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50 Best Horror Books of All Time

Do yourself a favor: Don't read these horror books right before bed. From Reader's Digest. A selection of 50 horror books.
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Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
1
Stephen King
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
Those Across the River
2
Christopher Buehlman
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
3
Toni Morrison
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
4
William Peter Blatty
The Ruins
The Ruins
5
Crescendo: Welcome Home, Death Awaits (L. Marie Wood)
Crescendo: Welcome Home, Death Awaits
6
L. Marie Wood
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
7
Neil Gaiman
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
8
Helen Oyeyemi
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
9
Shirley Jackson
It (Stephen King)
It
10
Stephen King
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
11
Ray Bradbury
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
12
Richard Preston
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
13
Dan Simmons
Wonderland (Jennifer Hillier)
Wonderland
14
Jennifer Hillier
Doing Harm (Kelly Parsons)
Doing Harm
15
Kelly Parsons
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
16
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
17
John Wyndham
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
18
Daphne Du Maurier
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
19
Lionel Shriver
Ethan From (Edith Wharton)
Ethan From
20
Edith Wharton
Minion (L.A. Banks)
Minion
21
L.A. Banks
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
22
Mary Shelley
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
23
William Golding
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
24
Octavia Butler
Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstor
25
Grady Hendrix
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
26
Alma Katsu
The Other
The Other
27
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
28
Jay Anson
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
29
Agustina Bazterrica
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
30
Stephen King
Ring (Koji Suzuki)
Ring
31
Koji Suzuki
The Final Girl Support Group (Grady Hendrix)
The Final Girl Support Group
32
Grady Hendrix
Stillhouse Lake (Rachel Caine)
Stillhouse Lake
33
Rachel Caine
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
34
Simone St. James
The Chestnut Man (Soren Sveistrup)
The Chestnut Man
35
Soren Sveistrup
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
36
Josh Malerman
Lock Every Door (Riley Sager)
Lock Every Door
37
Riley Sager
Imaginary Friend (Stephen Chbosky)
Imaginary Friend
38
Stephen Chbosky
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
39
Bram Stoker
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
40
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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