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Book Riot Reader's Favorite Unconventional Horror Novels

Book Riot asked their users to tell them their favorite unconventional horror novels and here is a list of them. Have you read many of these books?
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
1
Mark Z. Danielewski
Demon Theory (Stephen Graham Jones)
Demon Theory
2
Stephen Graham Jones
Horrorstör (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstör
3
Grady Hendrix
The Girl With All the Gifts (M.R. Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
4
M.R. Carey
The Cold One (Christopher Pike)
The Cold One
5
Christopher Pike
The Thief of Always (Clive Barker)
The Thief of Always
6
Clive Barker
Gerald's Game (Stephen King)
Gerald's Game
7
Stephen King
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
8
Joe Hill
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
9
Vincent Bugliosi
The Girl Next Door, by Jack Ketchum
The Girl Next Door, by Jack Ketchum
10
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
11
Shirley Jackson
The Treatment (Mo Hayder)
The Treatment
12
Mo Hayder
Pontypool Changes Everything (Tony Burgess)
Pontypool Changes Everything
13
Tony Burgess
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
14
Richard Matheson
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
15
Ray Bradbury
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
16
Neil Gaiman
Hater (David Moody)
Hater
17
David Moody
Child of Fire (Harry Connolly)
Child of Fire
18
Harry Connolly
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories
19
Shirley Jackson
Still Life (Joe Donnelly)
Still Life
20
Joe Donnelly
Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
Haunting of Hill House
21
Shirley Jackson
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
22
William Peter Blatty
To Walk the Night (William M.Sloane)
To Walk the Night
23
William M.Sloane
The Killing Kind (John Connolly)
The Killing Kind
24
John Connolly
Weaveworld (Clive Barker)
Weaveworld
25
Clive Barker
The Secret of Crickley Hall (James Hebert)
The Secret of Crickley Hall
26
James Hebert
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
27
Anne Rivers Siddon
Boy's Life (Robert McCammon)
Boy's Life
28
Robert McCammon
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
29
Poppy Z. Brite
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
30
Josh Malerman
Horns (Joe Hill)
Horns
31
Joe Hill
The Rook (Daniel O'Malley)
The Rook
32
Daniel O'Malley
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
33
Ira Levin
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
34
Edgar Allan Poe
The Sandman (E. T. A. Hoffmann)
The Sandman
35
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Slade House (David Mitchell)
Slade House
36
David Mitchell
The Taste of a Man (Slaveka Drakulić)
The Taste of a Man
37
Slaveka Drakulić
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