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Goodreads "Quality Dark Fiction" 2021 Update - Now 4.44 Times as Long - Page 4

This dark challenge is mostly sinister & ghoulish, but is also amusing at times, given some of the entries.
According to Alan Baxter, the Goodreads author who originally compiled this list, "my novels are dark fantasy thrillers, so I thought I'd make a list with quality dark fiction, particularly dark genre fiction and include books that have appealed to me or that have inspired my writing over the years."
BTW, is 444 (the length of this list) supposed to be a special number like 666?
Only books with 2000+ ratings and 3+ votes were included. A few partially overlapping titles have been retained.
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avg. score: 56 of 444 (13%)
required scores: 1, 26, 44, 59, 80 

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121
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
122
It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
123
Doctor Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Doctor Faustus
Christopher Marlowe
124
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
Chuck Palahniuk
125
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
Victor Hugo
126
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
127
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
128
The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
H.P. Lovecraft
129
The Book of Paul (Richard Long)
The Book of Paul
Richard Long
130
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
131
The Doll's House (Neil Gaiman)
The Doll's House
Neil Gaiman
132
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
Cormac McCarthy
133
Preacher, Vol. 1: Gone to Texas (Garth Ennis)
Preacher, Vol. 1: Gone to Texas
Garth Ennis
134
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill
135
A Dog's Heart/Heart of a Dog (Mikhail Bulgakov)
A Dog's Heart/Heart of a Dog
Mikhail Bulgakov
136
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
Franz Kafka
137
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
138
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Bo Hampton)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Bo Hampton
139
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows
Brent Weeks
140
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
141
Imperial Bedrooms (Bret Easton Ellis)
Imperial Bedrooms
Bret Easton Ellis
142
Collected Ghost Stories (M.R. James)
Collected Ghost Stories
M.R. James
143
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
Albert Camus
144
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
Margaret Atwood
145
Glamorama (Bret Easton Ellis)
Glamorama
Bret Easton Ellis
146
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
Bret Easton Ellis
147
Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
Arthur Koestler
148
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
Martin Amis
149
Hell's Angels (Hunter S. Thompson)
Hell's Angels
Hunter S. Thompson
150
The Great and Secret Show (Clive Barker)
The Great and Secret Show
Clive Barker
151
Survivor (Chuck Palahniuk)
Survivor
Chuck Palahniuk
152
The Bachman Books (Stephen King)
The Bachman Books
Stephen King
153
Elric of Melniboné (Michael Moorcock)
Elric of Melniboné
Michael Moorcock
154
Filth (Irvine Welsh)
Filth
Irvine Welsh
155
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
Edgar Allan Poe
156
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
J.G. Ballard
157
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
Charles Bukowski
158
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
V.C. Andrews
159
Adjustment Day (Chuck Palahniuk)
Adjustment Day
Chuck Palahniuk
160
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
Katherine Dunn
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