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Goodreads "Quality Dark Fiction" 2021 Update - Now 4.44 Times as Long - Page 7

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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241
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
242
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
243
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft (Joe Hill)
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
Joe Hill
244
Clown Girl (Monica Drake)
Clown Girl
Monica Drake
245
Invisible (Paul Auster)
Invisible
Paul Auster
246
The Last Werewolf (Glen Duncan)
The Last Werewolf
Glen Duncan
247
The Death of Bunny Munro (Nick Cave)
The Death of Bunny Munro
Nick Cave
248
The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire)
The Flowers of Evil
Charles Baudelaire
249
Snuff (Chuck Palahniuk)
Snuff
Chuck Palahniuk
250
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke
Denis Johnson
251
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)
Anno Dracula
Kim Newman
252
Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs (Chuck Klosterman)
Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs
Chuck Klosterman
253
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
Jim Thompson
254
The Fever (Megan Abbott)
The Fever
Megan Abbott
255
The Room (Hubert Selby Jr.)
The Room
Hubert Selby Jr.
256
The 120 Days of Sodom (The Marquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom
The Marquis De Sade
257
Cocaine Nights (J.G. Ballard)
Cocaine Nights
J.G. Ballard
258
Sunshine (Robin McKinley)
Sunshine
Robin McKinley
259
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
James Joyce
260
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
Albert Camus
261
Those Who Hunt the Night (Barbara Hambly)
Those Who Hunt the Night
Barbara Hambly
262
The Crossing (Cormac McCarthy)
The Crossing
Cormac McCarthy
263
You Will Know Me (Megan Abbott)
You Will Know Me
Megan Abbott
264
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner
265
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K Le Guin
266
The Golem (Gustav Meyrink)
The Golem
Gustav Meyrink
267
Narcopolis (Jeet Thayil)
Narcopolis
Jeet Thayil
268
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
Octavia Butler
269
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
Penelope Lively
270
Novel With Cocaine (M. Ageyev)
Novel With Cocaine
M. Ageyev
271
Uncle Silas (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Uncle Silas
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
272
Killing Yourself to Live (Chuck Klosterman)
Killing Yourself to Live
Chuck Klosterman
273
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
Natsuo Kirino
274
The Book of Illusions (Paul Auster)
The Book of Illusions
Paul Auster
275
Desperation (Stephen King)
Desperation
Stephen King
276
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
James Joyce
277
Kiss Kiss (Roald Dahl)
Kiss Kiss
Roald Dahl
278
Maldoror and the Complete Works of the Comte De Lautréamont (Comte De Lautréamont)
Maldoror and the Complete Works of the Comte De Lautréamont
Comte De Lautréamont
279
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
James Dashner
280
The Rook (Daniel O'Malley)
The Rook
Daniel O'Malley
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