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Best Horror and Mystery Books

This is a list of my favorite horror novels. I am sure that I am forgetting some and that more will come to mind after this list is posted.
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Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
John Ajvide Lindqvist
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury
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At the Mountains of Madness (H. P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
H. P. Lovecraft
4
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
5
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
Elizabeth Kostova
6
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
Anne Rice
7
House on the Borderlands (William Hope Hodgson)
House on the Borderlands
William Hope Hodgson
8
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
9
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
10
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
11
The Winter People (Jennifer McMahon)
The Winter People
Jennifer McMahon
12
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
Joe Hill
13
Threshold
Threshold
14
Foucault's Pendulum
Foucault's Pendulum
15
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe
16
Sherlock Holmes...Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes...Hound of the Baskervilles
17
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
Caleb Carr
18
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
19
It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
20
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
Stephen King
21
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
Matt Ruff
22
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
23
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
24
The Searching Dead (Ramsey Campbell)
The Searching Dead
Ramsey Campbell
25
Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
Ramsey Campbell
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The Night Sister (Jennifer McMahon)
The Night Sister
Jennifer McMahon
27
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
Anne Rice
28
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
29
The Best of John W. Campbell Jr. (John W. Campbell Jr.)
The Best of John W. Campbell Jr.
John W. Campbell Jr.
30
Short Stories of Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey Campbell)
Short Stories of Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell
31
Camilla (Sheridan Lefanu)
Camilla
Sheridan Lefanu
32
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": The Authorized Graphic Adaptation (Miles Hyman)
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": The Authorized Graphic Adaptation
Miles Hyman
33
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
Thomas Harris
34
Death in Holy Orders (P.D. James)
Death in Holy Orders
P.D. James
35
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
36
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
37
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
38
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
39
The Drowning Girl
The Drowning Girl
40
The Night Ocean (Paul La Farge)
The Night Ocean
Paul La Farge
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