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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
2
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 (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver
5
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
Anne Rivers Siddon
6
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
7
It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
8
Alice (Christina Henry)
Alice
Christina Henry
9
N0s4A2 (Joe Hill)
N0s4A2
Joe Hill
10
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
Paul Tremblay
11
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
Richard Marheson
12
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
John Fowles
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 (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
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
26
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
27
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
28
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
29
Night Film (Marisha Pessl)
Night Film
Marisha Pessl
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 (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
Susan Hill
33
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
Gillian Flynn
34
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
Dan Simmons
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