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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
4
Things We Say in the Dark (Kirsty Logan)
Things We Say in the Dark
Kirsty Logan
5
The Dark Between the Trees (Fiona Barnett)
The Dark Between the Trees
Fiona Barnett
6
The Unsuitable (Molly Pohlig)
The Unsuitable
Molly Pohlig
7
Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein (Anne Eekhout)
Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein
Anne Eekhout
8
Orpheus Builds a Girl (Heather Parry)
Orpheus Builds a Girl
Heather Parry
9
Our Share of Night (Mariana Enríquez)
Our Share of Night
Mariana Enríquez
10
The Fisherman (John Langan)
The Fisherman
John Langan
11
Big Machine (Victor Lavalle)
Big Machine
Victor Lavalle
12
Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
Generation Loss
Elizabeth Hand
13
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances (Eric Larocca)
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
Eric Larocca
14
The Garden (Clare Beams)
The Garden
Clare Beams
15
Wild Spaces (S.L. Coney)
Wild Spaces
S.L. Coney
16
The Militia House (John Milas)
The Militia House
John Milas
17
Tell Me I'm Worthless (Alison Rumfitt)
Tell Me I'm Worthless
Alison Rumfitt
18
Wilding (Melanie Tem)
Wilding
Melanie Tem
19
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
20
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
21
The Unmothers (Leslie J. Anderson)
The Unmothers
Leslie J. Anderson
22
Green Fuse Burning (Tiffany Morris)
Green Fuse Burning
Tiffany Morris
23
The Woods All Black (Lee Mandelo)
The Woods All Black
Lee Mandelo
24
Invaginies (Joe Koch)
Invaginies
Joe Koch
25
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
Mona Awad
26
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
Victor Lavalle
27
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Mariana Enríquez)
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
Mariana Enríquez
28
Forgotten Sisters (Cynthia Pelayo)
Forgotten Sisters
Cynthia Pelayo
29
Mouth: Stories (Puloma Gosh)
Mouth: Stories
Puloma Gosh
30
Monstrilio (Gerardo Sámáno Córdova)
Monstrilio
Gerardo Sámáno Córdova
31
This Thing Between Us (Gus Moreno)
This Thing Between Us
Gus Moreno
32
Horror for Weenies (Emily C.Hughes)
Horror for Weenies
Emily C.Hughes
33
The Reformatory (Tananarive Due)
The Reformatory
Tananarive Due
34
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
35
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
36
Cursed Bunny (Bora Chung)
Cursed Bunny
Bora Chung
37
Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil (Ananda Lima)
Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
Ananda Lima
38
My Darling Dreadful Thing (Johanna Van Veen)
My Darling Dreadful Thing
Johanna Van Veen
39
The Dark We Know (Wen-Yi Lee)
The Dark We Know
Wen-Yi Lee
40
The Night Guest (Hildur Knútsdóttir)
The Night Guest
Hildur Knútsdóttir
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