Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Erin (16 Lists)



What Moves the Dead by T. KingfisherPink Slime by Fernanda Trías
Botanical Gothic and Plant Horror
22 books — 9 voters
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntmAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch
Best Sci Fi Horror
18 books — 6 voters

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana EnriquezThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana EnriquezFever Dream by Samanta SchweblinThe Doll's Alphabet by Camilla Grudova
Tear the veil of reality
29 books — 12 voters
The Gone World by Tom SweterlitschAgents of Dreamland by Caitlín R. KiernanSong for the Unraveling of the World by Brian EvensonThere Is No Antimemetics Division by qntmAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Cosmic Horror
90 books — 9 voters

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Literary Horror
198 books — 141 voters
Fever Dream by Samanta SchweblinWoodworm by Layla MartínezPedro Páramo by Juan RulfoCursed Bunny by Bora ChungThings We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
Translated Literary Horror
18 books — 3 voters

This Thing Between Us by Gus MorenoAgents of Dreamland by Caitlín R. KiernanWe Used to Live Here by Marcus KliewerSabrina by Nick Drnaso
Books Like Twin Peaks
50 books — 31 voters
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana EnriquezThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana EnriquezThe Houseguest and Other Stories by Amparo DávilaThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonOut There by Kate Folk
Best Dark Fiction Short Story Collections
141 books — 75 voters

Fever Dream by Samanta SchweblinHold Your Fire by Chloe WilsonThe Houseguest and Other Stories by Amparo DávilaDeath in her Hands by Ottessa MoshfeghThe Doll's Alphabet by Camilla Grudova
Eerie fictions written by women
242 books — 66 voters
All Fours by Miranda JulyI Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanDeath in Her Hands by Ottessa MoshfeghBunny by Mona AwadSeverance by Ling Ma
women vs the void
234 books — 583 voters

Bunny by Mona AwadHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonMouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin
Female-Authored Weird Fiction
464 books — 179 voters
Experimental Film by Gemma FilesThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
North American Supernatural Realism
71 books — 20 voters

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. CareyHorrorstör by Grady HendrixExperimental Film by Gemma FilesHimmelstrand by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
485 books — 1,246 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Elementals by Michael McDowellHex by Thomas Olde HeuveltThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,975 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Elementals by Michael McDowellAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,552 books — 1,503 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters