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NPR's 100 Best Horror Novels and Stories

Who doesn't love a good scary story, something to send a chill across your skin in the middle of summer's heat? NPR asked readers to nominate your favorite horror novels and stories, and then assembled an expert panel of judges to take the 7000 nominations and turn them into a final, curated list of 100 spine-tingling favorites for all kinds of readers.
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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Dracula
Dracula
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Young Goodman Brown
Young Goodman Brown
4
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
5
Carmilla
Carmilla
6
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
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"The Great God Pan" (Arthur Machen)
"The Great God Pan" (Arthur Machen)
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The Monkey's Paw (W. W. Jacobs)
The Monkey's Paw (W. W. Jacobs)
9
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
10
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper
11
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad (M.R. James)
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad (M.R. James)
12
Werewolf of Paris
Werewolf of Paris
13
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
14
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
15
The Vampire Chronicles (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Chronicles (Anne Rice)
16
Minion (L.A. Banks)
Minion (L.A. Banks)
17
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
18
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
19
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
20
Feed
Feed
21
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z (Max Brooks)
22
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
23
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
24
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
25
The Fisherman (John Langan)
The Fisherman (John Langan)
26
Laundry Files (Charles Stross)
Laundry Files (Charles Stross)
27
The Cipher (Kathe Koja)
The Cipher (Kathe Koja)
28
John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End
29
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness
30
All Our Salt-Bottled Hearts (Sonya Taaffe)
All Our Salt-Bottled Hearts (Sonya Taaffe)
31
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
32
Communion (Whitley Strieber)
Communion (Whitley Strieber)
33
The Repairer of Reputations (Robert W. Chambers)
The Repairer of Reputations (Robert W. Chambers)
34
Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
35
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
36
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings
37
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
38
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
39
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
40
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
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