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The Definitive Horror Book List, Per Goodreads

This list is troll-free. Well, a couple of the books may have troll characters, I can't be sure, but the creator of the list warned aspiring authors against using it to plug their own books and unless Stephen King has multiple personalities (not impossible, if you think about it), that seems to have worked.
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
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It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
3
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
Stephen King
4
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
5
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
Stephen King
6
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
Stephen King
7
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
8
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
9
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
10
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
Stephen King
11
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
12
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
13
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
Ira Levin
14
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
15
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
Robert R. McCammon
16
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
Stephen King
17
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
18
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
Anne Rice
19
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
Dean Koontz
20
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury
21
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
Stephen King
22
Books of Blood
Books of Blood
23
Phantoms
Phantoms
24
Relic
Relic
25
Hell House
Hell House
26
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
27
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
Thomas Harris
28
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
30
The Mist (Stephen King)
The Mist
Stephen King
31
Jaws
Jaws
32
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness
33
Boy's Life
Boy's Life
34
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
Max Brooks
35
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
Stephen King
36
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill
37
Summer of Night (Dan Simmons)
Summer of Night
Dan Simmons
38
Needful Things (Stephen King)
Needful Things
Stephen King
39
Houdini Heart
Houdini Heart
40
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
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