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Best Horror and Mystery Books

This is a list of my favorite horror novels. I am sure that I am forgetting some and that more will come to mind after this list is posted.
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Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
1
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
2
Ray Bradbury
At the Mountains of Madness (H. P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
3
H. P. Lovecraft
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
4
Bram Stoker
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
5
Elizabeth Kostova
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
6
Anne Rice
House on the Borderlands (William Hope Hodgson)
House on the Borderlands
7
William Hope Hodgson
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
8
Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
9
Oscar Wilde
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
10
Daphne Du Maurier
The Winter People (Jennifer McMahon)
The Winter People
11
Jennifer McMahon
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
12
Joe Hill
Threshold
Threshold
13
Foucault's Pendulum
Foucault's Pendulum
14
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
15
Edgar Allen Poe
Sherlock Holmes...Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes...Hound of the Baskervilles
16
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
17
Caleb Carr
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
18
Thomas Harris
It (Stephen King)
It
19
Stephen King
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
20
Stephen King
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
21
Matt Ruff
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
22
Neil Gaiman
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
23
Neil Gaiman
The Searching Dead (Ramsey Campbell)
The Searching Dead
24
Ramsey Campbell
Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
25
Ramsey Campbell
The Night Sister (Jennifer McMahon)
The Night Sister
26
Jennifer McMahon
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
27
Anne Rice
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
28
Umberto Eco
The Best of John W. Campbell Jr. (John W. Campbell Jr.)
The Best of John W. Campbell Jr.
29
John W. Campbell Jr.
Short Stories of Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey Campbell)
Short Stories of Ramsey Campbell
30
Ramsey Campbell
Camilla (Sheridan Lefanu)
Camilla
31
Sheridan Lefanu
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": The Authorized Graphic Adaptation (Miles Hyman)
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": The Authorized Graphic Adaptation
32
Miles Hyman
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
33
Thomas Harris
Death in Holy Orders (P.D. James)
Death in Holy Orders
34
P.D. James
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
35
Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
36
Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
37
Agatha Christie
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
38
Paula Hawkins
The Drowning Girl
The Drowning Girl
39
The Night Ocean (Paul La Farge)
The Night Ocean
40
Paul La Farge
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