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50 of the Best Horror Novels

Book Riot has assembled a list of must-read horror novels. Have you already read many of these stories?
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Affinity (Sarah Waters)
Affinity (Sarah Waters)
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At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
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Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
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The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed (William March)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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The Between (Tananarive Due)
The Between (Tananarive Due)
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Boy's Life (Robert McCammon)
Boy's Life (Robert McCammon)
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Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)
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Crota (Owl Goingback)
Crota (Owl Goingback)
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The Devil in Silver (Victor Lavalle)
The Devil in Silver (Victor Lavalle)
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
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The Explorer (James Smythe)
The Explorer (James Smythe)
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The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
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Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
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Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
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Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
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The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
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Grotesque (Natsuo Kirino)
Grotesque (Natsuo Kirino)
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Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
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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)
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The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
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Imajica (Clive Barker)
Imajica (Clive Barker)
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Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
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The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon
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The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
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Misery (Stephen King)
Misery (Stephen King)
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Nos4r2 (Joe Hill)
Nos4r2 (Joe Hill)
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Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
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Phantoms (Dean R.Koontz)
Phantoms (Dean R.Koontz)
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
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Ring (Koji Suzuki)
Ring (Koji Suzuki)
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Roots of Evil (Sarah Rayne)
Roots of Evil (Sarah Rayne)
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Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
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The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
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