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151 Horror Stories You Should Read

151 horror stories I've read and would recommend. Some classics aren't included because I haven't read them yet. Some authors aren't included because I don't like their books.
(You'll notice some overlap with NPR's top 100 scary stories, because I've been using that as a reading challenge for years.)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
2
Jay Anson
The Amulet (Michael Mcdowell)
The Amulet
3
Michael Mcdowell
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
4
Agatha Christie
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
5
Michael Crichton
The Angel of Indian Lake (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Angel of Indian Lake
6
Stephen Graham Jones
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
7
Jeff Vandermeer
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
8
H.P. Lovecraft
The Auctioneer (Joan Samson)
The Auctioneer
9
Joan Samson
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
10
Koushun Takami
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier
The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier
12
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild
13
Octavia Butler
The Bone Key (Sarah Monette)
The Bone Key
14
Sarah Monette
The Book of Accidents (Chuck Wendig)
The Book of Accidents
15
Chuck Wendig
Boys in the Valley (Philip Fracassi)
Boys in the Valley
16
Philip Fracassi
Brimstone (Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child)
Brimstone
17
Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child
Burden Falls (Kat Ellis)
Burden Falls
18
Kat Ellis
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
19
Robert Marasco
Cabinet of Curiosities
Cabinet of Curiosities
20
Camp Damascus (Chuck Tingle)
Camp Damascus
21
Chuck Tingle
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
22
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
23
Stephen King
The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
The Castle of Otranto
24
Horace Walpole
Cherish Farrah (Bethany C. Morrow)
Cherish Farrah
25
Bethany C. Morrow
The Closet (James Tynion IV)
The Closet
26
James Tynion IV
Clown in a Cornfield (Adam Cesare)
Clown in a Cornfield
27
Adam Cesare
Come Closer (Sara Gran)
Come Closer
28
Sara Gran
Comfort Me With Apples (Catherynne M. Valente)
Comfort Me With Apples
29
Catherynne M. Valente
Cycle of the Werewolf (Stephen King)
Cycle of the Werewolf
30
Stephen King
Daphne (Josh Malerman)
Daphne
31
Josh Malerman
Dark Harvest (Norman Partridge)
Dark Harvest
32
Norman Partridge
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
33
John Wyndham
Dead Eleven (Jimmy Juliano)
Dead Eleven
34
Jimmy Juliano
Devil House (John Darnielle)
Devil House
35
John Darnielle
Diavola (Jennifer Marie Thorne)
Diavola
36
Jennifer Marie Thorne
Don't Fear the Reaper (Stephen Graham Jones)
Don't Fear the Reaper
37
Stephen Graham Jones
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
38
Seanan McGuire
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
39
Bram Stoker
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife
40
Sarah Gailey
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