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Thrills and Chills: Some Random Mystery, Thriller, and Horror Read With Pleasure

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast free associates about mysteries, thrillers, and Horror and compiles 80 works that he greatly enjoyed. This is not meant to be a "best of…" list nor should it be considered to be in any way definitive. Our compiler just came up with 80 titles that entertained the hell out of him.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
2
Neil Gaiman
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
3
James Ellroy
Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
4
Ramsey Campbell
The Apothecary Rose (Candice Robb)
The Apothecary Rose
5
Candice Robb
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
6
Background to Danger (Eric Ambler)
Background to Danger
7
Eric Ambler
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
8
Kenneth Fearing
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere
9
James Ellroy
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
10
Raymond Chandler
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
11
James Ellroy
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo
12
Michael Connelly
Black Sunday (Thomas Harris)
Black Sunday
13
Thomas Harris
Blood's a Rover (James Ellroy)
Blood's a Rover
14
James Ellroy
The Bride Wore Black (Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black
15
Woolrich
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
16
Dan Simmons
Cause for Alarm (Eric Ambler)
Cause for Alarm
17
Eric Ambler
The Ceremonies (T. E. D. Klein)
The Ceremonies
18
T. E. D. Klein
Chasing the Dead (Joe Schreiber)
Chasing the Dead
19
Joe Schreiber
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
20
Ambler
The Cold Six Thousand
The Cold Six Thousand
21
The Crook Factory (Simmons)
The Crook Factory
22
Simmons
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
23
Blake Crouch
Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
Darker Than Amber
24
MacDonald
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
25
Frederick Forsyth
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
26
Stephen King
The Devil Rides Out (Dennis Wheatley)
The Devil Rides Out
27
Dennis Wheatley
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
28
James M. Cain
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
29
William Peter Blatty
The Expendable Spy (Hunter)
The Expendable Spy
30
Hunter
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
31
Raymond Chandler
From Russia With Love (Fleming)
From Russia With Love
32
Fleming
Funeral in Berlin - Len Deighton
Funeral in Berlin - Len Deighton
33
Ghost Radio (Gout)
Ghost Radio
34
Gout
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
35
Peter Straub
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
36
Dashiell Hammett
Gone, Baby, Gone (Dennis Lehane)
Gone, Baby, Gone
37
Dennis Lehane
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
38
Shirley Jackson
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
39
Paul Tremblay
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
40
Joe Hill
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