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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 507 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.81 — 374,073 ratings — published 1959
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 406 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.67 — 424,787 ratings — published 2020
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 402 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.91 — 280,692 ratings — published 1962
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 377 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,433,837 ratings — published 1897
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 365 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.13 — 768,305 ratings — published 2002
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 361 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,798,187 ratings — published 1818
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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 351 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,668,251 ratings — published 1977
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The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 241 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.15 — 562,863 ratings — published 2008
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 239 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.87 — 176,230 ratings — published 1872
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Home Before Dark Home Before Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 224 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.05 — 291,179 ratings — published 2020
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 223 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.09 — 194,747 ratings — published 2000
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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 221 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.79 — 290,286 ratings — published 2020
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 219 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.86 — 124,627 ratings — published 2022
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It It (Paperback)
by (shelved 211 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,241,123 ratings — published 1986
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My Best Friend's Exorcism My Best Friend's Exorcism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 207 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.93 — 144,432 ratings — published 2016
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Pet Sematary Pet Sematary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 200 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.08 — 679,617 ratings — published 1983
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 194 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.47 — 302,231 ratings — published 2019
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How to Sell a Haunted House How to Sell a Haunted House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 193 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.65 — 154,018 ratings — published 2023
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 192 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.78 — 359,934 ratings — published 2017
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Carrie Carrie (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 192 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.99 — 824,751 ratings — published 1974
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’Salem’s Lot ’Salem’s Lot (Paperback)
by (shelved 186 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.10 — 644,594 ratings — published 1975
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.38 — 174,711 ratings — published 1898
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Horrorstör Horrorstör (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.65 — 118,830 ratings — published 2014
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 182 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.25 — 708,608 ratings — published 1938
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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 179 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.23 — 81,943 ratings — published 2021
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The Only Good Indians The Only Good Indians (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.68 — 107,246 ratings — published 2020
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.90 — 147,962 ratings — published 1962
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Hidden Pictures Hidden Pictures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 167 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.15 — 536,187 ratings — published 2022
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Misery Misery (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.23 — 826,957 ratings — published 1987
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The Final Girl Support Group The Final Girl Support Group (Hardcover)
by (shelved 161 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.51 — 175,632 ratings — published 2021
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We Used to Live Here We Used to Live Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 158 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.64 — 202,707 ratings — published 2024
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The Silent Companions The Silent Companions (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.88 — 41,213 ratings — published 2017
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.83 — 650,032 ratings — published 1886
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The Sun Down Motel The Sun Down Motel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 156 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.00 — 184,400 ratings — published 2020
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The Last House on Needless Street The Last House on Needless Street (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.82 — 137,218 ratings — published 2021
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The September House The September House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 152 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.88 — 84,774 ratings — published 2023
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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 150 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.01 — 387,740 ratings — published 2019
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,817,076 ratings — published 1890
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
by (shelved 143 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,344,771 ratings — published 2011
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 142 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,092,817 ratings — published 2019
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Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1) Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)
by (shelved 142 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.01 — 28,970 ratings — published 2018
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Starling House Starling House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 141 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.79 — 151,090 ratings — published 2023
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Through the Woods Through the Woods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.94 — 86,935 ratings — published 2014
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A Dowry of Blood A Dowry of Blood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.94 — 96,103 ratings — published 2021
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A House with Good Bones A House with Good Bones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.67 — 61,306 ratings — published 2023
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A Head Full of Ghosts A Head Full of Ghosts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.78 — 102,699 ratings — published 2015
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The Hollow Places The Hollow Places (Paperback)
by (shelved 132 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.79 — 51,002 ratings — published 2020
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 132 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.07 — 345,478 ratings — published 1892
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The Hacienda The Hacienda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.84 — 54,595 ratings — published 2022
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 130 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.52 — 193,264 ratings — published 2016
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The Woman in Black by Susan         HillThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. JamesThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThis House Is Haunted by John Boyne
Historical Ghost Fiction
215 books — 338 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuHell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin  StarlingWilder Girls by Rory Power
Queer Horror
644 books — 374 voters

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Bladen Mercutio
“Turbulent rushes of air ran wild as the spirits of ghosts and the cries of souls were dragged across the threshold with a cadence of breath that was all too human.”
Bladen Mercutio

N.P. Thompson
“The riverbank was thick with wings. Black feathers overshadowed the summer-green leaves and turned the trees into ragged Halloween specters in flapping obsidian.”
N.P. Thompson, River of Crows

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