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Notable Horror Fiction

Contemporary horror novels written by some of the most famous authors in the craft. Some on the list are featured more prominently due to their immense bibliography.
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20th Century Ghosts (Joe Hill)
20th Century Ghosts
1
Joe Hill
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
2
Paul Tremblay
Beast (Peter Benchley)
Beast
3
Peter Benchley
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
4
Josh Malerman
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
5
Stephen King
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
6
Stephen King
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
7
Neil Gaiman
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
8
Stephen King
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
9
Bram Stoker
Dragon Tears
Dragon Tears
10
Fevre Dream
Fevre Dream
11
Floating Dragon (Peter Straub)
Floating Dragon
12
Peter Straub
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
13
V.C. Andrews
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
14
Mary Shelley
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
15
Peter Straub
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
16
Thomas Harris
Hannibal Rising
Hannibal Rising
17
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
18
Joe Hill
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
19
Richard Marheson
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
20
Richard Matheson
If You Could See Me Now (Peter Straub)
If You Could See Me Now
21
Peter Straub
In the Dark (Richard Laymon)
In the Dark
22
Richard Laymon
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
Intensity
23
Dean Koontz
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
24
Anne Rice
It (Stephen King)
It
25
Stephen King
Julia (Peter Straub)
Julia
26
Peter Straub
Koko (Peter Straub)
Koko
27
Peter Straub
Malorie (Josh Malerman)
Malorie
28
Josh Malerman
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
29
Stephen King
Mr. Murder (Dean Koontz)
Mr. Murder
30
Dean Koontz
Mr. X (Peter Straub)
Mr. X
31
Peter Straub
Mystery (Peter Straub)
Mystery
32
Peter Straub
Night Shift (Stephen King)
Night Shift
33
Stephen King
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (Stephen King)
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
34
Stephen King
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
35
Joe Hill
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
36
Stephen King
Phantoms
Phantoms
37
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
38
Thomas Harris
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
39
Stephen King
Shadowland
Shadowland
40
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