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70 of the Best Horror Books, According to Horror Authors

"Who better to get your horror recommendations from than an expert in the field? Goodreads interviewed nine horror authors — Johanna van Veen, Paul Tremblay, Gretchen Felker-Martin, Ananda Lima, Monika Kim, Josh Malerman, Chuck Tingle, Stephen Graham Jones, and Gabino Iglesias — about their favorite horror authors as well as the upcoming horror releases they're most excited about.
Here are 70 books that nine of the buzziest new horror authors recommend to add to your summer reading plans."
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Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
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How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
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Things We Say in the Dark (Kirsty Logan)
Things We Say in the Dark (Kirsty Logan)
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The Dark Between the Trees (Fiona Barnett)
The Dark Between the Trees (Fiona Barnett)
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The Unsuitable (Molly Pohlig)
The Unsuitable (Molly Pohlig)
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Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein (Anne Eekhout)
Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein (Anne Eekhout)
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Orpheus Builds a Girl (Heather Parry)
Orpheus Builds a Girl (Heather Parry)
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Our Share of Night (Mariana Enríquez)
Our Share of Night (Mariana Enríquez)
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The Fisherman (John Langan)
The Fisherman (John Langan)
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Big Machine (Victor Lavalle)
Big Machine (Victor Lavalle)
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Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
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This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances (Eric Larocca)
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances (Eric Larocca)
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The Garden (Clare Beams)
The Garden (Clare Beams)
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Wild Spaces (S.L. Coney)
Wild Spaces (S.L. Coney)
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The Militia House (John Milas)
The Militia House (John Milas)
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Tell Me I'm Worthless (Alison Rumfitt)
Tell Me I'm Worthless (Alison Rumfitt)
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Wilding (Melanie Tem)
Wilding (Melanie Tem)
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Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
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The Unmothers (Leslie J. Anderson)
The Unmothers (Leslie J. Anderson)
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Green Fuse Burning (Tiffany Morris)
Green Fuse Burning (Tiffany Morris)
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The Woods All Black (Lee Mandelo)
The Woods All Black (Lee Mandelo)
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Invaginies (Joe Koch)
Invaginies (Joe Koch)
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Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny (Mona Awad)
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The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Mariana Enríquez)
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Mariana Enríquez)
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Forgotten Sisters (Cynthia Pelayo)
Forgotten Sisters (Cynthia Pelayo)
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Mouth: Stories (Puloma Gosh)
Mouth: Stories (Puloma Gosh)
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Monstrilio (Gerardo Sámáno Córdova)
Monstrilio (Gerardo Sámáno Córdova)
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This Thing Between Us (Gus Moreno)
This Thing Between Us (Gus Moreno)
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Horror for Weenies (Emily C.Hughes)
Horror for Weenies (Emily C.Hughes)
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The Reformatory (Tananarive Due)
The Reformatory (Tananarive Due)
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The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
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Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
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Cursed Bunny (Bora Chung)
Cursed Bunny (Bora Chung)
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Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil (Ananda Lima)
Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil (Ananda Lima)
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My Darling Dreadful Thing (Johanna Van Veen)
My Darling Dreadful Thing (Johanna Van Veen)
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The Dark We Know (Wen-Yi Lee)
The Dark We Know (Wen-Yi Lee)
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The Night Guest (Hildur Knútsdóttir)
The Night Guest (Hildur Knútsdóttir)
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