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21 of the Best Horror Books by Women

"Look at most lists of heavyweight horror authors and you're bound to notice a trend – they're mostly men. King, Straub, Campbell, Barker, Ketchum, Hill – all masters of the genre, to be sure. But women authors are writing some of the most innovative and terrifying horror fiction out there, and we've decided to highlight a handful of our favorites."
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The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
1
Alma Katsu
The Grip of It (Jac Jemc)
The Grip of It
2
Jac Jemc
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House
3
Tananarive Due
Hammers on Bone (Cassandra Khaw)
Hammers on Bone
4
Cassandra Khaw
Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
Haunting of Hill House
5
Shirley Jackson
The Missing
The Missing
6
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
7
Lauren Beukes
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
8
Laura Purcell
The Family Plot (Cherie Priest)
The Family Plot
9
Cherie Priest
The Cipher (Kathe Koja)
The Cipher
10
Kathe Koja
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
Brother (Ania Ahlborn)
Brother
12
Ania Ahlborn
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings
13
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Silk (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
Silk
14
Caitlin R. Kiernan
Don't Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier)
Don't Look Now
15
Daphne Du Maurier
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
16
Angela Carter
Skin Folk
Skin Folk
17
Into the Drowning Deep (Mira Grant)
Into the Drowning Deep
18
Mira Grant
The Graveyard Apartment (Mariko Koike)
The Graveyard Apartment
19
Mariko Koike
Security (Gina Wohlsdorf)
Security
20
Gina Wohlsdorf
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
21
Susan Hill
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