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100 Horror Story Recommendations

Last week we brought you a five part horror story recommendation series spanning over seventy stories in novel, short story, novella and comic book form. Here is the list in its entirety, complete with twenty five extra entries.
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The October Country (Ray Bradbury)
The October Country
1
Ray Bradbury
Shock 3 (Richard Matheson)
Shock 3
2
Richard Matheson
Billie Morgan (Joolz Denby)
Billie Morgan
3
Joolz Denby
The Faceless (Simon Bestwick)
The Faceless
4
Simon Bestwick
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
5
Stephen King
Autumn (David Moody)
Autumn
6
David Moody
Unmarked Graves (Shaun Hutson)
Unmarked Graves
7
Shaun Hutson
Drop Dead Gorgeous (Wayne Simmons)
Drop Dead Gorgeous
8
Wayne Simmons
Sparrowhawk (Paul Finch)
Sparrowhawk
9
Paul Finch
Demon Dance (Sam Stone)
Demon Dance
10
Sam Stone
The Process (Brion Gysin)
The Process
11
Brion Gysin
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm
12
Nelson Algren
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
13
Vladimir Nabokov
The Manitou (Graham Masterton)
The Manitou
14
Graham Masterton
Cruddy (Lynda Barry)
Cruddy
15
Lynda Barry
Exquisite Corpse (Poppy Z Brite)
Exquisite Corpse
16
Poppy Z Brite
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
17
Neil Gaiman
Let Me Die a Woman (Alan Kelly)
Let Me Die a Woman
18
Alan Kelly
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
19
Stephen King
Needing Ghosts (Ramsey Campbell)
Needing Ghosts
20
Ramsey Campbell
A Child Across the Sky (Jonathan Carroll)
A Child Across the Sky
21
Jonathan Carroll
The Concrete Grove (Gary McMahon)
The Concrete Grove
22
Gary McMahon
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
23
Stephen King
Tengu (Graham Masterton)
Tengu
24
Graham Masterton
The Stake (Richard Laymon)
The Stake
25
Richard Laymon
Killers (Shaun Jeffrey)
Killers
26
Shaun Jeffrey
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
27
Peter Straub
Dark Companions (Ramsey Campbell)
Dark Companions
28
Ramsey Campbell
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
29
Ray Bradbury
Fallen Boys (Taken From the End of the Line) (Mark Morris)
Fallen Boys (Taken From the End of the Line)
30
Mark Morris
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
31
Henry James
The Devil Rides Out (Dennis Wheatley)
The Devil Rides Out
32
Dennis Wheatley
The Ritual (Adam Nevill)
The Ritual
33
Adam Nevill
Ghostwatch (Stephen Volk)
Ghostwatch
34
Stephen Volk
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
35
Richard Matheson
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
36
Jack Ketchum
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
37
Chuck Palahniuk
Finishing Touches (Thomas Tessier)
Finishing Touches
38
Thomas Tessier
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
39
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
40
Cormac McCarthy
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