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American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisHaunted by Chuck PalahniukThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumOff Season by Jack KetchumExquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
The Goriest Books Ever
410 books — 630 voters
Dark Forces by Kirby McCauleyThe Dark Descent by David G. Hartwell999 by Al SarrantonioSNAFU by Geoff BrownRead Us or Die by Jason Gehlert
Best Horror Anthologies
461 books — 550 voters

Weave World by Clive BarkerImajica by Clive BarkerThe Great and Secret Show by Clive BarkerThe Thief of Always by Clive BarkerAbarat by Clive Barker
The Best of Clive Barker
20 books — 181 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
193 books — 118 voters

It by Stephen King'Salem's Lot by Stephen KingDark Harvest by Norman PartridgeSummer of Night by Dan SimmonsTommyknockers by Stephen King
Small Town Horror
123 books — 95 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
142 books — 73 voters

The Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumHuman Cruelty by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Death by Wade H. GarrettSplatterpunk by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Vengeance - The Most Gruesome Series on the Market by Wade H. Garrett
Extreme Horror Books
79 books — 62 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
148 books — 57 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWilder Girls by Rory PowerIt by Stephen KingDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonHouse of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
Body Horror
54 books — 42 voters
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaUzumaki by Junji ItoRedeemers by Edward McBrideThe Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleHorrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Best contemporary horror books
105 books — 39 voters

The Cyclops by Emerson LittlefieldThe Quest for Freedom by Matthew D. Devitt1984 by George OrwellIt by Stephen KingGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
SFF: Best Plot
40 books — 38 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
69 books — 35 voters

The Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumThe Cellar by Richard LaymonThe Rising by Brian KeeneThe Traveling Vampire Show by Richard LaymonDead Sea by Brian Keene
Leisure Horror
212 books — 32 voters
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. BriteThings Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRoccaManhunt by Gretchen Felker-MartinFit for Consumption by Steve BermanYou Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
Gory/Disturbing Queer Books
52 books — 27 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettGoing Postal by Terry PratchettThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
SFF: Best Characters
97 books — 20 voters
The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeNight Shift by Stephen KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen KingFull Dark, No Stars by Stephen KingFour Past Midnight by Stephen King
Best Horror Collections
107 books — 20 voters

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakStardust by Neil GaimanThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
SFF: Best Prose
42 books — 19 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyStories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
SFF: Best Themes
27 books — 18 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
SFF: Best Settings
48 books — 17 voters
Penpal by Dathan AuerbachThe Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher RobertsonThe Summer I Died by Ryan C. ThomasFit for Consumption by Steve BermanPlayground by Aron Beauregard
Indie, Small Publisher and Underrated Horror
120 books — 14 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Rising by Brian KeeneThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksMangled Meat by Edward LeeScratch by Thomas W. Brown
Best Morbid Horror Books
98 books — 11 voters
Playground by Aron BeauregardUrban Gothic by Brian KeeneAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisBlender Babies by Jon AthanThe Store by Bentley Little
Splatterpunk - depraved horror pushed to the furthest limits
32 books — 11 voters

Brother by Ania AhlbornDepraved by Bryan SmithUrban Gothic by Brian KeeneDepraved 2 by Bryan SmithOff Season by Jack Ketchum
Cannibal Family Books
22 books — 8 voters
Devoured by Risshan AdeleZola by D.E. McCluskeyThe Destruction of Abigail Winter by J. TarmacPlayground by Aron BeauregardMotel Styx by Michelle von Eschen
The Ultimate Extreme Horror/ Splatterpunk List
64 books — 7 voters

Providence Girls by Morgan DanteThe Fealty of Monsters, Vol. 1 by LadzLupus in Fabula by Briar Ripley PagePray For Him by Tyler BattagliaAshen Green by Emily Miller
Creepy Gay shit -Indie ver
32 books — 6 voters
Night Life by Alba V. SarriaMy Lord by L.B. ShimairaThe Binding of Bloom Mountain by Vesper DoomThe Bayou by Arden PowellAmerican Survivor by Debbie Hightower
Chartreuse Horror
16 books — 5 voters

Hazelthorn by C.G. DrewsGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.Until the Last Light Goes Out by Courtney GouldDon't Let the Forest In by C.G. DrewsHell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
Spine Chilling Queer Horror
15 books — 3 voters
Maggot Girl, Episode 1 by Otis BatemanMaggot Girl, Episode 2 by Otis BatemanMaggot Girl, Episode 3 by Otis Bateman100% Match by Patrick C. Harrison IIISurvivor by J.F. Gonzalez
snuff
15 books — 1 voter

Locked in a Stranger's Room by Spencer GuerreroRaised By A Killer by Sea CaummisarThe Found Bag of Doom by Sea CaummisarSupport Buddy by Lesley A. CamphouseRoll for Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse
Skwurl's Horror TBR
59 books — 1 voter
Playground by Aron BeauregardDesperation by Stephen KingTokyo Ghoul, Tome 1 by Sui IshidaThe Deep by Nick CutterThe Troop by Nick Cutter
Disturbing Beauties of Literature and More
13 books — 1 voter

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