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Schlocko's 10 Best Horror Novels of the 20th Century

This list is highly subjective, I don't even know if these are Stephen King's two best novels but they're the ones which did the most damage to me. As with any list, the point is to start arguments, not answer questions.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1
Ray Bradbury
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
2
Daphne Du Maurier
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
3
Shirley Jackson
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
4
Jack Ketchum
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
5
Stephen King
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
6
Stephen King
The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
7
H. P. Lovecraft
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
8
Richard Matheson
The Other (Thomas Tryon)
The Other
9
Thomas Tryon
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
10
Peter Straub
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