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Goodreads "Quality Dark Fiction" 2021 Update - Now 4.44 Times as Long - Page 4

This dark challenge is mostly sinister & ghoulish, but is also amusing at times, given some of the entries.
According to Alan Baxter, the Goodreads author who originally compiled this list, "my novels are dark fantasy thrillers, so I thought I'd make a list with quality dark fiction, particularly dark genre fiction and include books that have appealed to me or that have inspired my writing over the years."
BTW, is 444 (the length of this list) supposed to be a special number like 666?
Only books with 2000+ ratings and 3+ votes were included. A few partially overlapping titles have been retained.
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The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
121
Paula Hawkins
It (Stephen King)
It
122
Stephen King
Doctor Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Doctor Faustus
123
Christopher Marlowe
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
124
Chuck Palahniuk
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
125
Victor Hugo
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
126
Mark Haddon
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
127
Hunter S. Thompson
The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
128
H.P. Lovecraft
The Book of Paul (Richard Long)
The Book of Paul
129
Richard Long
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
130
Shirley Jackson
The Doll's House (Neil Gaiman)
The Doll's House
131
Neil Gaiman
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
132
Cormac McCarthy
Preacher, Vol. 1: Gone to Texas (Garth Ennis)
Preacher, Vol. 1: Gone to Texas
133
Garth Ennis
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
134
Joe Hill
A Dog's Heart/Heart of a Dog (Mikhail Bulgakov)
A Dog's Heart/Heart of a Dog
135
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
136
Franz Kafka
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
137
Kurt Vonnegut
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Bo Hampton)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
138
Bo Hampton
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows
139
Brent Weeks
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
140
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Imperial Bedrooms (Bret Easton Ellis)
Imperial Bedrooms
141
Bret Easton Ellis
Collected Ghost Stories (M.R. James)
Collected Ghost Stories
142
M.R. James
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
143
Albert Camus
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
144
Margaret Atwood
Glamorama (Bret Easton Ellis)
Glamorama
145
Bret Easton Ellis
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
146
Bret Easton Ellis
Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
147
Arthur Koestler
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
148
Martin Amis
Hell's Angels (Hunter S. Thompson)
Hell's Angels
149
Hunter S. Thompson
The Great and Secret Show (Clive Barker)
The Great and Secret Show
150
Clive Barker
Survivor (Chuck Palahniuk)
Survivor
151
Chuck Palahniuk
The Bachman Books (Stephen King)
The Bachman Books
152
Stephen King
Elric of Melniboné (Michael Moorcock)
Elric of Melniboné
153
Michael Moorcock
Filth (Irvine Welsh)
Filth
154
Irvine Welsh
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
155
Edgar Allan Poe
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
156
J.G. Ballard
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
157
Charles Bukowski
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
158
V.C. Andrews
Adjustment Day (Chuck Palahniuk)
Adjustment Day
159
Chuck Palahniuk
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
160
Katherine Dunn
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