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The Best of Horror Fiction 1951-1990

Douglas E. Winter writes: "The following list of approximately 150 books is intended to provide a comprehensive, if occasionally idiosyncratic, reader's guide to the best of the modern generation of horror fiction. My definition of horror--which, like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's definition of obscenity, is to know it when I see it--embraces authors and titles that some readers may identify with other genres. The only limitation I have observed is to restrict my selections to no more than five titles from any individual author."
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Chatterton
Chatterton
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First Light (Peter Ackroyd)
First Light
Peter Ackroyd
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Cold Hand in Mine
Cold Hand in Mine
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Tales of Love and Death (Robert Aickman)
Tales of Love and Death
Robert Aickman
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Painted Devils (Robert Aickman)
Painted Devils
Robert Aickman
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Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
V.C. Andrews
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My Sweet Audrina (V.C. Andrews)
My Sweet Audrina
V.C. Andrews
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The Atrocity Exhibition (J. G. Ballard)
The Atrocity Exhibition
J. G. Ballard
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Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
J.G. Ballard
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Concrete Island (J.G. Ballard)
Concrete Island
J.G. Ballard
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High Rise (J G Ballard)
High Rise
J G Ballard
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The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks
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Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
Clive Barker
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The Damnation Game (Clive Barker)
The Damnation Game
Clive Barker
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Weaveworld (Clive Barker)
Weaveworld
Clive Barker
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The Great and Secret Show (Clive Barker)
The Great and Secret Show
Clive Barker
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The Hunger and Other Stories (Charles Beaumont)
The Hunger and Other Stories
Charles Beaumont
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The Howling Man (Charles Beaumont)
The Howling Man
Charles Beaumont
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The Kiss of Death (Charles Birkin)
The Kiss of Death
Charles Birkin
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The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
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Legion (William Peter Blatty)
Legion
William Peter Blatty
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
Robert Bloch
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Pleasant Dreams (Robert Bloch)
Pleasant Dreams
Robert Bloch
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Bogey Men (Robert Bloch)
Bogey Men
Robert Bloch
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Screams: Three Novels of Suspense (Robert Bloch)
Screams: Three Novels of Suspense
Robert Bloch
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The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch (Robert Bloch)
The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch
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Ariel
Ariel
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The October Country (Ray Bradbury)
The October Country
Ray Bradbury
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury
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The Stories of Ray Bradbury (Ray Bradbury)
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
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Nine Horrors and a Dream (Joseph Payne Brennan)
Nine Horrors and a Dream
Joseph Payne Brennan
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Nightmares and Geezenstacks (Fredric Brown)
Nightmares and Geezenstacks
Fredric Brown
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The Well (Jack Cady)
The Well
Jack Cady
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The Jonah Watch (Jack Cady)
The Jonah Watch
Jack Cady
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Demons by Daylight (Ramsey Campbell)
Demons by Daylight
Ramsey Campbell
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The Height of the Scream (Ramsey Campbell)
The Height of the Scream
Ramsey Campbell
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The Face That Must Die (Campbell)
The Face That Must Die
Campbell
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Dark Companions (Ramsey Campbell)
Dark Companions
Ramsey Campbell
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Incarnate (Ramsey Campbell)
Incarnate
Ramsey Campbell
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The Land of Laughs (Jonathan Carroll)
The Land of Laughs
Jonathan Carroll
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