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Modern Horror Fiction: A Selection of 113 Best Books

List created from Stanley Wiater's Dark Thoughts on Writing. Wiater writes: "Although it's nearly impossible to judge an author on the basis of a single work, the fact remains that any new reader must nevertheless begin their exploration of this, or any genre, one title at a time..."
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Tales of Love and Death (Robert Aickman)
Tales of Love and Death
1
Robert Aickman
The Vanishment (Jonathan Aycliffe)
The Vanishment
2
Jonathan Aycliffe
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
3
J.G. Ballard
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
4
Iain Banks
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
5
Clive Barker
The Howling Man (Charles Beaumont)
The Howling Man
6
Charles Beaumont
The Smell of Evil (Charles Birkin)
The Smell of Evil
7
Charles Birkin
Aliens: Tribes (Steve Bissette)
Aliens: Tribes
8
Steve Bissette
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
9
William Peter Blatty
The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch (Robert Bloch)
The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch
10
Robert Bloch
The Brains of Rats (Michael Blumlein)
The Brains of Rats
11
Michael Blumlein
The October Country (Ray Bradbury)
The October Country
12
Ray Bradbury
The Howling (Gary Brandner)
The Howling
13
Gary Brandner
The Shapes of Midnight (Joseph Payne Brennan)
The Shapes of Midnight
14
Joseph Payne Brennan
Wormwood (Poppy Z. Brite)
Wormwood
15
Poppy Z. Brite
The Face That Must Die (Campbell)
The Face That Must Die
16
Campbell
The Panic Hand (Jonathan Carroll)
The Panic Hand
17
Jonathan Carroll
Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories (Angela Carter)
Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories
18
Angela Carter
Death Stalks the Night (Hugh B. Cave)
Death Stalks the Night
19
Hugh B. Cave
Shudders and Shivers (R. Chetwynd-Hayes)
Shudders and Shivers
20
R. Chetwynd-Hayes
Deus X (Joseph A. Citro)
Deus X
21
Joseph A. Citro
The Pain Doctors of Suture Self General (Alan M. Clark)
The Pain Doctors of Suture Self General
22
Alan M. Clark
The Children's Hour (Douglas Clegg)
The Children's Hour
23
Douglas Clegg
Nameless Sins (Nancy A. Collins)
Nameless Sins
24
Nancy A. Collins
Homecoming (Matthew J. Costello)
Homecoming
25
Matthew J. Costello
Escardy Gap (Peter Crowther & James Lovegrove)
Escardy Gap
26
Peter Crowther & James Lovegrove
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
27
The Black Castle (Les Daniels)
The Black Castle
28
Les Daniels
From the Heart of Darkness (David Drake)
From the Heart of Darkness
29
David Drake
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective (Harlan Ellison)
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective
30
Harlan Ellison
Lizard Wine (Elizabeth Engstrom)
Lizard Wine
31
Elizabeth Engstrom
The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
32
Dennis Etchison
Scare Tactics (John Farris)
Scare Tactics
33
John Farris
The Sandman (Neil Gaiman)
The Sandman
34
Neil Gaiman
She Let Him Continue (Stephen Geller)
She Let Him Continue
35
Stephen Geller
Methods of Madness (Ray Garton)
Methods of Madness
36
Ray Garton
Moonchasers and Other Stories (Ed Gorman)
Moonchasers and Other Stories
37
Ed Gorman
Tales From the Nightside (Charles L. Grant)
Tales From the Nightside
38
Charles L. Grant
The Cormorant (Stephen Gregory)
The Cormorant
39
Stephen Gregory
Twelve Tales of Suspense and the Supernatural (Davis Grubb)
Twelve Tales of Suspense and the Supernatural
40
Davis Grubb
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