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Readers' Top 66 Horror Novels of the Past Three Years

For devotees of the horror genre, Halloween is the best holiday on the calendar. Once a year, like creepy clockwork, the culture at large acknowledges the best things in life and unlife: revenants, witches, haunted houses, derelict amusement parks, and nightmare fungal issues.

To celebrate the season, we've collected here the most popular horror novels of the past three years, according to Goodreads regulars.
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Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
3
Home Before Dark (Riley Sager)
Home Before Dark
Riley Sager
4
Hidden Pictures (Jason Rekulak)
Hidden Pictures
Jason Rekulak
5
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
Simone St. James
6
If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
If It Bleeds
Stephen King
7
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones
8
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward
9
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House
Grady Hendrix
10
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
Alexis Henderson
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Later (Stephen King)
Later
Stephen King
12
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
Julia Armfield
13
What Moves the Dead (T. Kingfisher)
What Moves the Dead
T. Kingfisher
14
The Hacienda (Isabel Canas)
The Hacienda
Isabel Canas
15
The Children on the Hill (Jennifer McMahon)
The Children on the Hill
Jennifer McMahon
16
The Burning Girls (C.J. Tudor)
The Burning Girls
C.J. Tudor
17
Devolution (Max Brooks)
Devolution
Max Brooks
18
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
P. Djèlí Clark
19
The Drowning Kind (Jennifer McMahon)
The Drowning Kind
Jennifer McMahon
20
Chasing the Boogeyman (Richard Chizmar)
Chasing the Boogeyman
Richard Chizmar
21
The Book of Accidents (Chuck Wendig)
The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig
22
Hide (Kiersten White)
Hide
Kiersten White
23
Just Like Home (Sarah Gailey)
Just Like Home
Sarah Gailey
24
Bloodline (Jess Lourey)
Bloodline
Jess Lourey
25
Dead Silence (S.A.Barnes)
Dead Silence
S.A.Barnes
26
House of Hunger (Alexis Henderson)
House of Hunger
Alexis Henderson
27
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
Victor Lavalle
28
A House With Good Bones (T. Kingfisher)
A House With Good Bones
T. Kingfisher
29
Cackle (Rachel Harrison)
Cackle
Rachel Harrison
30
Summer Sons (Lee Mandelo)
Summer Sons
Lee Mandelo
31
Survivor Song (Paul Tremblay)
Survivor Song
Paul Tremblay
32
Malorie (Josh Malerman)
Malorie
Josh Malerman
33
Gwendy's Final Task (Stephen King)
Gwendy's Final Task
Stephen King
34
We Spread (Ian Reid)
We Spread
Ian Reid
35
The Lighthouse Witches (C. J. Cooke)
The Lighthouse Witches
C. J. Cooke
36
The Pallbearers Club (Paul Tremblay)
The Pallbearers Club
Paul Tremblay
37
Devil House (John Darnielle)
Devil House
John Darnielle
38
Small Favors (Erin A. Craig)
Small Favors
Erin A. Craig
39
Motherthing (Ainslie Hogarth)
Motherthing
Ainslie Hogarth
40
This Thing Between Us (Gus Moreno)
This Thing Between Us
Gus Moreno
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