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Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSalt by Mark KurlanskyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
You Read a Book about What?
4,047 books — 2,106 voters
NOS4A2 by Joe HillHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiBird Box by Josh MalermanWorld War Z by Max BrooksHeart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
484 books — 1,246 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHoly Bible by AnonymousNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCoraline by Neil GaimanHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Trippy Books
843 books — 897 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937
361 books — 717 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
714 books — 552 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiFramed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsThe Girls Are Gone by Michael BrodkorbCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Bizarre books
665 books — 415 voters
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesIf It Bleeds by Stephen King
Best Dark Fiction of 2020
164 books — 353 voters

The Haunted Vagina by Carlton Mellick IIIThe Baby Jesus Butt Plug by Carlton Mellick IIIBeautiful Cocksucker by Barbara SheridanTickle His Pickle! by Sadie AllisonHow to Good-Bye Depression by Hiroyuki Nishigaki
Humorous, Strange, or Downright Shocking Titles
637 books — 350 voters
Framed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick RobertsFramed by John GrishamThe Innocent Man by John GrishamThe Girls Are Gone by Michael Brodkorb
Weird, Addictive, Psychological, Must Reads
466 books — 254 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFramed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessMean Spirited by Nick RobertsFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Awful People Doing Awful Things
452 books — 210 voters
Framed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick RobertsThe Witches of Scotland by Steven P. AitchisonThe Standoff by Scott BladeWayward Spirits by Wendy Wang
Well Dodgy Characters
361 books — 176 voters

Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus by Allison HawnMilk, Turkey, and Neurosis by Grace Anne FeldmanSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsLife is a Pirate Ship Run by a Velociraptor by Allison HawnDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Odd Titles
495 books — 158 voters
Framed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick RobertsA Very Bad Thing by J.T. EllisonThe Standoff by Scott BladeThe Witches of Scotland by Steven P. Aitchison
Weird and Wonderful Stories
316 books — 155 voters

Framed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick RobertsA Very Bad Thing by J.T. EllisonThe Witches of Scotland by Steven P. AitchisonBlack Fox by Jack Moffet
New Cult Classics
291 books — 152 voters
It by Stephen KingMy Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady HendrixStarr Creek by Nathan CarsonSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyPaper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Books Like Stranger Things
161 books — 137 voters

Dragon Eaters by Janet E. MorrisAngels Cried by Stephen L. WilsonStories of Spirits by Teresa GarciaMy Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me by Kate BernheimerBeware the Little White Rabbit by Shannon Delany
Unusual Anthologies
215 books — 118 voters
Fetish Transcendence by BillierosieRebellious Slave by BillierosieMagic America by C.E. MedfordMay Day by Thom StarkThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Freaky, Odd, and Thought-Twisting but Overall Compelling Reads
192 books — 117 voters

Perfume by Patrick SüskindFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate SummerscaleCries Unheard by Gitta SerenyThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Bizarre Murders
239 books — 89 voters
The Secret of Excalibur by Sahara FoleyIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanAt the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror by H.P. Lovecraft
Best Weird Fantasy
102 books — 77 voters

Life is a Pirate Ship Run by a Velociraptor by Allison HawnMagic America by C.E. MedfordCarrie by Stephen KingThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Chick Lit for The Misfit Girl
61 books — 41 voters
Teatro Grottesco by Thomas LigottiBooks of Blood by Clive BarkerCold Hand in Mine by Robert AickmanThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonSongs of a Dead Dreamer by Thomas Ligotti
The Essential Short Story Collections of Weird and Horror Fiction
104 books — 37 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Characters with Different or Unusual Names
232 books — 36 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 Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangNeanderthal Seeks Human by Penny ReidLove in the Afternoon by Lisa KleypasBeard Science by Penny ReidWallbanger by Alice Clayton
Quirky Heroine Romances
80 books — 31 voters
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WGunpowder Soup by Karl WigginsWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl Wiggins
Weird Titles
174 books — 26 voters

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingThe Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Fantastical Short Story Collections
203 books — 25 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceZ213 by Dimitris LyacosPOENA DAMNI by Dimitris LyacosTHE FIRST DEATH by Dimitris LyacosWith the People from the Bridge by Dimitris Lyacos
Alternative and Experimental Literature
44 books — 22 voters

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí ClarkConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataThe Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi VoWay Station by Clifford D. SimakThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Fantasy, Horror, and Sci-Fi Novellas
156 books — 22 voters
The Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Craziest Book Ever Written
28 books — 11 voters

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