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Horror Books for Halloween

A random list of good, great, or at least entertaining horror books, just in time for Halloween. Just in case you're looking for something to get you in the mood. One per author, just to keep the list from getting too unwieldy. Some ya and even children's books included, if they also have adult reading appeal. A few more gothic than outright horror. Some very popular, some more obscure. Hope this helps get you in the mood for my favorite holiday of the year!
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
1
Bram Stoker
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
2
Henry James
The Traveling Grave and Other Stories (L. P. Hartley)
The Traveling Grave and Other Stories
3
L. P. Hartley
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings
4
Edgar Allan Poe
The October Country
The October Country
5
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
6
Agatha Christie
Outer Dark (Cormac McCarthy)
Outer Dark
7
Cormac McCarthy
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
8
Shirley Jackson
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
9
Richard Matheson
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
10
Anne Rivers Siddon
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
11
Elizabeth Kostova
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
12
Daphne Du Maurier
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
13
Doyle
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
14
Stephen King
Dark Companions (Ramsey Campbell)
Dark Companions
15
Ramsey Campbell
Festival of Fear (Graham Masterton)
Festival of Fear
16
Graham Masterton
The Totem (David Morrell)
The Totem
17
David Morrell
House of Illusions (Ruby Jean Jensen)
House of Illusions
18
Ruby Jean Jensen
Where the Chill Waits (T. Chris Martindale)
Where the Chill Waits
19
T. Chris Martindale
Naomi's Room, by Jonathan Aycliffe
Naomi's Room, by Jonathan Aycliffe
20
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
21
Neil Gaiman
The Blood Confession (Alisa M. Libby)
The Blood Confession
22
Alisa M. Libby
The Burning Court (John Dickson Carr)
The Burning Court
23
John Dickson Carr
The Night of the Ripper (Robert Bloch)
The Night of the Ripper
24
Robert Bloch
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golum (Peter Ackroyd)
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golum
25
Peter Ackroyd
Blackfin Sky (Kat Ellis)
Blackfin Sky
26
Kat Ellis
Haunted (James Herbert)
Haunted
27
James Herbert
Security (Wohlsdorf)
Security
28
Wohlsdorf
Usher's Passing (Robert R. McCammon)
Usher's Passing
29
Robert R. McCammon
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Michelle Hodkin)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
30
Michelle Hodkin
The Relic
The Relic
31
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
32
Ransom Riggs
Scowler (Daniel Kraus)
Scowler
33
Daniel Kraus
The Fury (Alexander Gordon Smith)
The Fury
34
Alexander Gordon Smith
The Tower (Simon Clark)
The Tower
35
Simon Clark
The Walls Around Us (Nova Ren Suma)
The Walls Around Us
36
Nova Ren Suma
The Devouring (Simon Holt)
The Devouring
37
Simon Holt
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
38
Gillian Flynn
Horror Show (Greg Kihn)
Horror Show
39
Greg Kihn
How to Survive a Horror Movie (Seth Grahame Smith)
How to Survive a Horror Movie
40
Seth Grahame Smith
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