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Some of the Best Horror Novels

These horror novels often populate best horror reads lists. Some are even considered "classics" of the genre. Are they? How many of these books have you read? How many of these books have passages which still haunt your nights?
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The Passage (Passage #1) (Justin Cronin)
The Passage (Passage #1)
1
Justin Cronin
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
2
Jim Thompson
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
3
Thomas Harris
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
4
Richard Matheson
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
5
Peter Benchley
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
6
Peter Straub
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
7
Stephen King
The Ruins
The Ruins
8
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
9
Jack Ketchum
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
10
Lauren Beukes
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
11
William Peter Blatty
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
12
Anne Rivers Siddon
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
13
Jack Finney
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
14
Ira Levin
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
15
Shirley Jackson
Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstor
16
Grady Hendrix
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
17
Colson Whitehead
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
18
Stephen King
'Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
'Salem's Lot
19
Stephen King
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
20
Stephen King
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
21
H.P. Lovecraft
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
22
Clive Barker
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
23
Bram Stoker
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
24
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Reapers Are the Angels (Alden Bell)
The Reapers Are the Angels
25
Alden Bell
Experimental Film (Gemma Files)
Experimental Film
26
Gemma Files
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
27
Joe Hill
Mongrels (Stephen Graham Jones)
Mongrels
28
Stephen Graham Jones
The Red Tree
The Red Tree
29
The Missing
The Missing
30
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
31
Victor Lavalle
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
32
Paul Tremblay
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
33
Ray Bradbury
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
34
Katherine Dunn
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
35
William March
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
36
Toni Morrison
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
37
Josh Malerman
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
38
Angela Carter
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
39
Richard Matheson
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
40
Robert Marasco
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