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Random House's Best Horror Books of All Time

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At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
1
H.P. Lovecraft
The Bad Seed: A Vintage Movie Classic (William March)
The Bad Seed: A Vintage Movie Classic
2
William March
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
3
Toni Morrison
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
4
Angela Carter
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three
5
Clive Barker
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
6
H.P. Lovecraft
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
7
Stephen King
The Case Against Satan (Ray Russell)
The Case Against Satan
8
Ray Russell
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
9
Victor Lavalle
Come Closer (Sara Gran)
Come Closer
10
Sara Gran
The Devil in Silver (Victor Lavalle)
The Devil in Silver
11
Victor Lavalle
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
12
Bram Stoker
Drawing Blood
Drawing Blood
13
The Drowning Girl (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
The Drowning Girl
14
Caitlin R. Kiernan
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
15
Samanta Schweblin
Fiend (Peter Stenson)
Fiend
16
Peter Stenson
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
17
Doris Lessing
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
18
Octavia E. Butler
The Frangipani Hotel (Violet Kupersmith)
The Frangipani Hotel
19
Violet Kupersmith
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
20
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein in Baghdad (Ahmed Saadawi)
Frankenstein in Baghdad
21
Ahmed Saadawi
From Hell (Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell)
From Hell
22
Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
23
Peter Straub
Gothic Tales (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Gothic Tales
24
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
25
Shirley Jackson
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
26
Henry James
Horrorstör (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstör
27
Grady Hendrix
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
28
Mark Z. Danielewski
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (John Bellairs)
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
29
John Bellairs
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
30
Alma Katsu
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
31
Anne Rice
The Last Werewolf (Glen Duncan)
The Last Werewolf
32
Glen Duncan
The Lesser Dead (Christopher Buehlmann)
The Lesser Dead
33
Christopher Buehlmann
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
34
Scott Hawkins
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
35
Sarah Waters
Maplecroft (Cherie Priest)
Maplecroft
36
Cherie Priest
Meddling Kids (Edgar Cantero)
Meddling Kids
37
Edgar Cantero
Night Film (Marisha Pessl)
Night Film
38
Marisha Pessl
Pandemonium (Daryl Gregory)
Pandemonium
39
Daryl Gregory
Parasite Eve (Hideaki Sena)
Parasite Eve
40
Hideaki Sena
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