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Most Popular Horror Novels on Goodreads

From literal monsters to purely psychological terrors, these are tales of madness and pandemonium, retribution and absolution. Long heralded as the "Master of Horror," Stephen King reigns supreme, with five books on our list, but his son Joe Hill is not far behind, nabbing four spots. And along with classics from Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Kirkman's end-of-the-world comic, The Walking Dead, made the cut as well as an award-winning children's ghost story, The Graveyard Book, from Neil Gaiman.
And now we present the top horror books on Goodreads in alphabetical order. Proceed at your own risk—and then tell us how many you've read in the comments
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Alice (Christina Henry)
Alice
1
Christina Henry
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
2
Bret Easton Ellis
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
3
Jay Anson
Anna Dressed in Blood (Kendare Blake)
Anna Dressed in Blood
4
Kendare Blake
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
5
Victor Lavalle
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
6
Josh Malerman
Black Hole (Charles Burns)
Black Hole
7
Charles Burns
The Butterfly Garden (Dot Hutchinson)
The Butterfly Garden
8
Dot Hutchinson
The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
9
H.P. Lovecraft
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
10
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
11
Stephen King
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
12
Edgar Allen Poe
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
13
Neil Gaiman
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
14
Bram Stoker
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
15
William Peter Blatty
Feed (Mira Grant)
Feed
16
Mira Grant
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
17
V.C. Andrews
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
18
Mary Shelley
The Girl From the Well (Rin)
The Girl From the Well
19
Rin
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
20
M R Carey
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
21
Neil Gaiman
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
22
Shirley Jackson
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
23
Paul Tremblay
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
24
Joe Hill
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
25
Richard Matheson
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart
26
Clive Barker
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
27
Elizabeth Kostova
Horns (Joe Hill)
Horns
28
Joe Hill
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
29
Mark Z. Danielewski
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
30
Richard Matheson
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
31
Anne Rice
It (Stephen King)
It
32
Stephen King
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
33
Peter Benchley
The Last American Vampire (Seth Grahame-Smith)
The Last American Vampire
34
Seth Grahame-Smith
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
35
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Locke and Key
Locke and Key
36
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
37
Matt Ruff
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
38
Stephen King
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
39
Joe Hill
The October Country (Ray Bradbury)
The October Country
40
Ray Bradbury
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