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The 25 Greatest Horror Books of All Time

There are several horror novels that have set the standard in the world of literature, including Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and Stephen King's The Shining (1977). These books are not just classics but define the essence of the genre.
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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 Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
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Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
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The Case Against Satan (Ray Russell)
The Case Against Satan (Ray Russell)
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The Night Eaters (Marjorie Liu)
The Night Eaters (Marjorie Liu)
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Nothing but Blackened Teeth (Cassandra Khaw)
Nothing but Blackened Teeth (Cassandra Khaw)
7
Road of Bones (Christopher Golden)
Road of Bones (Christopher Golden)
8
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
9
Doing Harm (Kelly Parsons)
Doing Harm (Kelly Parsons)
10
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
11
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
12
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
13
The Ruins (Scott Smith)
The Ruins (Scott Smith)
14
Coraline
Coraline
15
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
16
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
17
The House Across the Lake (Riley Sager)
The House Across the Lake (Riley Sager)
18
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort
19
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
20
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
21
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
22
The Strangler (William Landay)
The Strangler (William Landay)
23
It (Stephen King)
It (Stephen King)
24
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
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