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Nightmare Magazine's Top 100 Horror Books

Published at Worldswithoutend.com, here are the top 100 horror books, as chosen by the folks at Nightmare Magazine.
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Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
Clive Barker
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The Damnation Game (Clive Barker)
The Damnation Game
Clive Barker
3
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart
4
The Imago Sequence
The Imago Sequence
5
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
6
Psycho
Psycho
7
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury
8
Graveyard People (Gary A. Braunbeck)
Graveyard People
Gary A. Braunbeck
9
In Silent Graves (Gary Braunbeck)
In Silent Graves
Gary Braunbeck
10
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
11
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
12
Love in Vein (Poppy Z. Brite)
Love in Vein
Poppy Z. Brite
13
The Nameless (Ramsey Campbell)
The Nameless
Ramsey Campbell
14
Nazareth Hill (Ramsey Campbell)
Nazareth Hill
Ramsey Campbell
15
The Shallow End of the Pool (Adam-Troy Castro)
The Shallow End of the Pool
Adam-Troy Castro
16
Shivers (Richard Chizmar)
Shivers
Richard Chizmar
17
Sungalsses After Dark (Nancy A. Collins)
Sungalsses After Dark
Nancy A. Collins
18
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One (Ellen Datlow)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
Ellen Datlow
19
The Year's Best Fantasy (Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling)
The Year's Best Fantasy
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
20
My Soul to Keep (Tananarive Due)
My Soul to Keep
Tananarive Due
21
Nightmare Seasons (Charles L. Grant)
Nightmare Seasons
Charles L. Grant
22
Shadows (Charles L. Grant)
Shadows
Charles L. Grant
23
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 (Paula Guran)
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010
Paula Guran
24
Those Who Hunt the Night (Barbara Hambly)
Those Who Hunt the Night
Barbara Hambly
25
20th Century Ghosts (Joe Hill)
20th Century Ghosts
Joe Hill
26
It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
27
Night Shift (Stephen King)
Night Shift
Stephen King
28
'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot
29
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
30
Skeleton Crew (Stephen King)
Skeleton Crew
Stephen King
31
The Bad Place
The Bad Place
32
Strangers
Strangers
33
The Taking (Dean Koontz)
The Taking
Dean Koontz
34
Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters (John Langan)
Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters
John Langan
35
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
36
The Keeper (Sarah Langan)
The Keeper
Sarah Langan
37
Savage Season (Joe R. Lansdale)
Savage Season
Joe R. Lansdale
38
Berserk (Tim Lebbon)
Berserk
Tim Lebbon
39
The Nature of Balance (Tim Lebbon)
The Nature of Balance
Tim Lebbon
40
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
Ira Levin
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