3.85 avg rating — 220 ratings

"It's simple and complex at the same time - and impossible to put down. Dries tackles big issues whilst taking you on a suspenseful, violent highway ... leading to the House of Sighs. Vivid. It left me shaking, and moved. A must read!"

4.09 avg rating — 73,934 ratings

"An epic book, full of incredible detail. You're really on board with these guys. An epic read, but fantastic."

4.05 avg rating — 159,384 ratings

"Like House of Sighs, this book works because of how streamlined and elegant it is. There's just something about this book that makes me sweat!"

3.92 avg rating — 55,558 ratings

"Ketchum, like Dries, really gets under your skin within a real-world context. A deeply unsettling book."

3.90 avg rating — 2,281 ratings

"This one has received a lot of exposure due to an excellent film adaptation. It's really a summation of all of Ketchum's most prominent themes. Intense, and satirical. "

4.23 avg rating — 849,662 ratings

"One of Kings rare, reality-bound horror novels. It's similar to the film, only even more extreme. Great stuff. "

4.19 avg rating — 16,627 ratings

"The original master. Any work by HPL is worth your time. "

3.55 avg rating — 25,591 ratings

"Wow- this is a screwed up book. For some reason it unsettles me more than American Psycho. It's funny and disturbing."

4.07 avg rating — 373,344 ratings

"The book that introduced Hannibal Lecter to the world. If you've seen either of the two film adaptations, it's simply not enough. You need to read this book. Harris is brutal, cold and elegant."

4.13 avg rating — 77,593 ratings

"Any horror list without a book by Robert Bloch can't be complete. Highly influential and often disturbing and funny. Full of Bloch puns and wry humor, but above all else, it's just fun!"