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200 Favorite Horror Books

As a lifelong horror fan, I am always looking for the next book that can take me by the throat and make me fear for my life. From slow creeping horror to splatterpunk terror, the following books have given me some of my favorite scares to date. How many have you dared to read?
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The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
1
Edgar Allen Poe
The Haunted Doll's House (M. R. James)
The Haunted Doll's House
2
M. R. James
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
3
H. P. Lovecraft
Ambrose Bierce (Ambrose Bierce)
Ambrose Bierce
4
Ambrose Bierce
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
5
Bram Stoker
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
6
Mary Shelley
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
7
Matthew Lewis
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
8
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
9
Henry James
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
10
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
11
H.G. Wells
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
12
Washington Irving
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
13
Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
14
Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
15
Shirley Jackson
The Beguiled (Thomas Cullinan)
The Beguiled
16
Thomas Cullinan
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
17
Joan Lindsay
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
18
Robert Bloch
Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone (Stefan Kiesbye)
Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone
19
Stefan Kiesbye
Strange Wine (Harlan Ellison)
Strange Wine
20
Harlan Ellison
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
21
Harlan Ellison
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories
22
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
23
Octavia Butler
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
24
Octavia E. Butler
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales (Yoko Ogawa)
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales
25
Yoko Ogawa
The Ring (Koji Suzuki)
The Ring
26
Koji Suzuki
Dark Water (Koji Suzuki)
Dark Water
27
Koji Suzuki
In the Miso Soup (Ryu Murakami)
In the Miso Soup
28
Ryu Murakami
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
29
Ryu Murakami
Piercing (Ryu Murakami)
Piercing
30
Ryu Murakami
The Crimson Labyrinth (Yusuke Kishi)
The Crimson Labyrinth
31
Yusuke Kishi
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
32
Koushun Takami
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
33
Anne Rice
The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat
34
Anne Rice
The Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
The Queen of the Damned
35
Anne Rice
The Tale of the Body Thief (Anne Rice)
The Tale of the Body Thief
36
Anne Rice
Memnoch the Devil (Anne Rice)
Memnoch the Devil
37
Anne Rice
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
38
Anne Rice
Lasher (Anne Rice)
Lasher
39
Anne Rice
Taltos (Anne Rice)
Taltos
40
Anne Rice
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