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Great Horror Books According to the Horror Writers Association of America

As we move into fall and the Halloween season, our retired English Teacher and genre enthusiast looks for good horror novels and collections to keep him up nights. Here is a recommended reading list from the Horror Writers Association of America that just might do the trick. The list is quirky, with several surprising inclusions and omissions, but on the whole it seems to be quite the spook-fest.
Note: The list refers to "Darklands" by Dennis Etchison, but I can find no work of that title in any Etchison bibliography. I have assumed the compilers meant "The Dark Country", so I have included it.
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At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
1
H.P. Lovecraft
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood (Algernon Blackwood)
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
2
Algernon Blackwood
The Between (Tananarive Due)
The Between
3
Tananarive Due
Book of the Dead (John Skipp)
Book of the Dead
4
John Skipp
Complete Ghost Stories
Complete Ghost Stories
5
Conjure Wife (Fritz Leiber)
Conjure Wife
6
Fritz Leiber
The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
7
Dennis Etchison
Dark Dance (Tanith Lee)
Dark Dance
8
Tanith Lee
Dead in the Water
Dead in the Water
9
Dr. Adder (K.W. Jeter)
Dr. Adder
10
K.W. Jeter
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
11
Bram Stoker
The Dunwich Horror (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Dunwich Horror
12
H. P. Lovecraft
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
13
William Peter Blatty
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
14
Mary Shelley
Ghoul (Michael Slade)
Ghoul
15
Michael Slade
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
16
Shirley Jackson
The Hill of Dreams (Arthur Machen)
The Hill of Dreams
17
Arthur Machen
The Hungry Moon (Campbell)
The Hungry Moon
18
Campbell
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
19
Richard Matheson
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
20
Poppy Z. Brite
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
21
Shirley Jackson
Lovers Living, Lovers Dead (Richard Lortz)
Lovers Living, Lovers Dead
22
Richard Lortz
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
23
Franz Kafka
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
24
Stephen King
Phantom (Thomas Tessier)
Phantom
25
Thomas Tessier
Raven (Grant)
Raven
26
Grant
Relic (Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child)
Relic
27
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
28
Ira Levin
Sacrifice (Andrew Vachss)
Sacrifice
29
Andrew Vachss
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
30
Stephen King
Sineater (Elizabeth Massie)
Sineater
31
Elizabeth Massie
Skin (Kathe Koja)
Skin
32
Kathe Koja
Some of Your Blood (Theodore Sturgeon)
Some of Your Blood
33
Theodore Sturgeon
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
34
Bradbury
Songs of a Dead Dreamer (Thomas Ligotti)
Songs of a Dead Dreamer
35
Thomas Ligotti
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
36
Stephen King
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
37
Robert Louis Stevenson
Tales of Horror (Arthur Machen)
Tales of Horror
38
Arthur Machen
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
39
Henry James
Vampire Junction (S.P. Somtow)
Vampire Junction
40
S.P. Somtow
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