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The English Teacher Looks at Some Really Good Scary Stuff

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast looks at the Horror/Dark Fantasy genre and finds 105 really good reasons to leave the lights on and stay awake all night. With a few obvious and necessary exceptions, he has tried to stay with the modern, contemporary form of the genre; hence, Stephen King, Peter Straub, Dan Simmons, and Robert McCammon are necessarily dominant. Once again, this is not meant to be a "Best Of..." compilation. The compiler just really likes these books, and he feels that they deliver the goods, even upon rereading.
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All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes by (John Farris)
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By
1
John Farris
Alone With the Horrors (Ramsey Campbell)
Alone With the Horrors
2
Ramsey Campbell
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
3
Neil Gaiman
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
4
Bret Easton Ellis
Among the Missing (Richard Laymon)
Among the Missing
5
Richard Laymon
Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
6
Ramsey Campbell
The Association (Bentley Little)
The Association
7
Bentley Little
Audrey Rose (Frank De Felitta)
Audrey Rose
8
Frank De Felitta
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
9
Bad Moon Rising (Jonathan Maberry)
Bad Moon Rising
10
Jonathan Maberry
Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
Bag of Bones
11
Stephen King
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, by H.P. Lovecraft
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, by H.P. Lovecraft
12
Book of the Dead (John Skipp)
Book of the Dead
13
John Skipp
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
14
Clive Barker
Boy's Life
Boy's Life
15
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
16
Robert Marasco
The Cabin at the End of the World (Paul Tremblay)
The Cabin at the End of the World
17
Paul Tremblay
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
18
Dan Simmons
The Cellar (Richard Laymon)
The Cellar
19
Richard Laymon
The Ceremonies (T. E. D. Klein)
The Ceremonies
20
T. E. D. Klein
Chasing the Dead (Joe Schreiber)
Chasing the Dead
21
Joe Schreiber
Children of the Night
Children of the Night
22
Coldheart Canyon: A Hollywood Ghost Story (Clive Barker)
Coldheart Canyon: A Hollywood Ghost Story
23
Clive Barker
Creepers
Creepers
24
The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
25
Dennis Etchison
Dark Gods (T. E. D. Klein)
Dark Gods
26
T. E. D. Klein
A Dark Matter
A Dark Matter
27
Darkness (Ellen Datlow)
Darkness
28
Ellen Datlow
Darkside (Etchison)
Darkside
29
Etchison
Dead in the Water
Dead in the Water
30
Dead Man's Song (Jonathan Maberry)
Dead Man's Song
31
Jonathan Maberry
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
32
Stephen King
The Devil Rides Out (Dennis Wheatley)
The Devil Rides Out
33
Dennis Wheatley
Disappearance at Devil's Rock (Paul Tremblay)
Disappearance at Devil's Rock
34
Paul Tremblay
Doctor Sleep (Stephen King)
Doctor Sleep
35
Stephen King
The Doll Who Ate His Mother (Ramsey Campbell)
The Doll Who Ate His Mother
36
Ramsey Campbell
Dominion (Bentley Little)
Dominion
37
Bentley Little
Dracul (Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker)
Dracul
38
Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
39
Bram Stoker
The Drowning Girl (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
The Drowning Girl
40
Caitlin R. Kiernan
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