Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular

50 Best Horror Books of the Decade

"Two full decades past the new millennium, time has gotten…well, wonky. Maybe it's the pandemic stress causing us to lose track of time, but a lot of Millennials and Gen Xers are coming to terms with the fact that major events like 9/11 and the Y2K scare happened more than 20 years ago. If the 2010s have become a blur, allow me to refresh your memory of the best horror books of the decade.
Popular though it may be, horror isn't a huge genre. Fans who go looking for reading recommendations may find themselves inundated with calls to read Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves, Michael McDowell's The Elementals, or Joan Samson's The Auctioneer. Don't get me wrong; those books are fantastic. But if we spend too much time focusing on horror books from 20 years ago or more, we miss out on all the great works that have come out since.
So let's take a look at the best horror novels of the last decade. They're bestsellers and fan favorites, trendsetters and movie-makers."
Read More
322 users · 1,930 views
 
from bookriot.com · made by AnnaBoots
avg. score: 4 of 50 (8%)
required scores: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 2
The Diviners (Libba Bray)
The Diviners
1
Libba Bray
The Girl From the Well Duology (Rin Chupeco)
The Girl From the Well Duology
2
Rin Chupeco
Wylding Hall (Elizabeth Hand)
Wylding Hall
3
Elizabeth Hand
Horrorstör (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstör
4
Grady Hendrix
The Grip of It (Jac Jemc)
The Grip of It
5
Jac Jemc
The Hollow Places (T. Kingfisher)
The Hollow Places
6
T. Kingfisher
Wakenhyrst (Michelle Paver)
Wakenhyrst
7
Michelle Paver
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
8
Laura Purcell
The Broken Girls (Simone St James)
The Broken Girls
9
Simone St James
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
10
Paul Tremblay
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1: The Crucible (Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1: The Crucible
11
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
The Suicide Motor Club (Christopher Buehlman)
The Suicide Motor Club
12
Christopher Buehlman
Empire of Wild (Cherie Dimaline)
Empire of Wild
13
Cherie Dimaline
Rolling in the Deep (Mira Grant)
Rolling in the Deep
14
Mira Grant
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
15
Alexis Henderson
Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
Hex
16
Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Mongrels (Stephen Graham Jones)
Mongrels
17
Stephen Graham Jones
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
18
Alma Katsu
The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider
19
Stephen King
Certain Dark Things (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Certain Dark Things
20
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Croning (Laird Barron)
The Croning
21
Laird Barron
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
22
P. Djèlí Clark
Little Heaven (Nick Cutter)
Little Heaven
23
Nick Cutter
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Margaret Killjoy)
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion
24
Margaret Killjoy
The Rust Maidens (Gwendolyn Kiste)
The Rust Maidens
25
Gwendolyn Kiste
The Fisherman (John Langan)
The Fisherman
26
John Langan
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
27
Victor Lavalle
The Ritual (Adam Nevill)
The Ritual
28
Adam Nevill
Amatka (Karin Tidbeck)
Amatka
29
Karin Tidbeck
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
30
Jeff Vandermeer
Brother (Ania Ahlborn)
Brother
31
Ania Ahlborn
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Iain Reid)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
32
Iain Reid
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
33
Agustina Bazterrica
Lakewood (Megan Giddings)
Lakewood
34
Megan Giddings
You (Caroline Kepnes)
You
35
Caroline Kepnes
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
36
Josh Malerman
Night Film (Marisha Pessl)
Night Film
37
Marisha Pessl
City of Ash and Red (Hye Young-Pyun)
City of Ash and Red
38
Hye Young-Pyun
The Luminous Dead (Caitlin Starling)
The Luminous Dead
39
Caitlin Starling
The Chestnut Man (Soren Sveistrup)
The Chestnut Man
40
Soren Sveistrup
Page 1 of 2
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to '50 Best Horror Books of the Decade'
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN