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Reedsy's 100 Best Horror Books to Keep You Up at Night

To create this list, we went to the darkest, most ghostly corners of the literary world. Here are the 100 best horror novels of all time — it's safe to say that we hope they'll keep you up at night.
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
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The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
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Gothic Tales (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Gothic Tales (Elizabeth Gaskell)
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Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
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Call of Cthulhu
Call of Cthulhu
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Collected Ghost Stories (M.R James)
Collected Ghost Stories (M.R James)
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At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness
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Rebecca
Rebecca
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I Am Legend
I Am Legend
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The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
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Psycho
Psycho
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
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The Case Against Satan (Ray Russell)
The Case Against Satan (Ray Russell)
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
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Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
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Hell House
Hell House
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The Exorcist
The Exorcist
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Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie (Stephen King)
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Interview With the Vampire
Interview With the Vampire
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
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Ghost Story
Ghost Story
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Whispers (Dean Koontz)
Whispers (Dean Koontz)
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The Mask (Dean R. Koontz)
The Mask (Dean R. Koontz)
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The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill
The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill
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The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
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Books of Blood
Books of Blood
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City of Glass
City of Glass
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It (Stephen King)
It (Stephen King)
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Beloved (Ohio)
Beloved (Ohio)
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The Fifth Child
The Fifth Child
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Silence of the Lambs
Silence of the Lambs
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Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort
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The Ring (Koji Suzuki)
The Ring (Koji Suzuki)
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Drawing Blood
Drawing Blood
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Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve
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