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Goodreads: Best Horror Novels (1-420)

Not all horror, and not all novels! Voted for by Goodreads users.
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avg. score: 52 of 420 (12%)
required scores: 1, 17, 33, 51, 88 
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
1
Stephen King
It (Stephen King)
It
2
Stephen King
Salems Lot (Stephen King)
Salems Lot
3
Stephen King
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
4
Bram Stoker
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
5
Stephen King
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
6
Stephen King
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
7
William Peter Blatty
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
8
Shirley Jackson
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
9
Stephen King
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
10
Mary Shelley
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
11
Thomas Harris
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
12
Anne Rice
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
13
Ira Levin
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
14
Peter Straub
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
15
Mark Z. Danielewski
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
16
Joe Hill
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
17
Thomas Harris
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
18
Max Brooks
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
19
Stephen King
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
20
Oscar Wilde
Needful Things (Stephen King)
Needful Things
21
Stephen King
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
22
Robert R. McCammon
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
23
Ray Bradbury
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
24
Stephen King
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
25
Bret Easton Ellis
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
26
Jay Anson
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
27
Robert Louis Stevenson
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
28
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
29
Stephen King
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
30
Shirley Jackson
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
31
Stephen King
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
32
Richard Marheson
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
33
Peter Benchley
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
34
Dean Koontz
Desperation (Stephen King)
Desperation
35
Stephen King
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
36
Stephen King
The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat
37
Anne Rice
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
38
Stephen King
The Talisman (Stephen King & Peter Straub)
The Talisman
39
Stephen King & Peter Straub
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
40
Dan Simmons
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