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200 Favorite Horror Books - Page 3

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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Occultation and Other Stories (Laird Barron)
Occultation and Other Stories
Laird Barron
82
The Imago Sequence
The Imago Sequence
83
The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All
The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All
84
Zombie (Joyce Carol Oates)
Zombie
Joyce Carol Oates
85
Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque (Joyce Carol Oates)
Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque
Joyce Carol Oates
86
The Collector of Hearts (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Collector of Hearts
Joyce Carol Oates
87
The Female of the Species (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Female of the Species
Joyce Carol Oates
88
The Museum of Dr. Moses (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Museum of Dr. Moses
Joyce Carol Oates
89
Wormwood (Poppy Z. Brite)
Wormwood
Poppy Z. Brite
90
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
91
Drawing Blood
Drawing Blood
92
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse
93
Silk (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
Silk
Caitlin R. Kiernan
94
Murder of Angels (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
Murder of Angels
Caitlin R. Kiernan
95
The Very Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
The Very Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan
Caitlin R. Kiernan
96
The Best of Joe R. Lansdale (Joe R. Lansdale)
The Best of Joe R. Lansdale
Joe R. Lansdale
97
Offseason (Jack Ketchum)
Offseason
Jack Ketchum
98
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
99
Gone to See the River Man (Kristopher Triana)
Gone to See the River Man
Kristopher Triana
100
Full Brutal (Kristopher Triana)
Full Brutal
Kristopher Triana
101
Peaceable Kingdom (Jack Ketchum)
Peaceable Kingdom
Jack Ketchum
102
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
P. Djèlí Clark
103
October Dreams (Richard Chizmar)
October Dreams
Richard Chizmar
104
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury
105
The Halloween Tree (Bradbury)
The Halloween Tree
Bradbury
106
The October Country (Ray Bradbury)
The October Country
Ray Bradbury
107
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
108
Shadowland (Peter Straub)
Shadowland
Peter Straub
109
Houses Without Doors (Peter Straub)
Houses Without Doors
Peter Straub
110
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
111
Night in the Lonesome October (Laymon)
Night in the Lonesome October
Laymon
112
In the Dark (Richard Laymon)
In the Dark
Richard Laymon
113
Funland (Richard Laymon)
Funland
Richard Laymon
114
The Cellar (Richard Laymon)
The Cellar
Richard Laymon
115
The Beast House (Richard Laymon)
The Beast House
Richard Laymon
116
The Midnight Tour (Richard Laymon)
The Midnight Tour
Richard Laymon
117
Friday Night in Beast House (Richard Laymon)
Friday Night in Beast House
Richard Laymon
118
The Traveling Vampire Show (Richard Laymon)
The Traveling Vampire Show
Richard Laymon
119
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
Intensity
Dean Koontz
120
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
Dean Koontz
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