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The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
I Like Serial Killers
1,016 books — 1,544 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuHell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingWilder Girls by Rory Power
Queer Horror
678 books — 398 voters

Trick or Treat by Richie Tankersley CusickRemember Me by Christopher PikeThe Betrayal by R.L. StineBury Me Deep by Christopher PikeThe Baby-Sitter by R.L. Stine
'80s–'90s Young Adult Horror
123 books — 142 voters
Night Shift by Stephen King20th Century Ghosts by Joe HillSkeleton Crew by Stephen KingBooks of Blood by Clive BarkerI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Dark Fiction Short Story Collections
141 books — 75 voters

Kill River by Cameron RoubiqueClown in a Cornfield by Adam CesareFinal Girls by Riley SagerThe Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher RobertsonHave You Seen Me? by Alexandrea Weis
Slasher Horror books
155 books — 56 voters
Mia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyThe Horror at Camp Jellyjam by R.L. StineThe Troop by Nick CutterWelcome to Camp Nightmare by R.L. StineThe Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
Summer Camp Horror
111 books — 46 voters

The Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan PoeThe Monkey's Paw by W.W. JacobsThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Dark Fiction Short Stories
67 books — 34 voters
The Night She Said Hatchet by B.P. KelsoEVO by Diane MayAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Creative serial killers
28 books — 23 voters

Carrie by Stephen KingDaughters of Eve by Lois DuncanSummer of Fear by Lois DuncanThe Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. CooneyThe Snowman by R.L. Stine
Best Retro YA Horror Thriller Books
39 books — 22 voters
Final Girls by Riley SagerIntensity by Dean KoontzThe Final Girl Support Group by Grady HendrixThe Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham JonesI Am Not Your Final Girl by Claire C. Holland
Final Girls
31 books — 13 voters

The Lights by Carrie PackYou're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn BayronHorror New Year by Dale HerronThe Pledge by Cale DietrichFinal Cut by Olivia Worley
Teen Slasher Novels
21 books — 10 voters
Virgin Night by Christopher RobertsonCatholic Schoolgirls VS Inbreeds by Todd NunesClown in a Cornfield by Adam CesareThe Final Girl Support Group by Grady HendrixNight of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
Slasher Horror Novels
45 books — 9 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAbraham Lincoln by Seth Grahame-SmithDracula by Bram StokerInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
halloween read-a-thon
90 books — 8 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyCabello by Grea AlexanderMiael by Grea AlexanderPet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Last Motel by Brett McBean
Scariest Fiction Novels Ever
9 books — 6 voters

Say Her Name by Juno DawsonThe Girl from the Well by Rin ChupecoBurn Down, Rise Up by Vincent TiradoMary by Hillary MonahanLight as a Feather by Zoe Aarsen
YA Urban Legend Fiction
17 books — 6 voters
Brokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxGone Girl by Gillian FlynnAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
books for people who wish this app was more like letterboxd
40 books — 5 voters

Angela's Arm by Roland AllnachPandora by Joshua GrantAnthony Puyo's The Compelled by Anthony Puyo
Newest Apocalyptic adds
3 books — 3 voters
The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham JonesThe Final Girl Support Group by Grady HendrixFinal Girls by Riley Sager
The Final Final Girl
3 books — 1 voter

Meddling Kids by Edgar CanteroIt by Stephen KingThe Last Time I Lied by Riley SagerClown in a Cornfield by Adam CesareHome Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
Summerween Books
6 books — 1 voter

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