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13 Great Horror Books Written by Women

"It's Halloween season and you might be searching for a scary book to get you in a properly festive (i.e., terrified) mood. When you think of horror literature, most of the books that spring to mind are written by men. But some of today's best writers of the macabre are women. Instead of reaching for just another Stephen King or Dean Koontz to haunt your nightstand this year, try one of these 13 spine-chilling books written by female authors."
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The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
1
Alma Katsu
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
2
Lauren Beukes
Within These Walls (Ania Ahlborn)
Within These Walls
3
Ania Ahlborn
We Eat Our Own (Kea Wilson)
We Eat Our Own
4
Kea Wilson
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
5
Helen Oyeyemi
The Beauty (Aliya Whiteley)
The Beauty
6
Aliya Whiteley
Into the Drowning Deep (Mira Grant)
Into the Drowning Deep
7
Mira Grant
The Red Tree
The Red Tree
8
Ghost Summer (Due)
Ghost Summer
9
Due
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
10
Carmen Maria Machado
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
11
Mariana Enriquez
She Said Destroy (Nadia Bulkin)
She Said Destroy
12
Nadia Bulkin
Revenge
Revenge
13
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