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70 of the Best Horror Books, According to Horror Authors

"Who better to get your horror recommendations from than an expert in the field? Goodreads interviewed nine horror authors — Johanna van Veen, Paul Tremblay, Gretchen Felker-Martin, Ananda Lima, Monika Kim, Josh Malerman, Chuck Tingle, Stephen Graham Jones, and Gabino Iglesias — about their favorite horror authors as well as the upcoming horror releases they're most excited about.
Here are 70 books that nine of the buzziest new horror authors recommend to add to your summer reading plans."
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Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
1
Julia Armfield
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
2
Shirley Jackson
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House
3
Grady Hendrix
Things We Say in the Dark (Kirsty Logan)
Things We Say in the Dark
4
Kirsty Logan
The Dark Between the Trees (Fiona Barnett)
The Dark Between the Trees
5
Fiona Barnett
The Unsuitable (Molly Pohlig)
The Unsuitable
6
Molly Pohlig
Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein (Anne Eekhout)
Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein
7
Anne Eekhout
Orpheus Builds a Girl (Heather Parry)
Orpheus Builds a Girl
8
Heather Parry
Our Share of Night (Mariana Enríquez)
Our Share of Night
9
Mariana Enríquez
The Fisherman (John Langan)
The Fisherman
10
John Langan
Big Machine (Victor Lavalle)
Big Machine
11
Victor Lavalle
Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
Generation Loss
12
Elizabeth Hand
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances (Eric Larocca)
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
13
Eric Larocca
The Garden (Clare Beams)
The Garden
14
Clare Beams
Wild Spaces (S.L. Coney)
Wild Spaces
15
S.L. Coney
The Militia House (John Milas)
The Militia House
16
John Milas
Tell Me I'm Worthless (Alison Rumfitt)
Tell Me I'm Worthless
17
Alison Rumfitt
Wilding (Melanie Tem)
Wilding
18
Melanie Tem
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
19
Patrick Suskind
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
20
Shirley Jackson
The Unmothers (Leslie J. Anderson)
The Unmothers
21
Leslie J. Anderson
Green Fuse Burning (Tiffany Morris)
Green Fuse Burning
22
Tiffany Morris
The Woods All Black (Lee Mandelo)
The Woods All Black
23
Lee Mandelo
Invaginies (Joe Koch)
Invaginies
24
Joe Koch
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
25
Mona Awad
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
26
Victor Lavalle
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Mariana Enríquez)
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
27
Mariana Enríquez
Forgotten Sisters (Cynthia Pelayo)
Forgotten Sisters
28
Cynthia Pelayo
Mouth: Stories (Puloma Gosh)
Mouth: Stories
29
Puloma Gosh
Monstrilio (Gerardo Sámáno Córdova)
Monstrilio
30
Gerardo Sámáno Córdova
This Thing Between Us (Gus Moreno)
This Thing Between Us
31
Gus Moreno
Horror for Weenies (Emily C.Hughes)
Horror for Weenies
32
Emily C.Hughes
The Reformatory (Tananarive Due)
The Reformatory
33
Tananarive Due
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
34
Han Kang
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
35
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Cursed Bunny (Bora Chung)
Cursed Bunny
36
Bora Chung
Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil (Ananda Lima)
Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
37
Ananda Lima
My Darling Dreadful Thing (Johanna Van Veen)
My Darling Dreadful Thing
38
Johanna Van Veen
The Dark We Know (Wen-Yi Lee)
The Dark We Know
39
Wen-Yi Lee
The Night Guest (Hildur Knútsdóttir)
The Night Guest
40
Hildur Knútsdóttir
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