 18 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
51	14 (Threshold, #1) by Peter Clines (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 39,205 ratings score: 1,651, and 18 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
52	Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin, #1) by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 36,885 ratings score: 1,648, and 17 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
53	The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon 3.82 avg rating — 9,520 ratings score: 1,582, and 17 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
54	A Winter Haunting (Seasons of Horror #4) by Dan Simmons 3.59 avg rating — 10,947 ratings score: 1,562, and 17 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
55	The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 13,105 ratings score: 1,548, and 16 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
56	The Deep by Nick Cutter (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 41,735 ratings score: 1,489, and 16 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
57	The Bleeding Season by Greg F. Gifune 3.77 avg rating — 1,022 ratings score: 1,483, and 16 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
58	Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 5,571 ratings score: 1,441, and 15 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
59	Afraid (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #3) by J.A. Konrath (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 9,733 ratings score: 1,439, and 15 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
60	Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 438,263 ratings score: 1,421, and 15 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
61	Last Days by Adam L.G. Nevill (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 14,865 ratings score: 1,395, and 15 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
62	The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All by Laird Barron (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 4,607 ratings score: 1,376, and 15 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
63	Uzumaki by Junji Ito 4.45 avg rating — 87,183 ratings score: 1,347, and 14 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
64	Infected (Infected, #1) by Scott Sigler (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 22,796 ratings score: 1,339, and 14 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
65	Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 3,382,093 ratings score: 1,305, and 14 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
66	The Rising (The Rising #1) by Brian Keene (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 10,957 ratings score: 1,284, and 14 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
67	Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 777,995 ratings score: 1,275, and 14 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
68	Zone One by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 3.24 avg rating — 27,201 ratings score: 1,246, and 15 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
69	Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist 3.49 avg rating — 13,512 ratings score: 1,243, and 14 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
70	My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 149,913 ratings score: 1,222, and 13 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
71	Drood by Dan Simmons 3.54 avg rating — 17,594 ratings score: 1,210, and 13 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
72	Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) by Stephenie Meyer 3.76 avg rating — 1,862,992 ratings score: 1,159, and 12 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
73	Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1) by Mira Grant 3.94 avg rating — 45,068 ratings score: 1,144, and 12 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
74	The Reapers are the Angels (Reapers, #1) by Alden Bell 3.89 avg rating — 12,541 ratings score: 1,115, and 12 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
75	The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell 3.41 avg rating — 779 ratings score: 1,076, and 12 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
76	Occultation and Other Stories by Laird Barron (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 4,052 ratings score: 1,070, and 12 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
77	The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan 3.70 avg rating — 5,877 ratings score: 1,042, and 11 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
78	The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 112,717 ratings score: 1,036, and 12 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
79	The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 306,393 ratings score: 1,031, and 11 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
80	Hater (Hater, #1) by David Moody (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 10,761 ratings score: 1,012, and 11 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
81	Just After Sunset by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 60,280 ratings score: 1,008, and 12 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
82	Blindsight (Firefall, #1) by Peter Watts (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 53,461 ratings score: 1,002, and 11 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
83	North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 6,446 ratings score: 972, and 11 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
84	The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 189,565 ratings score: 964, and 10 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
85	The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 18,430 ratings score: 955, and 10 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
86	Lockdown (Escape from Furnace, #1) by Alexander Gordon Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 20,673 ratings score: 948, and 10 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
87	Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 185,610 ratings score: 933, and 10 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
88	The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott 3.82 avg rating — 3,862 ratings score: 925, and 10 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
89	Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge 3.59 avg rating — 14,221 ratings score: 924, and 10 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
90	Southern Gods by John Hornor Jacobs (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 2,089 ratings score: 906, and 10 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
91	The Nightmare Factory, Vol. 1 by Thomas Ligotti (Original author, introductions) 3.42 avg rating — 725 ratings score: 867, and 9 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
92	Apartment 16 by Adam L.G. Nevill (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 6,257 ratings score: 851, and 9 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
93	A Dark Matter by Peter Straub 2.97 avg rating — 5,055 ratings score: 844, and 9 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
94	Beneath the Dark Ice (Alex Hunter, #1) by Greig Beck (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 5,979 ratings score: 843, and 9 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
94	Kill Creek by Scott Thomas 3.75 avg rating — 23,319 ratings score: 843, and 9 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
96	The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 144,661 ratings score: 831, and 9 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
97	The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 11,061 ratings score: 826, and 9 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
98	Trapped (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #4) by J.A. Konrath (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 5,748 ratings score: 786, and 8 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
99	GHOSTS: 2014 edition by Noel Hynd (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,334 ratings score: 768, and 8 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
100	Autumn (Autumn, #1) by David Moody (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 7,032 ratings score: 764, and 8 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

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message 1: by Ala (new)

Oct 20, 2012 12:43PM

Who Goes There? was first published in 1938, so it's hardly a XXI century horror book ;)

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message 2: by [deleted user] (new)

Oct 21, 2012 03:52AM

This particular edition of Who Goes There? was published in 2009. If that goes against the spirit of the list then I'm sure that Vlad will remove the book.

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message 3: by Vlad (last edited Nov 07, 2012 12:07PM) (new)

Nov 07, 2012 11:59AM

Horrorshow wrote: "This particular edition of Who Goes There? was published in 2009. If that goes against the spirit of the list then I'm sure that Vlad will remove the book."
Sorry, guys, I'd really have to remove this (and Robert Chambers, alas).
Upd. If I find a way to, that is :)
Upd.2 It seems I did.

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message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

Nov 09, 2012 11:19AM

No problem. Sorry to have wasted your time.

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message 5: by Will (new)

Mar 19, 2013 09:36PM

'It' was published in '87

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message 6: by Vlad (new)

Jun 25, 2013 04:17AM

True enough. Deleted that.

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message 7: by Vlad (new)

Dec 22, 2013 07:23PM

Sorry, guys and gals, but Stephen King's The Stand has nothing to do with the 21st century, so it had to go away.

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message 8: by Vlad (last edited Jan 03, 2014 02:31AM) (new)

Jan 03, 2014 02:01AM

I'm forced to introduce a new rule and exorcize books with less than 75 ratings from the list. I understand you guys're trying to promote yourself but please give people a wider picture.
The other thing that I understand is that some good books (including my own favorites) will have to go away. Well, we should rely on some criterion, and any book can come back as soon as it attains some popularity.

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message 9: by Vlad (last edited Jan 03, 2014 02:32AM) (new)

Jan 03, 2014 02:32AM

I've spared some books with 70-74 ratings since they're sure to get 75 pretty soon.

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message 10: by Kirstie (new)

Aug 29, 2014 05:14AM

There is a few books here that weren't published in the 21st century such as I am Legend.

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message 11: by Mel (last edited Sep 14, 2014 12:16PM) (new)

Sep 14, 2014 12:14PM

Here are some items that should be removed from the list:
It - Stephen King first published 1986
Summer of Night- Dan Simmons first published 1991
The Girl Next Door- Jack Ketchum first published 1989
Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson first published 1959
The Descent - Jeff Long first published 1999
Rose Madder - Stephen King first published 1995

Not saying all of these aren't great books, they just don't belong on this list.

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message 12: by Vlad (new)

Sep 15, 2014 02:20AM

Thanks, Melanie. I'll remove these and others.

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message 13: by Vlad (new)

Sep 15, 2014 02:21AM

Thanks, Kirstie!

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message 14: by Mel (last edited Dec 12, 2014 02:55PM) (new)

Dec 12, 2014 01:43PM

There are a bunch of books on the list that are way too low in ratings:
1) Witchwoods by Gary Henry (4 ratings)
2) Forever and Ever by Anthony Hulse (42 ratings)
3) The Everborn by Nicholas Grabowsky (14 ratings)
4) Bloodstained Tales by David Hearne (14 ratings)
5) Chainsaw Alice in Wonderland by Khurt Khave (1 rating)
6) Unpardonable Sin by Michael Potts (3 ratings)
7) Zombie War by Nicholas Ryan (12 ratings)
8) Die Trying by Nicholas Ryan (3 ratings)
9) Dead Rage by Nicholas Ryan (55 ratings)
10) The Ape's Wife by Caitlin Kiernan (56 ratings)

Also, what are the rules on multiple books in the same series being on the list? My opinion would be that no more than one book from the same series by the same author should be on the list; otherwise the list just gets clogged up with 3 or 6 or 9 listings that are basically the same book.

For example, there are 3 books in Michael West's Harmony Indiana series in the top 100, 7 books in J.K. Accinni's Species Intervention #6609 series in the top 50 and 9 books in Karina Halle's Experiment in Terror series on the list.

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message 15: by Vlad (new)

Dec 13, 2014 07:15AM

Thanks, Melanie, I delete the wrong books from time to time, and now's the right moment for that.
As for multiple books, that's less obvious. Take, for instance, David Wong's John Dies at the End series. The first novel and the second one are really different in their plot and tone, but both are equally good, so it'd be unjust to throw the second book away. I'll give some more thought to this issue, though, since multiple entry points do clog the list up. Thanks again.

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message 16: by Steve (new)

Jun 27, 2015 03:07AM

revised edition are good, right? F.Paul Wilson updated his Adversary Cycle to all blend well with modern day. I seen some of the books here, but not the updated issues.

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message 17: by Donna (last edited Oct 10, 2015 12:14AM) (new)

Oct 10, 2015 12:04AM

Salem's Lot, originally published in 1991, has been removed from page 2. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

It, originally published 1987, is also gone from that page.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

Likewise, The Shining is gone from page 3 due to a vast discrepancy between actual first publication date and the very specific parameters of this list.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Which leads us back to the eternal question as to why those that love books enough to spend time on Goodreads and vote on listopias are too often singularly unable to read the most basic instructions.

Mr. Mercedes, though scribed by horror-master Stephen King, is a mystery, not horror, and is now gone from the last page.

Ahem. Thank you. My snark-fest is over now.

The system found and removed 1 duplicate.

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message 18: by Donna (last edited Oct 10, 2015 01:00AM) (new)

Oct 10, 2015 12:23AM

Snark-fest is resumed: does the list's descriptor not clearly state:

" Books with less than 75 ratings will be removed. Please don't see this list as a way to promote your books with a little help from your friends."...?

So some more titles are coming down, down, down. Here we go:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I don't think I found them all; if I can, I'll return tomorrow to mop up those remaining. It's galling to see just how many titles here (pp 2 and 3) were exactly what the listmaker said should not happen: titles with 1 or 2 ratings with the strong appearance of an author trying to sneak their book onto a best-loved list. *gnashing of teeth*

The list has great potential to grow and expand in a more natural, authentic way if we can just keep the rats out of the corn crib.

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message 19: by Donna (last edited Oct 10, 2015 02:00PM) (new)

Oct 10, 2015 12:40PM

Deny the Moon (Wolf-Blooded #1) has just 10 ratings; it must go. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Dark Winter: Last Rites (Dark Winter, #3) has 1 rating. It too must leave us.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Demonic Visions 50 Horror Tales Book 4 (Demonic Visions 50 Horror Tales, #4) 10 ratings and about to leave.https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...
Welcome Home had 3 ratings and is gone:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Ceasul fantasmelor with 18 ratings leaves us: https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Psychopomp, with 4 ratings, leaves us.

Learning to Kiss in the Snow, 33 ratings, gone:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Also,Cellar Door: Words of Beauty, Tales of Terror, with 23 ratings, leaves us.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

The Last Legacy: Season One, 28 ratings:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Murder Red Ink, 24 ratings:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Century's Best Horror etc:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

And: The Century's Best Horror Fiction Volume Two, with 11 ratings: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

With just 1 rating--puhleeze!--Chris Mentillo: Weird Tales of Horror
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

The Death of Fear (The Damned Hunger Chronicles, #1)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

And here's one that landed on the wrong list, a popular historical fiction title:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

With 7 ratings:Rise of a Phoenix: Rise of a Phoenix:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Every time I think I have finished, there's another one, floating among the legitimate entries like a turd in the punch bowl:
Being Small, 11 ratings https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Because I eventually need to get off the listopia and get on with my life, I finally made a decision to leave those with 50 ratings or more alone. That doesn't mean that nobody else should remove them; merely that there were so, so many really low ratings, lots with just 1 or 2, that I had to prioritize. I have not checked copyright dates except for the few titles I had read and already knew were not originally published in the 21st century. So there are no doubt still a few issues. But this list does have great potential, and I think it is viable again. The first page was already pretty strong, so it was just a matter of mopping up the back two pages.

Happy October, fellow readers!

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message 20: by Leah (new)

Oct 14, 2015 01:56PM

Currently on page one, The Dark by David C. Cassidy only has 21 ratings
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 21: by Donna (new)

Oct 14, 2015 05:14PM

Leah wrote: "Currently on page one, The Dark by David C. Cassidy only has 21 ratings
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..."

Good eyes, Leah! And now, it is gone. Removed from position #50; those interested, see link above in Leah's comment.

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message 22: by Katrina (new)

Oct 18, 2015 05:30PM

So many exciting books I still need to read

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message 23: by Donna (last edited Oct 18, 2015 10:22PM) (new)

Oct 18, 2015 10:00PM

Good grief. No, no, and no! Less than a week has gone by since I cleared the obviously misplaced titles off the list. You need 75 ratings. It says so at the top of the page; an author plus two friends, or a fan and a couple more, does not constitute popularity. Leaving space #88 right this minute:

The Mannequinshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Also, with 1 whopping rating, Portrait of Rage:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... has now become my own portrait of irritation. Goodbye, lonely book.

Still another from page 2: 3vil, 3 ratings, gone.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

And yet: 3vil, Volume 2 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... also gone.

With 3 ratings, Kai https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... has 72 fewer than the required number. Leaving now.

And here's one that won't even be published for another couple of days. 1 rating, going, gone:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 24: by Donna (last edited Oct 23, 2015 12:31PM) (new)

Oct 23, 2015 12:12PM

For heaven's sake, there it is again. Is this an October thing, or do people just blithely cruise in, disregard instructions, and drop their little gifts in here for us to pull out again all the time? With just 3 ratings each, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... is coming down, joined by https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Whoops, one more: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

And one more from page 2:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

The system also found and removed one duplicate.

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message 25: by Leah (last edited Oct 23, 2015 08:30PM) (new)

Oct 23, 2015 08:30PM

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message 26: by Leah (new)

Oct 23, 2015 08:36PM

On page 2 the following (both by John Hennessy) need to be removed based on "Books with less than 75 ratings..."

64 ratings - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

56 ratings - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 27: by Donna (last edited Oct 24, 2015 02:25PM) (new)

Oct 24, 2015 02:03PM

Leah wrote: "On page 2 the following (both by John Hennessy) need to be removed based on "Books with less than 75 ratings..."

64 ratings - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

56 ratings -..."
Anything over 50 ratings, I will leave to the paid employees. As a volunteer, I am down for winnowing out the most egregious cheaters. And oh my do they come back! You can see how many I have edited out up there.

On the other hand, I will go after the wrong copyright dates, and thanks for the assist.

It looks as if the accepted release date for The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is 2005, with a false start in 1999. The awards were given based on 2005; I won't be the one to remove it.

Removed for 1997 copyright date:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... page 1

From page 2, copyright in the 1980's, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Publication date, removed:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

The others you mentioned, Leah, that are on page 2 are sufficiently ambiguous (again, awarded according to publication year for a year after 2000, or that year) that I am reluctant to zap them. Goodreads has very strict guidelines, and although they can't fire me--what with me not getting paid by them--they can certainly yank my librarian status, which I prize because cleaning up these lists is so satisfying. So I will take the safer path. Now, on to page 3:

Early copyright, removed https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Note that this author has multiple false entries--whether due to enthusiastic readers or something more sketchy, I do not know.

The last few titles on Leah's list have an earlier publication date mentioned, but the date Goodreads recognizes is a date after 2000. Sometimes things are supposed to get published a certain time and get shelved; the publishing industry is so arcane and bizarre, I can't pretend to understand it, but I am honoring the bolded publication dates there, again, playing it safe.

However, the list is a lot cleaner now. Thanks.

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message 28: by Paul (new)

Oct 26, 2015 11:19AM

Removed #220, Wambaugh/The Onion Field: originally published 1973.

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message 29: by Donna (new)

Oct 26, 2015 01:19PM

Coming down with far too few ratings:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

It may take a village to raise a child, but it only takes a weekend to trash a listopia.

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message 30: by Kelly (new)

Nov 20, 2015 09:03AM

I am looking for a book that I read quite a few years ago. I cannot remember the name of the book but it is about a girl who gets into an argument with her boyfriend and he drops her on the side of the road and leaves. It was based in Kentucky but it is a fiction boo, She begins to start walking and ends up in the woods where she comes across and old church. There were men in this church and they end up chasing her through the woods to a house and the house is where someone lived that the men knew. Anyway does anyone know the name of the book???? Hopefully

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message 31: by Donna (new)

Nov 20, 2015 11:36AM

Kelly wrote: "I am looking for a book that I read quite a few years ago. I cannot remember the name of the book but it is about a girl who gets into an argument with her boyfriend and he drops her on the side of..."

You're not looking for Stephen King's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, are you? Don't recall whether the house and the guys are in it. It's been awhile.

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message 32: by Kelly (new)

Nov 20, 2015 12:02PM

No it was an older book. I think I read it back in 2000

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message 33: by Donna (last edited Jan 10, 2016 07:41PM) (new)

Jan 10, 2016 07:19PM

Removed from #178 with just 30 ratings: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Aw geez. I turned my back on this list for a couple of months and the sock puppets moved in. Removed from #164 with 40 ratings:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

And with 27 ratings, also gone from #178:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Removed with just 1 (give me a break) rating:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

3 more, same author, 1 rating apiece:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I haven't touched it, but do question the presence of Mr. Mercedes, which is definitely a mystery. It's at #195.

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message 34: by Donna (new)

Jan 10, 2016 07:30PM

Starting a second comment to let superlibrarians know: someone needs to have a word with author Shinzoo Mitsuda, who has one single rating for a string of entries (which I am about to delete).

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message 35: by Donna (last edited Jan 12, 2016 08:21PM) (new)

Jan 12, 2016 08:06PM

Oh good grief. 48 hours and it's happened again. Read the instructions! With a paltry 20-something ratings and about to leave one of the #164 slots:
Murder Red Ink
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Jagganath, removed from page 2, also too few ratings:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Murderous Little Darlings
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Dark Winter etc.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Demonic Visions
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Jack the Ripper and Black Magic...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1....
Also, the system found and removed one duplicate.
If you're new to this listopia: Read the directions! I'm coming back soon.

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message 36: by Donna (new)

Feb 06, 2016 08:09PM

Removed for having just 2 ratings, Godforsaken. Read the instructions, instructions, instructions:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 37: by JDB (new)

May 28, 2016 10:11PM

Anthony Hulse is another spammer of list. Watch that guy. He thinks list are created to promote his books.

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message 38: by Donna (new)

May 29, 2016 09:05AM

JDB wrote: "Anthony Hulse is another spammer of list. Watch that guy. He thinks list are created to promote his books."

Did not see anything on this list by that author, unless it was an entry that had 75 or more ratings, in which case he is here legally as far as I can tell.

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message 39: by Donna (new)

May 29, 2016 09:06AM

Removed one title for having just 29 ratings, less than half the minimum set as the listmaker's criteria:

Point Hollow

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 40: by Donna (new)

Jun 09, 2016 08:45PM

Tsk. I turned my back for less than 2 weeks, and here we go again. With 2 ratings, the unruly

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

is gone from #177.

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message 41: by Donna (last edited Jun 19, 2016 12:45PM) (new)

Jun 19, 2016 12:32PM

...and again. #130, Overtaken: Captive States, a book with 42 ratings, is now gone:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

#133 Living Legacy, 41 ratings:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

page 3, Horror Stories and Other Horror Stories, 62 ratings:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

I have to say I find it disturbing that so many of these entries, dropped time after time into this listopia despite diligent effort on the part of volunteers like me, are books by Goodreads authors. You folks know better than this. Behave.

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message 42: by Michael (new)

Aug 06, 2016 11:21AM

I notice several true crime books on this list . Do they belong ? Also , The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule was published in 1980 .

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message 43: by Donna (last edited Aug 06, 2016 11:59AM) (new)

Aug 06, 2016 11:58AM

Michael wrote: "I notice several true crime books on this list . Do they belong ? Also , The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule was published in 1980 ."

The horror genre has some gray areas where it sometimes crosses over into other genres--mystery, thriller, fantasy, sci fi, and as you noted, true crime. Removing a book that can in any way be defended as belonging can get us volunteer librarians--the only ones that correct errors on listopia--in a great deal of trouble.

That said, your title is indeed a republished version of a 1980 book, and so it was clearly out of place, and now it is gone.

Removed for being published outside the list's parameters: The Stranger Beside Me, by Ann Rule https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

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message 44: by Donna (last edited Aug 06, 2016 12:33PM) (new)

Aug 06, 2016 12:04PM

Ghost Story by Jeff Brackett, a Goodreads author, was at the bottom of page 2 with only 18 ratings, a clear violation of the listmaker's criteria, and so it is gone. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Page 3, 39 ratings, Glyphotech:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Also from page 2, White Devil by Stella Purple, also a Goodreads author, with only 29 ratings, gone
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Also removed from page 2, also by Stella Purple, Red Roots, which has only 15 ratings, nearly all of them 5 stars yet strangely, not a single review:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Page 2, 42 ratings and about to leave us, Dark Awakenings:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

Page 2, again by Stella Snow and this time with only 4 ratings, removed:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

And yet another one with very few ratings off the back page, and hey, guess who wrote it?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Fellow librarians, at what point do we call this author misconduct? If Ms. Purple has crossed that line, how do I flag this problem?

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message 45: by Donna (new)

Aug 21, 2016 09:17PM

Too few ratings, removed from #232:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...

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message 46: by Ellis (new)

Dec 31, 2017 04:34AM

Just because it's King doesn't mean it's a horror novel. Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of drama/suspense novellas. Lisey's Story is a drama.

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message 47: by Donna (last edited Dec 31, 2017 09:54PM) (new)

Dec 31, 2017 09:29PM

Ellis wrote: "Just because it's King doesn't mean it's a horror novel. Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of drama/suspense novellas. Lisey's Story is a drama."

You can say that, but there is also a defining supernatural element to Lisey's Story that puts it in a genre associated with the supernatural. That gives us science fiction, horror, or magical realism. I agree that it doesn't fit the horror genre as squarely as most of his work, but that overall sense of dread that defines horror is there, imho. But more importantly, to removed something from a list, it has to be absolutely misplaced or the librarian doing the act can get in a good deal of trouble.

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message 48: by Alondra (new)

Apr 30, 2020 10:34AM

The Name of the Wind is a High Fantasy, is it not?? Nothing scary, just a great story.

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message 49: by Alondra (new)

Apr 30, 2020 10:36AM

Zombie Tales: Primrose Court Apt. 502
by
Robert DeCoteau (Goodreads Author)

Has been put on the list 2 or 3 times by the author.... really???

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message 50: by Donna (new)

May 01, 2020 12:33AM

Alondra wrote: "Zombie Tales: Primrose Court Apt. 502
by
Robert DeCoteau (Goodreads Author)

Has been put on the list 2 or 3 times by the author.... really???"

That's clearly author misconduct.

The system found and removed 4 duplicates.

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