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200 Favorite Horror Books - Page 5

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 Doll Who Ate His Mother (Ramsey Campbell)
The Doll Who Ate His Mother
Ramsey Campbell
162
The Parasite (Ramsey Campbell)
The Parasite
Ramsey Campbell
163
Scared Stiff (Ramsey Campbell)
Scared Stiff
Ramsey Campbell
164
Alone With the Horrors (Ramsey Campbell)
Alone With the Horrors
Ramsey Campbell
165
Selected Stories of Charles Beaumont (Beaumont)
Selected Stories of Charles Beaumont
Beaumont
166
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
167
The Best of Richard Matheson (Matheson)
The Best of Richard Matheson
Matheson
168
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
V.C. Andrews
169
Penpal (Dathan Auerbach)
Penpal
Dathan Auerbach
170
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
Ira Levin
171
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
Katherine Dunn
172
The Man on the Ceiling (Steve Rasnic Tem)
The Man on the Ceiling
Steve Rasnic Tem
173
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
Josh Malerman
174
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
Ira Levin
175
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
176
The Other
The Other
177
Harvest Home (Thomas Tryon)
Harvest Home
Thomas Tryon
178
North American Lake Monsters
North American Lake Monsters
179
Wounds (Nathan Ballingrud)
Wounds
Nathan Ballingrud
180
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
Uzumaki
Junji Ito
181
Tomie (Junji Ito)
Tomie
Junji Ito
182
Gyo (Junji Ito)
Gyo
Junji Ito
183
Fragments of Horror (Junji Ito)
Fragments of Horror
Junji Ito
184
Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstor
Grady Hendrix
185
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
Grady Hendrix
186
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
187
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House
Grady Hendrix
188
Boy's Life
Boy's Life
189
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
190
The Troop (Nick Cutter)
The Troop
Nick Cutter
191
The Deep (Nick Cutter)
The Deep
Nick Cutter
192
The Sundial (Shirley Jackson)
The Sundial
Shirley Jackson
193
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
194
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
Jim Thompson
195
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
196
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
Justin Cronin
197
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
198
Our Lady of Darkness (Fritz Leiber)
Our Lady of Darkness
Fritz Leiber
199
Conjure Wife (Fritz Leiber, Jr.)
Conjure Wife
Fritz Leiber, Jr.
200
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
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