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The 100 Scariest Horror Novels of All Time - Page 2

Compiling a Top 100 list isn't easy. I'm bound to offend some and win over others. That's the nature of the beast, I suppose. Whether you agree with this list or not, you should be able to track down a few new treasures you've been missing out on, and you've got time to line up some reading material for Halloween. Anticipate loads of familiar names to fill this one up (a few are featured multiple times), but don't be shocked if you stumble upon some fresh names as well. Check it out, from vintage classic to modern masterpiece, novella to full-length novel, these are the greatest 100 horror books on the market!
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Floating Dragon (Peter Straub)
Floating Dragon
41
Peter Straub
The Bottoms (Joe R. Lansdale)
The Bottoms
42
Joe R. Lansdale
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
43
H.G. Wells
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
44
Joe Hill
Velocity (Dean Koontz)
Velocity
45
Dean Koontz
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
46
Anne Rice
A Stir of Echoes
A Stir of Echoes
47
Penpal, by Dathan Auerbach
Penpal, by Dathan Auerbach
48
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
49
Stephen King
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
50
Thomas Harris
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
51
H.P. Lovecraft
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
52
Ira Levin
A Winter Haunting (Dan Simmons)
A Winter Haunting
53
Dan Simmons
Ghost Road Blues
Ghost Road Blues
54
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
55
Susan Hill
Off Season (Jack Ketchum)
Off Season
56
Jack Ketchum
Joyland (Stephen King)
Joyland
57
Stephen King
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
58
John Wyndham
The Drive-In (Joe R. Lansdale)
The Drive-In
59
Joe R. Lansdale
The Stake
The Stake
60
The Ritual, by Adam Nevill
The Ritual, by Adam Nevill
61
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
62
Stephen King
Floating Staircase
Floating Staircase
63
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
64
Richard Matheson
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
65
Peter Straub
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
66
V.C. Andrews
The Woman (Jack Ketchum)
The Woman
67
Jack Ketchum
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
68
Michael Crichton
The Great and Secret Show (Clive Barker)
The Great and Secret Show
69
Clive Barker
Odd Thomas (Dean Koontz)
Odd Thomas
70
Dean Koontz
The House That Dripped Gore (Dan West)
The House That Dripped Gore
71
Dan West
John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End
72
It (Stephen King)
It
73
Stephen King
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
74
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
75
Ray Bradbury
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
76
Dean Koontz
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
77
George Orwell
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
78
Max Brooks
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
79
Edgar Allan Poe
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse
80
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