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Paste Magazine's the 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time

Paste Magazine compiled a list of the 50 best horror novels of all time. Have many of these books managed to scare you?
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The Summer Is Ended and We Are Not Yet Saved (Joey Comeau)
The Summer Is Ended and We Are Not Yet Saved
1
Joey Comeau
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
2
Susan Hill
Night Things (Michael Talbot)
Night Things
3
Michael Talbot
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
4
Grady Hendrix
Ring (Koji Suzuki)
Ring
5
Koji Suzuki
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
6
Paul Tremblay
The Damnation Game (Clive Barker)
The Damnation Game
7
Clive Barker
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
8
Ryu Murakami
The Devil in Silver (Victor Lavalle)
The Devil in Silver
9
Victor Lavalle
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
10
Josh Malerman
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
11
Robert Marasco
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
12
David Wong
Savaging the Dark (Christopher Conlon)
Savaging the Dark
13
Christopher Conlon
Rebecca (Daphne Dumaurier)
Rebecca
14
Daphne Dumaurier
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
15
Katherine Dunn
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
16
Joe Hill
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
17
Max Brooks
The Other (Thomas Tryon)
The Other
18
Thomas Tryon
Little Star (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Little Star
19
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
20
Lauren Beukes
The Girl Next Door, by Jack Ketchum
The Girl Next Door, by Jack Ketchum
21
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
22
H.P. Lovecraft
The Ceremonies
The Ceremonies
23
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
24
Anne Rice
A Choir of Ill Children (Tom Piccirilli)
A Choir of Ill Children
25
Tom Piccirilli
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
26
Ray Bradbury
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
27
Dan Simmons
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
28
Bret Easton Ellis
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
29
Thomas Harris
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
30
Stephen King
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
31
Richard Matheson
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
32
Stephen King
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
33
Robert R. McCammon
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
34
Peter Straub
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
35
Neil Gaiman
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
36
Dan Simmons
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
37
Lauren Beukes
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
38
Michael Mcdowell
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
39
Bram Stoker
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
40
Ira Levin
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