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Horror Novels: How Many of These Have You Read?

So you think you've read widely in the horror genre? See how many of these books you've actually read! They're all over the map-- if you've read more than half, I'll concede that you rock the genre.I know some favorite authors and titles didn't make it, but there are SO MANY amazing books to read that I just can't include them all.
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
1
Shirley Jackson
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
2
Mark Z. Danielewski
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
3
Robert R. McCammon
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
4
Poppy Z. Brite
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
5
Mary Shelley
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
6
Paul Tremblay
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
7
Ira Levin
Sharp Teeth
Sharp Teeth
8
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
9
Gillian Flynn
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
10
Bram Stoker
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)
Anno Dracula
11
Kim Newman
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
12
Lauren Beukes
The Lurking Fear
The Lurking Fear
13
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
14
Richard Matheson
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
15
Peter Straub
Nightmare Seasons (Charles L. Grant)
Nightmare Seasons
16
Charles L. Grant
Red Rain (R.L Stine)
Red Rain
17
R.L Stine
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
18
Cormac McCarthy
St. Germain Chronicles - Hotel Transylvania
St. Germain Chronicles - Hotel Transylvania
19
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
20
Richard Matheson
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
21
Max Brooks
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
22
Joe Hill
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
23
Jack Ketchum
The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat
24
Anne Rice
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
25
Peter Benchley
The Reapers Are the Angels (Alden Bell)
The Reapers Are the Angels
26
Alden Bell
The Beast House (Richard Laymon)
The Beast House
27
Richard Laymon
Slither (Edward Lee)
Slither
28
Edward Lee
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
29
Ray Bradbury
Meg (Steve Alten)
Meg
30
Steve Alten
Clickers (J. F. Gonzalez & Mark Williams)
Clickers
31
J. F. Gonzalez & Mark Williams
The King in Yellow (Robert W. Chambers)
The King in Yellow
32
Robert W. Chambers
Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
33
The Bridge (John Skipp & Craig Spector)
The Bridge
34
John Skipp & Craig Spector
Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstor
35
Grady Hendrix
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
36
Grady Hendrix
Welcome to Dead House (R.L. Stine)
Welcome to Dead House
37
R.L. Stine
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
38
Stephen King
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
39
Henry James
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
40
Edgar Allan Poe
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