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Esquire's 50 Greatest Horror Books of All Time

Esquire Magazine has published the list of its 50 greatest horror books of all time, with Stephen King's 'It' being announced as the greatest horror novel of all time. Please vote to share your opinion regarding the list.
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It (Stephen King)
It
1
Stephen King
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
2
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
3
Shirley Jackson
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
4
Stephen King
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
5
Sarah Waters
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
6
Peter Straub
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
7
Toni Morrison
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
8
Paul Tremblay
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
9
Bram Stoker
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
10
Mary Shelley
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
11
Dan Simmons
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
12
William Peter Blatty
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
13
Octavia Butler
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
14
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
15
Katherine Dunn
The Fisherman (John Langan)
The Fisherman
16
John Langan
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted
17
Chuck Palahniuk
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
18
Richard Matheson
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
19
Stephen Graham Jones
Come Closer (Sara Gran)
Come Closer
20
Sara Gran
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
21
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
22
Stephen King
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Last House on Needless Street
23
Catriona Ward
Fevre Dream (George R. R. Martin)
Fevre Dream
24
George R. R. Martin
Vertical Ring (Koji Suzuki)
Vertical Ring
25
Koji Suzuki
Penpal (Dathan Auerbach)
Penpal
26
Dathan Auerbach
The Return (Rachel Harrison)
The Return
27
Rachel Harrison
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
28
Max Brooks
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart
29
Clive Barker
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House
30
Tananarive Due
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
31
Agustina Bazterrica
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
32
Iain Banks
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddons)
The House Next Door
33
Anne Rivers Siddons
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
34
Anne Rice
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
35
Poppy Z. Brite
Apartment 16 (Adam Nevill)
Apartment 16
36
Adam Nevill
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
37
Josh Malerman
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
38
Victor Lavalle
Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis)
Lunar Park
39
Bret Easton Ellis
Experimental Film (Gemma Files)
Experimental Film
40
Gemma Files
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