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NPR Summer Poll 2018: Horror

Who doesn't love a good scary story, something to send a chill across your skin in the middle of summer's heat? And this year, we're celebrating the 200th birthday of one of the most famous scary stories of all time: Frankenstein — so a few months ago, we asked you to nominate your favorite horror novels and stories, and then we assembled an expert panel of judges to take your 7000 nominations and turn them into a final, curated list of 100 spine-tingling favorites for all kinds of readers. Want to scar your children for life? We can help. Want to dig into the dark, slimy roots of horror? We've got you covered.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
1
Mary Shelley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
2
Bram Stoker
Young Goodman Brown (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Young Goodman Brown
3
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
4
Edgar Allan Poe
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
5
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
6
Henry James
The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen
The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen
7
The Monkey's Paw (W. W. Jacobs)
The Monkey's Paw
8
W. W. Jacobs
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
9
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
10
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad (M.R. James)
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad
11
M.R. James
Werewolf of Paris
Werewolf of Paris
12
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
13
Richard Matheson
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
14
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Vampire Chronicles
The Vampire Chronicles
15
Minion (L.A. Banks)
Minion
16
L.A. Banks
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
17
Alma Katsu
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
Those Across the River
18
Christopher Buehlman
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
19
Josh Malerman
Feed (Mira Grant)
Feed
20
Mira Grant
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
21
Max Brooks
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
22
M R Carey
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
23
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
24
Victor Lavalle
The Fisherman (John Langan)
The Fisherman
25
John Langan
Laundry Files (Charles Stross)
Laundry Files
26
Charles Stross
The Cipher
The Cipher
27
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
28
David Wong
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
29
H.P. Lovecraft
All Our Salt-Bottled Hearts (Sonya Taaffe)
All Our Salt-Bottled Hearts
30
Sonya Taaffe
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
Uzumaki
31
Junji Ito
Communion (Whitley Strieber)
Communion
32
Whitley Strieber
The King in Yellow (Robert W. Chambers)
The King in Yellow
33
Robert W. Chambers
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
34
Shirley Jackson
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
35
Anne Rivers Siddon
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
36
Robert Marasco
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
37
Stephen King
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
38
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
39
Michael Mcdowell
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
40
Susan Hill
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