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34 Best Horror Books of All Time

Whether you're looking for a haunting short story to tell in the dark or picks for a spooky movie marathon, we've got you covered. But if it's sustained terror you're looking for, nothing compares to a horror novel. Below, we've gathered a few of the best horror books of all time, from new releases like Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic to Stephen King classics (which we limited to two).
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Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
1
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
2
Mark Z. Danielewski
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
3
Emily Danforth
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
4
Lionel Shriver
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
5
Anne Rivers Siddon
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
6
Han Kang
It (Stephen King)
It
7
Stephen King
Alice (Christina Henry)
Alice
8
Christina Henry
N0s4A2 (Joe Hill)
N0s4A2
9
Joe Hill
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
10
Paul Tremblay
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
11
Richard Marheson
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
12
John Fowles
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
13
William Peter Blatty
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
14
Victor Lavalle
The Parable of the Sower (Butler)
The Parable of the Sower
15
Butler
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
16
Simone St. James
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Iain Reid)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
17
Iain Reid
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
18
Ray Bradbury
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
19
Alma Katsu
My Soul to Keep (Tananarive Due)
My Soul to Keep
20
Tananarive Due
You (Caroline Kepnes)
You
21
Caroline Kepnes
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
22
Peter Straub
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
23
Stephen King
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
24
Toni Morrison
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
25
Shirley Jackson
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
26
Thomas Harris
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
27
Patrick Suskind
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
28
Neil Gaiman
Night Film (Marisha Pessl)
Night Film
29
Marisha Pessl
Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
Hex
30
Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
31
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
32
Susan Hill
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
33
Gillian Flynn
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
34
Dan Simmons
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