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A New Earth by Eckhart TolleWay of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan MillmanWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Beasts of Success by Jasun Ether
Thought Provoking
2,863 books — 1,485 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books to Read for Halloween
1,176 books — 1,250 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Twists And Turns
527 books — 343 voters
Twist Me by Anna ZairesFear Me by B.B. ReidCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsNotice by K. WebsterMonster in His Eyes by J.M. Darhower
Dark Obsession and Stalker Books
263 books — 228 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingMacbeth by William ShakespearePerfume by Patrick SüskindDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Evil Inside
469 books — 190 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

The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Night Begins by Abigail F. TaylorHeart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Leave The Lights On! ~ Horror
153 books — 139 voters
Shutter Island by Dennis LehaneOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenTainted Shadows by Kendrick SimsDoctors in Hell by Janet E. Morris
Evil Hospitals and Asylums
91 books — 137 voters

Fimbulwinter by E. William BrownFree the Darkness by Kel KadePrince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceThe (sort of) Dark Mage by Nelson CheretaSandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Main Characters Who Aren't Afraid To Get Their Hands Dirty
343 books — 134 voters
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Double by Fyodor DostoevskyA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareThe Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier
Doppelgängers
175 books — 121 voters

Tainted Shadows by Kendrick SimsLost Boy by Jacob BlosserEVO by Diane MayDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul Ola
Authors Who Leave You Hungry For More
137 books — 121 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckMisery by Stephen KingRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe 101 Dalmatians by Dodie SmithGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Vilest Woman in Fiction
117 books — 93 voters

Ruthless People by J.J. McAvoyThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasKiss of a Demon King by Kresley ColeSeven Sons by Lili St. GermainThe Young Elites by Marie Lu
Cold-hearted heroines | 2014
64 books — 71 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
"Down The Rabbithole" Books
114 books — 65 voters

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldTwins by Caroline B. CooneyHer Fearful Symmetry by Audrey NiffeneggerStranger With My Face by Lois Duncan
Twin Thrillers
171 books — 53 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingNemesis by Agatha ChristieEnemy Women by Paulette JilesThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMoby Dick by Herman Melville
The 52 Book Club 2026: #48 - Related To The Word "Nemesis"
105 books — 43 voters

The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester FoxThe Legend of Decimus Croome by Kevin PurdyDread Night by Ryan AttardInvestigating the Paranormal by Amanda SpringerHallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
All Hallows' Eve
48 books — 39 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Bad Seed by William MarchThe Omen by David SeltzerPet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Evil Kids
146 books — 37 voters

FantasticLand by Mike BockovenHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiWorld War Z by Max BrooksEpisode Thirteen by Craig DiLouieMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Fictional Books About Found Footage
13 books — 31 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Devil's Missal by Cathy DobsonLolita by Vladimir NabokovDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Diabolical
60 books — 31 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasHarry Potter Boxed Set by J.K. RowlingHamlet by William Shakespeare
The Best Villains In Literature
41 books — 30 voters
The Sociopath Next Door by Martha StoutThe Psychopath Test by Jon RonsonThe Lucifer Effect by Philip G. ZimbardoShadow Play by William KlaberMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Explore the Shadows (of Human Nature)
142 books — 23 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyLord of the Flies by William GoldingPerfume by Patrick SüskindWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
They Looked Like Monsters to You?
63 books — 22 voters
The Briar King by Greg KeyesThe Merchant and the Menace by Daniel McHughThe Trees and the Night by Daniel McHughThe Great Book of Amber by Roger ZelaznyThe Pool and the Pedestal by Daniel McHugh
Evil Sorcerers
73 books — 18 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineA Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaughtGold Ring of Betrayal by Michelle ReidStatic by L.A. WittTexas Glory by Lorraine Heath
Evil Family
77 books — 17 voters
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareOld Ladies With Brooms Aren't Always Witches by Paula WoolfKaren's Witch by Ann M. MartinNow Is Not Too Late by Isabelle HollandWitches, Midwives and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich
"Witch" is not really a Witch
101 books — 15 voters

Lock Every Door by Riley SagerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Turn of the Key by Ruth WareThe Magic Cottage by James HerbertWe Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
Too Good To Be True
16 books — 4 voters
Say Cheese and Die! by R.L. StineThe Mangler by Stephen KingSilver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-GarciaChristine by Stephen KingSay Cheese and Die-Again! by R.L. Stine
Ghosts in the Machine - Evil/Haunted/Cursed Tech
11 books — 1 voter

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Howling Man by Charles BeaumontThe Executioner Box by Matt HiltonUnder The Hospital by Mike Edward EvansMeddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
Evil Forces Awakened by Meddling Humans in Fiction
45 books — 1 voter
My Work is Not Yet Done by Thomas LigottiHorrorstör by Grady HendrixHasty for the Dark by Adam L.G. NevillThere Is No Antimemetics Division by qntmThe Corporation by J.F. Gonzalez
Corporate, Workplace and Capitalist Horror in Fiction
66 books — 1 voter

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