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The 100 Best Horror Books of All Time - Page 2

"Horror books have been part of the literary world for years, but it seems like horror — in all its mediums — has been on the upswing in recent times. Maybe people are realizing just how satisfying it is to settle into a scary story, feel the rush of adrenaline, and then close the book, turn off the movie, or walk away from that haunted house at the end. To help you on your own hair-raising journey, we've put together a list of the one hundred best horror books of all time. What was our criteria? The staffers here at Unbound Worlds loved these books, and we think they deserve a place on the list — that's pretty much it."
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Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
Haunting of Hill House
41
Shirley Jackson
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
42
Paul Tremblay
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
43
Richard Matheson
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
44
Henry James
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
45
Carmen Maria Machado
Her Fearful Symmetry (Audrey Niffenegger)
Her Fearful Symmetry
46
Audrey Niffenegger
Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
Hex
47
Thomas Olde Heuvelt
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
48
Elizabeth Kostova
Horrorstör (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstör
49
Grady Hendrix
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
50
Mark Z. Danielewski
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
51
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
52
Alma Katsu
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
53
Richard Matheson
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
54
Anne Rice
It (Stephen King)
It
55
Stephen King
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
56
David Wong
The Last Werewolf
The Last Werewolf
57
The Lesser Dead (Christopher Buehlmann)
The Lesser Dead
58
Christopher Buehlmann
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
59
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
60
Scott Hawkins
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
61
Sarah Waters
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
62
Matt Ruff
Maplecroft (Cherie Priest)
Maplecroft
63
Cherie Priest
Meddling Kids (Edgar Cantero)
Meddling Kids
64
Edgar Cantero
Minion (L.A. Banks)
Minion
65
L.A. Banks
The Missing
The Missing
66
Mongrels (Stephen Graham Jones)
Mongrels
67
Stephen Graham Jones
Mr. Shivers (Robert Jackson Bennett)
Mr. Shivers
68
Robert Jackson Bennett
Night Film (Marisha Pessl)
Night Film
69
Marisha Pessl
Nos4r2 (Joe Hill)
Nos4r2
70
Joe Hill
Pandemonium (Daryl Gregory)
Pandemonium
71
Daryl Gregory
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve
72
The Passage (Passage #1) (Justin Cronin)
The Passage (Passage #1)
73
Justin Cronin
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
74
Robert Bloch
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
75
Daphne Du Maurier
Ring (Koji Suzuki)
Ring
76
Koji Suzuki
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
77
Cormac McCarthy
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
78
Ira Levin
The Ruins (Scott Smith)
The Ruins
79
Scott Smith
Shutter (Courtney Alameda)
Shutter
80
Courtney Alameda
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