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200 Favorite Horror Books

As a lifelong horror fan, I am always looking for the next book that can take me by the throat and make me fear for my life. From slow creeping horror to splatterpunk terror, the following books have given me some of my favorite scares to date. How many have you dared to read?
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The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
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The Haunted Doll's House (M. R. James)
The Haunted Doll's House
M. R. James
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The Best of H. P. Lovecraft (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
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Ambrose Bierce (Ambrose Bierce)
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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The Monk
The Monk
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Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
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The Beguiled (Thomas Cullinan)
The Beguiled
Thomas Cullinan
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Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Joan Lindsay
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
Robert Bloch
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Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone (Stefan Kiesbye)
Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone
Stefan Kiesbye
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Strange Wine (Harlan Ellison)
Strange Wine
Harlan Ellison
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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison
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Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
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Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
Octavia E. Butler
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Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales (Yoko Ogawa)
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales
Yoko Ogawa
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The Ring (Koji Suzuki)
The Ring
Koji Suzuki
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Dark Water (Koji Suzuki)
Dark Water
Koji Suzuki
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In the Miso Soup (Ryu Murakami)
In the Miso Soup
Ryu Murakami
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Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
Ryu Murakami
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Piercing (Ryu Murakami)
Piercing
Ryu Murakami
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The Crimson Labyrinth (Yusuke Kishi)
The Crimson Labyrinth
Yusuke Kishi
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Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
Koushun Takami
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Interview With the Vampire
Interview With the Vampire
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The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Lestat
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The Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
The Queen of the Damned
Anne Rice
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The Tale of the Body Thief (Anne Rice)
The Tale of the Body Thief
Anne Rice
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Memnoch the Devil
Memnoch the Devil
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The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour
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Lasher
Lasher
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Taltos
Taltos
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