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Great Horror Novels

This list is made up of my own personal favorites as well as books I intend to read because I've heard good things about them.
This list is not exhaustive by a long shot.
I realize Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Brian Keene, etc. have written far more than one book each, but I kept each author to a one title limit so more authors could be represented.
If you feel I've left off a lot of important books, please make your own list.
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It (Stephen King)
It
1
Stephen King
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
2
Jay Anson
Wildwood Road (Christopher Golden)
Wildwood Road
3
Christopher Golden
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
4
Jack Ketchum
The Pet (Charles L Grant)
The Pet
5
Charles L Grant
Summer of Night (Dan Simmons)
Summer of Night
6
Dan Simmons
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
7
Patrick Suskind
The Cellar (Richard Laymon)
The Cellar
8
Richard Laymon
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
9
Jack Finney
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
10
John Wyndham
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
11
Paul Tremblay
Llittle Brothers (Rick Hautala)
Llittle Brothers
12
Rick Hautala
The Cipher
The Cipher
13
Old Fears (John Wooley and Ron Wolfe)
Old Fears
14
John Wooley and Ron Wolfe
The Damnation Game (Clive Barker)
The Damnation Game
15
Clive Barker
The Ruins
The Ruins
16
Berserk (Tim Lebbon)
Berserk
17
Tim Lebbon
Floating Dragon (Peter Straub)
Floating Dragon
18
Peter Straub
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
19
Max Brooks
Infected
Infected
20
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
The Fog (James Herbert)
The Fog
22
James Herbert
Vampire$
Vampire$
23
Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
24
Ramsey Campbell
Bad Things (Tamara Thorne)
Bad Things
25
Tamara Thorne
In Silent Graves (Gary Braunbeck)
In Silent Graves
26
Gary Braunbeck
The Ghost Pirates (William Hope Hodgson)
The Ghost Pirates
27
William Hope Hodgson
Zombie
Zombie
28
Darkness
Darkness
29
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
30
Dean Koontz
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
31
Peter Benchley
The Keep (F. Paul Wilson)
The Keep
32
F. Paul Wilson
The Nightrunners (Joe R Lansdale)
The Nightrunners
33
Joe R Lansdale
Nightlife (Brian Hodge)
Nightlife
34
Brian Hodge
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
35
Some of Your Blood (Theodore Sturgeon)
Some of Your Blood
36
Theodore Sturgeon
The Light at the End (John Skipp & Craig Spector)
The Light at the End
37
John Skipp & Craig Spector
Castaways (Brian Keene)
Castaways
38
Brian Keene
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
39
H.G. Wells
The Other
The Other
40
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