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Goodreads "Quality Dark Fiction" 2021 Update - Now 4.44 Times as Long - Page 9

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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Sandman Slim (Richard Kadrey)
Sandman Slim
321
Richard Kadrey
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
322
Ursula K. Le Guin
Moon Palace (Paul Auster)
Moon Palace
323
Paul Auster
Melmoth the Wanderer (Charles Maturin)
Melmoth the Wanderer
324
Charles Maturin
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
325
Thomas Harris
The Magician King (Lev Grossman)
The Magician King
326
Lev Grossman
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
327
Italo Calvino
Almost Transparent Blue (Ryū Murakami)
Almost Transparent Blue
328
Ryū Murakami
Faust, Part Two (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust, Part Two
329
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The Unquiet (John Connolly)
The Unquiet
330
John Connolly
The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat
331
Anne Rice
Falling Angel (William Hjortsberg)
Falling Angel
332
William Hjortsberg
Every Dead Thing (John Connolly)
Every Dead Thing
333
John Connolly
The Street of Crocodiles (Bruno Schulz)
The Street of Crocodiles
334
Bruno Schulz
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
335
John Wyndham
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
336
Gillian Flynn
Sea Hearts (Margo Lanagan)
Sea Hearts
337
Margo Lanagan
The Demon (Hulbert Selby, Jr.)
The Demon
338
Hulbert Selby, Jr.
The North Water (Ian McGuire)
The North Water
339
Ian McGuire
The V Girl (Mya Robarts)
The V Girl
340
Mya Robarts
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
341
Patrick Ness
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
342
David Wong
Queer (William S. Burroughs)
Queer
343
William S. Burroughs
The Fall (Guillermo Del Toro)
The Fall
344
Guillermo Del Toro
The House on the Strand (Daphne Du Maurier)
The House on the Strand
345
Daphne Du Maurier
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
346
Rohinton Mistry
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
347
John Wyndham
The Hangman's Daughter (Oliver Pötzsch)
The Hangman's Daughter
348
Oliver Pötzsch
Angels (Denis Johnson)
Angels
349
Denis Johnson
Growth of the Soil (Knut Hamsun)
Growth of the Soil
350
Knut Hamsun
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
351
Anne Rice
Darkfever (Karen Marie Moning)
Darkfever
352
Karen Marie Moning
Jingo (Terry Pratchett)
Jingo
353
Terry Pratchett
Cabal (Clive Barker)
Cabal
354
Clive Barker
Angelfall (Susan Ee)
Angelfall
355
Susan Ee
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins (Irvine Welsh)
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins
356
Irvine Welsh
Mr. Monster (Dan Wells)
Mr. Monster
357
Dan Wells
The Taker (Alma Katsu)
The Taker
358
Alma Katsu
The Almost Moon (Alice Sebold)
The Almost Moon
359
Alice Sebold
Dearly Devoted Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Dearly Devoted Dexter
360
Jeff Lindsay
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