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John Langan's Top Twenty, Er, Thirty (Three) Horror Novels

John Langan writes: "I'm a champion of the idea that it's possible to write great horror stories at novel length. So when I sat down to come up with twenty horror books that have meant a lot to me, I thought it would be fun to focus my list on novels. The list I wound up with, however, was (a lot) longer than I'd anticipated..."
"So much for arguments against the horror novel. I also realized that there was another list I should give alongside this one, and that's of novels I keep meaning to get to but haven't yet..."
"Mea culpa. Finally, I felt I should give a few titles that, while not horror novels in the strictest sense of the term, seemed at least cousins of those I'd already listed."
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
1
Mary Shelley
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (James Hogg)
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
2
James Hogg
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
3
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Great God Pan (Arthur Machen)
The Great God Pan
4
Arthur Machen
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
5
Henry James
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
6
Conjure Wife (Fritz Leiber)
Conjure Wife
7
Fritz Leiber
The Sundial (Shirley Jackson)
The Sundial
8
Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
9
Shirley Jackson
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
10
Ray Bradbury
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (Philip K. Dick)
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
11
Philip K. Dick
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
12
Anne Rice
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
13
Stephen King
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
14
Stephen King
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
15
Peter Straub
Shadowland
Shadowland
16
The Nightwalker (Thomas Tessier)
The Nightwalker
17
Thomas Tessier
Incarnate (Ramsey Campbell)
Incarnate
18
Ramsey Campbell
The Darkest Part of the Woods
The Darkest Part of the Woods
19
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
20
Iain Banks
The Damnation Game (Clive Barker)
The Damnation Game
21
Clive Barker
Cabal
Cabal
22
The Light at the End (John Skipp & Craig Spector)
The Light at the End
23
John Skipp & Craig Spector
A Child Across the Sky (Jonathan Carroll)
A Child Across the Sky
24
Jonathan Carroll
The Divinity Student (Michael Sisco)
The Divinity Student
25
Michael Sisco
The Hauntings of Hood Canal (Jack Cady)
The Hauntings of Hood Canal
26
Jack Cady
Come Closer (Sara Gran)
Come Closer
27
Sara Gran
Floater (Lucius Shepard)
Floater
28
Lucius Shepard
The Man on the Ceiling (Steve Rasnic Tem)
The Man on the Ceiling
29
Steve Rasnic Tem
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
30
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
31
Colson Whitehead
The Croning (Laird Barron)
The Croning
32
Laird Barron
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
33
Paul Tremblay
The Black Spider (Jeremias Gotthelf)
The Black Spider
34
Jeremias Gotthelf
Medusa (E. H. Visiak)
Medusa
35
E. H. Visiak
Darker Than You Think (Jack Williamson)
Darker Than You Think
36
Jack Williamson
The Case Against Satan (Ray Russell)
The Case Against Satan
37
Ray Russell
The Tenant (Roland Topor)
The Tenant
38
Roland Topor
Dagon (Fred Chappell)
Dagon
39
Fred Chappell
The Face That Must Die (Campbell)
The Face That Must Die
40
Campbell
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