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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 22791 times as horror)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,680,271 ratings — published 1977
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It It (Paperback)
by (shelved 19060 times as horror)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,249,040 ratings — published 1986
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 18243 times as horror)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,450,521 ratings — published 1897
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Carrie Carrie (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 15917 times as horror)
avg rating 3.99 — 832,664 ratings — published 1974
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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 15855 times as horror)
avg rating 3.81 — 384,938 ratings — published 1959
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Pet Sematary Pet Sematary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15498 times as horror)
avg rating 4.08 — 687,834 ratings — published 1983
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’Salem’s Lot ’Salem’s Lot (Paperback)
by (shelved 15361 times as horror)
avg rating 4.10 — 650,993 ratings — published 1975
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 15310 times as horror)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,833,814 ratings — published 1818
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Misery Misery (Paperback)
by (shelved 13371 times as horror)
avg rating 4.23 — 834,775 ratings — published 1987
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The Stand The Stand (Audiobook)
by (shelved 11824 times as horror)
avg rating 4.35 — 826,395 ratings — published 1978
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10894 times as horror)
avg rating 3.67 — 433,376 ratings — published 2020
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 9753 times as horror)
avg rating 4.09 — 196,773 ratings — published 2000
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 9444 times as horror)
avg rating 3.91 — 287,751 ratings — published 1962
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 8450 times as horror)
avg rating 4.02 — 643,392 ratings — published 1976
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 8309 times as horror)
avg rating 3.77 — 373,641 ratings — published 2017
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7839 times as horror)
avg rating 3.79 — 301,335 ratings — published 2020
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Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2)
by (shelved 7816 times as horror)
avg rating 4.13 — 292,477 ratings — published 2013
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The Only Good Indians The Only Good Indians (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7648 times as horror)
avg rating 3.68 — 110,481 ratings — published 2020
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The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
by (shelved 7597 times as horror)
avg rating 4.21 — 267,837 ratings — published 1971
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7464 times as horror)
avg rating 4.02 — 562,901 ratings — published 2006
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 7315 times as horror)
avg rating 4.13 — 773,947 ratings — published 2002
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Cujo Cujo (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7242 times as horror)
avg rating 3.80 — 318,418 ratings — published 1981
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NOS4A2 NOS4A2 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6898 times as horror)
avg rating 4.07 — 142,234 ratings — published 2013
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6637 times as horror)
avg rating 3.83 — 655,865 ratings — published 1886
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 6619 times as horror)
avg rating 3.85 — 131,552 ratings — published 2022
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My Best Friend's Exorcism My Best Friend's Exorcism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6556 times as horror)
avg rating 3.92 — 148,209 ratings — published 2016
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The Troop The Troop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6537 times as horror)
avg rating 3.83 — 122,070 ratings — published 2014
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 6515 times as horror)
avg rating 3.87 — 186,011 ratings — published 1872
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Horrorstör Horrorstör (Paperback)
by (shelved 6505 times as horror)
avg rating 3.65 — 121,564 ratings — published 2014
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Bird Box (Bird Box, #1) Bird Box (Bird Box, #1)
by (shelved 6486 times as horror)
avg rating 4.05 — 208,376 ratings — published 2014
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Heart-Shaped Box Heart-Shaped Box (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6457 times as horror)
avg rating 3.84 — 151,789 ratings — published 2007
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The Outsider The Outsider (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6373 times as horror)
avg rating 4.01 — 373,558 ratings — published 2018
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 6158 times as horror)
avg rating 3.47 — 312,201 ratings — published 2019
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Needful Things Needful Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 6112 times as horror)
avg rating 3.98 — 274,813 ratings — published 1991
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A Head Full of Ghosts A Head Full of Ghosts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6011 times as horror)
avg rating 3.78 — 104,196 ratings — published 2015
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Christine Christine (Paperback)
by (shelved 6002 times as horror)
avg rating 3.86 — 261,727 ratings — published 1983
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The Final Girl Support Group The Final Girl Support Group (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5987 times as horror)
avg rating 3.50 — 180,319 ratings — published 2021
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How to Sell a Haunted House How to Sell a Haunted House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5875 times as horror)
avg rating 3.64 — 161,673 ratings — published 2023
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Let the Right One In Let the Right One In (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5832 times as horror)
avg rating 4.04 — 119,938 ratings — published 2004
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Night Shift Night Shift (Paperback)
by (shelved 5801 times as horror)
avg rating 4.04 — 196,818 ratings — published 1978
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Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1) Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by (shelved 5728 times as horror)
avg rating 4.05 — 157,359 ratings — published 1967
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 5675 times as horror)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,836,837 ratings — published 1890
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
by (shelved 5315 times as horror)
avg rating 3.38 — 177,252 ratings — published 1898
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The Silence of the Lambs  (Hannibal Lecter, #2) The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
by (shelved 5079 times as horror)
avg rating 4.26 — 584,334 ratings — published 1988
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5078 times as horror)
avg rating 3.90 — 151,591 ratings — published 1962
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Firestarter Firestarter (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5051 times as horror)
avg rating 3.92 — 245,080 ratings — published 1980
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The Dead Zone The Dead Zone (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5030 times as horror)
avg rating 3.97 — 243,576 ratings — published 1979
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The Institute The Institute (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4953 times as horror)
avg rating 4.20 — 334,118 ratings — published 2019
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The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1)
by (shelved 4913 times as horror)
avg rating 3.95 — 243,432 ratings — published 2014
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The Last House on Needless Street The Last House on Needless Street (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4764 times as horror)
avg rating 3.81 — 142,116 ratings — published 2021
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Chuck Palahniuk
“Most of the laugh tracks on television were recorded in the early 1950’s. These days, most of the people you hear laughing are dead.”
Chuck Palahniuk

Stephen        King
“Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.”
Stephen King

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