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151 Horror Stories You Should Read

151 horror stories I've read and would recommend. Some classics aren't included because I haven't read them yet. Some authors aren't included because I don't like their books.
(You'll notice some overlap with NPR's top 100 scary stories, because I've been using that as a reading challenge for years.)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
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The Amulet (Michael Mcdowell)
The Amulet (Michael Mcdowell)
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
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The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
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The Angel of Indian Lake (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Angel of Indian Lake (Stephen Graham Jones)
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Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
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At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness
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The Auctioneer (Joan Samson)
The Auctioneer (Joan Samson)
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Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier
The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier
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Bloodchild
Bloodchild
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The Bone Key (Sarah Monette)
The Bone Key (Sarah Monette)
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The Book of Accidents (Chuck Wendig)
The Book of Accidents (Chuck Wendig)
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Boys in the Valley (Philip Fracassi)
Boys in the Valley (Philip Fracassi)
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Brimstone (Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child)
Brimstone (Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child)
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Burden Falls (Kat Ellis)
Burden Falls (Kat Ellis)
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Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings
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Cabinet of Curiosities
Cabinet of Curiosities
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Camp Damascus (Chuck Tingle)
Camp Damascus (Chuck Tingle)
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Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
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Carrie
Carrie
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The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
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Cherish Farrah (Bethany C. Morrow)
Cherish Farrah (Bethany C. Morrow)
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The Closet (James Tynion IV)
The Closet (James Tynion IV)
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Clown in a Cornfield (Adam Cesare)
Clown in a Cornfield (Adam Cesare)
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Come Closer (Sara Gran)
Come Closer (Sara Gran)
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Comfort Me With Apples (Catherynne M. Valente)
Comfort Me With Apples (Catherynne M. Valente)
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Cycle of the Werewolf (Stephen King)
Cycle of the Werewolf (Stephen King)
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Daphne (Josh Malerman)
Daphne (Josh Malerman)
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Dark Harvest (Norman Partridge)
Dark Harvest (Norman Partridge)
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The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
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Dead Eleven (Jimmy Juliano)
Dead Eleven (Jimmy Juliano)
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Devil House (John Darnielle)
Devil House (John Darnielle)
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Diavola (Jennifer Marie Thorne)
Diavola (Jennifer Marie Thorne)
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Don't Fear the Reaper (Stephen Graham Jones)
Don't Fear the Reaper (Stephen Graham Jones)
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Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
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The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
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