101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

by Sadie Hartmann

Sometimes I think us readers don’t quite grasp how rare we are. To

Note: The intentional omission of older classics was a telling move: what Sadie’s saying is, modern books can and will become classics of their own.

However, there is one profound way I do take risks: I read a metric ton of horror fiction.

clear: Nobody is the last word on good horror books.

Also, please read horror with a love for yourself and your boundaries. You can research content warnings before you begin a new book to know if any of your specific triggers might arise. And if one escapes your notice and you encounter that trigger, it’s OK to stop reading the book.

scary.” I don’t think a horror book’s main objective is to be scary. There are lots of other ways writers can tell stories to unsettle our souls.