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20 Must-Read Horror Books You've Never Heard Of

"To find new horror books you may not have heard of, I utilized one of my favorite Goodreads stats: sorting by "num ratings" to find the best horror books you've never heard of. My self-imposed parameters for this were that the book had to be published prior to 2020 and have less than 250 Goodreads reviews. I also wanted to focus on the horror genre, though some of the following books may overlap into other categories—however, they are primarily horror. Some of the following also may contain many trigger warnings; please take care and research if you need."
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The Between (Tananarive Due)
The Between
1
Tananarive Due
The Uninvited (Dorothy Macardle)
The Uninvited
2
Dorothy Macardle
Pressure (Jeff Strand)
Pressure
3
Jeff Strand
Wonderland (Jennifer Hillier)
Wonderland
4
Jennifer Hillier
The Rattled Bones (Shannon M. Parker)
The Rattled Bones
5
Shannon M. Parker
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Seth C. Adams)
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
6
Seth C. Adams
The Quelling (Barbara Barrow)
The Quelling
7
Barbara Barrow
Remains (Andrew Cull)
Remains
8
Andrew Cull
Gnarled Hollow (Charlotte Greene)
Gnarled Hollow
9
Charlotte Greene
Mistletoe (Alison Littlewood)
Mistletoe
10
Alison Littlewood
Nan-Core (Mahokaru Numata)
Nan-Core
11
Mahokaru Numata
The Low, Low Woods (Carmen Maria Machado)
The Low, Low Woods
12
Carmen Maria Machado
Devil's Wake (Steven Barnes)
Devil's Wake
13
Steven Barnes
Now You're One of Us (Asa Nonami)
Now You're One of Us
14
Asa Nonami
The Country Will Bring Us No Peace (Matthieu Simard)
The Country Will Bring Us No Peace
15
Matthieu Simard
The Nightmarchers (J.Lincoln Fenn)
The Nightmarchers
16
J.Lincoln Fenn
Water Ghosts (Shawna Yang Ryan)
Water Ghosts
17
Shawna Yang Ryan
The Bone Weaver's Orchard (Sarah Read)
The Bone Weaver's Orchard
18
Sarah Read
Slights (Kaaron Warren)
Slights
19
Kaaron Warren
Honour Thy Father (Lesley Glaister)
Honour Thy Father
20
Lesley Glaister
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