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34 Best Horror Books of All Time

Whether you're looking for a haunting short story to tell in the dark or picks for a spooky movie marathon, we've got you covered. But if it's sustained terror you're looking for, nothing compares to a horror novel. Below, we've gathered a few of the best horror books of all time, from new releases like Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic to Stephen King classics (which we limited to two).
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Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
3
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
4
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
5
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
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The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
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It (Stephen King)
It (Stephen King)
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Alice (Christina Henry)
Alice (Christina Henry)
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N0s4A2 (Joe Hill)
N0s4A2 (Joe Hill)
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A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
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Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
12
The Collector
The Collector
13
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
14
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
15
The Parable of the Sower (Butler)
The Parable of the Sower (Butler)
16
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
17
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Iain Reid)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Iain Reid)
18
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
19
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
20
My Soul to Keep (Tananarive Due)
My Soul to Keep (Tananarive Due)
21
You (Caroline Kepnes)
You (Caroline Kepnes)
22
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
23
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
24
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
25
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
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The Silence of the Lambs (Novel)
The Silence of the Lambs (Novel)
27
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
28
Coraline
Coraline
29
Night Film
Night Film
30
Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
31
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
32
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black
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Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
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The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
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