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Top Horror Books

Are you into the horror genre? Here are some top books, from classics to modern works, that will help you get your spook on.
So grab a blanket, light some candles and prepare to be in for a scare!
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
1
Stephen King
It (Stephen King)
It
2
Stephen King
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
3
Bram Stoker
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
4
Stephen King
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
5
Stephen King
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
6
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
7
Shirley Jackson
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
8
Max Brooks
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
9
Anne Rice
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
10
Mark Z. Danielewski
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
11
Josh Malerman
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
12
William Peter Blatty
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
13
Shirley Jackson
Let the Right One in (Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
14
Ajvide Lindqvist
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
15
Neil Gaiman
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
16
Thomas Harris
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
17
Ira Levin
Thinner (Stephen King)
Thinner
18
Stephen King
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
19
Ray Bradbury
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
20
Paul Tremblay
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
21
Richard Matheson
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
22
Susan Hill
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
23
Bret Easton Ellis
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
24
Jay Anson
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart
25
Clive Barker
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
26
Neil Gaiman
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
27
H.P. Lovecraft
At the Mountains of Madness (H. P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
28
H. P. Lovecraft
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
29
Neil Gaiman
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
30
Robert Bloch
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
31
Alvin Schwartz
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
32
Ransom Riggs
The Strain (Guillermo Del Toro / Chuck Hogan)
The Strain
33
Guillermo Del Toro / Chuck Hogan
The Fall (Guillermo Del Toro)
The Fall
34
Guillermo Del Toro
The Devil and Tom Walker (Washington Irving)
The Devil and Tom Walker
35
Washington Irving
The Watchers (Neil Spring)
The Watchers
36
Neil Spring
The Loney (Andrew Michael Hurley)
The Loney
37
Andrew Michael Hurley
Lenore (Edgar Allan Poe)
Lenore
38
Edgar Allan Poe
Welcome to Dead House (Stine, R.L.)
Welcome to Dead House
39
Stine, R.L.
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
40
Angela Carter
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