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Esquires Top 50 Horror Books

Written by Neil McRobert for Esquire and published in May 2022. Wanted to make it into a little challenge for myself to read them all.
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The Loop (Jeremy Robert Johnson)
The Loop
Jeremy Robert Johnson
2
Harvest Home (Thomas Tryon)
Harvest Home
Thomas Tryon
3
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
Zakiya Dalila Harris
4
The Auctioneer (Joan Samson)
The Auctioneer
Joan Samson
5
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
Alma Katsu
6
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury
7
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes (Larocca)
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes
Larocca
8
Dark Valley (Joe Donnelly)
Dark Valley
Joe Donnelly
9
The Red Tree
The Red Tree
10
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
Matthew Lewis
11
Experimental Film (Gemma Files)
Experimental Film
Gemma Files
12
Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis)
Lunar Park
Bret Easton Ellis
13
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
Victor Lavalle
14
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
Josh Malerman
15
Apartment 16 (Adam Nevill)
Apartment 16
Adam Nevill
16
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
Poppy Z. Brite
17
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
Anne Rice
18
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddons)
The House Next Door
Anne Rivers Siddons
19
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks
20
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica
21
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House
Tananarive Due
22
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart
Clive Barker
23
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
Max Brooks
24
The Return (Rachel Harrison)
The Return
Rachel Harrison
25
Penpal (Dathan Auerbach)
Penpal
Dathan Auerbach
26
Vertical Ring (Koji Suzuki)
Vertical Ring
Koji Suzuki
27
Fevre Dream (George R.R. Martin)
Fevre Dream
George R.R. Martin
28
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward
29
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
Stephen King
30
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
31
Come Closer (Sara Gran)
Come Closer
Sara Gran
32
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones
33
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
34
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted
Chuck Palahniuk
35
The Fisherman (John Langan)
The Fisherman
John Langan
36
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
Katherine Dunn
37
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
John Ajvide Lindqvist
38
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
39
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
40
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
Dan Simmons
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