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Readers' Top 66 Horror Novels of the Past Three Years

For devotees of the horror genre, Halloween is the best holiday on the calendar. Once a year, like creepy clockwork, the culture at large acknowledges the best things in life and unlife: revenants, witches, haunted houses, derelict amusement parks, and nightmare fungal issues.

To celebrate the season, we've collected here the most popular horror novels of the past three years, according to Goodreads regulars.
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Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
1
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
2
Grady Hendrix
Home Before Dark (Riley Sager)
Home Before Dark
3
Riley Sager
Hidden Pictures (Jason Rekulak)
Hidden Pictures
4
Jason Rekulak
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
5
Simone St. James
If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
If It Bleeds
6
Stephen King
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
7
Stephen Graham Jones
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Last House on Needless Street
8
Catriona Ward
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House
9
Grady Hendrix
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
10
Alexis Henderson
Later (Stephen King)
Later
11
Stephen King
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
12
Julia Armfield
What Moves the Dead (T. Kingfisher)
What Moves the Dead
13
T. Kingfisher
The Hacienda (Isabel Canas)
The Hacienda
14
Isabel Canas
The Children on the Hill (Jennifer McMahon)
The Children on the Hill
15
Jennifer McMahon
The Burning Girls (C.J. Tudor)
The Burning Girls
16
C.J. Tudor
Devolution (Max Brooks)
Devolution
17
Max Brooks
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
18
P. Djèlí Clark
The Drowning Kind (Jennifer McMahon)
The Drowning Kind
19
Jennifer McMahon
Chasing the Boogeyman (Richard Chizmar)
Chasing the Boogeyman
20
Richard Chizmar
The Book of Accidents (Chuck Wendig)
The Book of Accidents
21
Chuck Wendig
Hide (Kiersten White)
Hide
22
Kiersten White
Just Like Home (Sarah Gailey)
Just Like Home
23
Sarah Gailey
Bloodline (Jess Lourey)
Bloodline
24
Jess Lourey
Dead Silence (S.A.Barnes)
Dead Silence
25
S.A.Barnes
House of Hunger (Alexis Henderson)
House of Hunger
26
Alexis Henderson
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
27
Victor Lavalle
A House With Good Bones (T. Kingfisher)
A House With Good Bones
28
T. Kingfisher
Cackle (Rachel Harrison)
Cackle
29
Rachel Harrison
Summer Sons (Lee Mandelo)
Summer Sons
30
Lee Mandelo
Survivor Song (Paul Tremblay)
Survivor Song
31
Paul Tremblay
Malorie (Josh Malerman)
Malorie
32
Josh Malerman
Gwendy's Final Task (Stephen King)
Gwendy's Final Task
33
Stephen King
We Spread (Ian Reid)
We Spread
34
Ian Reid
The Lighthouse Witches (C. J. Cooke)
The Lighthouse Witches
35
C. J. Cooke
The Pallbearers Club (Paul Tremblay)
The Pallbearers Club
36
Paul Tremblay
Devil House (John Darnielle)
Devil House
37
John Darnielle
Small Favors (Erin A. Craig)
Small Favors
38
Erin A. Craig
Motherthing (Ainslie Hogarth)
Motherthing
39
Ainslie Hogarth
This Thing Between Us (Gus Moreno)
This Thing Between Us
40
Gus Moreno
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