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Nightmare Magazine's Top 100 Horror Books

Published at Worldswithoutend.com, here are the top 100 horror books, as chosen by the folks at Nightmare Magazine.
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Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
1
Clive Barker
The Damnation Game (Clive Barker)
The Damnation Game
2
Clive Barker
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart
3
The Imago Sequence
The Imago Sequence
4
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
5
William Peter Blatty
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
6
Robert Bloch
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
7
Ray Bradbury
Graveyard People (Gary A. Braunbeck)
Graveyard People
8
Gary A. Braunbeck
In Silent Graves (Gary Braunbeck)
In Silent Graves
9
Gary Braunbeck
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
10
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
11
Poppy Z. Brite
Love in Vein (Poppy Z. Brite)
Love in Vein
12
Poppy Z. Brite
The Nameless (Ramsey Campbell)
The Nameless
13
Ramsey Campbell
Nazareth Hill (Ramsey Campbell)
Nazareth Hill
14
Ramsey Campbell
The Shallow End of the Pool (Adam-Troy Castro)
The Shallow End of the Pool
15
Adam-Troy Castro
Shivers (Richard Chizmar)
Shivers
16
Richard Chizmar
Sungalsses After Dark (Nancy A. Collins)
Sungalsses After Dark
17
Nancy A. Collins
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One (Ellen Datlow)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
18
Ellen Datlow
The Year's Best Fantasy (Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling)
The Year's Best Fantasy
19
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
My Soul to Keep (Tananarive Due)
My Soul to Keep
20
Tananarive Due
Nightmare Seasons (Charles L. Grant)
Nightmare Seasons
21
Charles L. Grant
Shadows (Charles L. Grant)
Shadows
22
Charles L. Grant
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 (Paula Guran)
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010
23
Paula Guran
Those Who Hunt the Night (Barbara Hambly)
Those Who Hunt the Night
24
Barbara Hambly
20th Century Ghosts (Joe Hill)
20th Century Ghosts
25
Joe Hill
It (Stephen King)
It
26
Stephen King
Night Shift (Stephen King)
Night Shift
27
Stephen King
'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot
28
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
29
Stephen King
Skeleton Crew (Stephen King)
Skeleton Crew
30
Stephen King
The Bad Place
The Bad Place
31
Strangers
Strangers
32
The Taking (Dean Koontz)
The Taking
33
Dean Koontz
Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters (John Langan)
Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters
34
John Langan
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
35
The Keeper (Sarah Langan)
The Keeper
36
Sarah Langan
Savage Season (Joe R. Lansdale)
Savage Season
37
Joe R. Lansdale
Berserk (Tim Lebbon)
Berserk
38
Tim Lebbon
The Nature of Balance (Tim Lebbon)
The Nature of Balance
39
Tim Lebbon
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
40
Ira Levin
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