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The 25 Greatest Horror Books of All Time

There are several horror novels that have set the standard in the world of literature, including Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and Stephen King's The Shining (1977). These books are not just classics but define the essence of the genre.
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
1
Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
2
Shirley Jackson
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
3
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Case Against Satan (Ray Russell)
The Case Against Satan
4
Ray Russell
The Night Eaters (Marjorie Liu)
The Night Eaters
5
Marjorie Liu
Nothing but Blackened Teeth (Cassandra Khaw)
Nothing but Blackened Teeth
6
Cassandra Khaw
Road of Bones (Christopher Golden)
Road of Bones
7
Christopher Golden
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
8
Stephen Graham Jones
Doing Harm (Kelly Parsons)
Doing Harm
9
Kelly Parsons
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
10
Toni Morrison
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
11
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
Those Across the River
12
Christopher Buehlman
The Ruins (Scott Smith)
The Ruins
13
Scott Smith
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
14
Neil Gaiman
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
15
Helen Oyeyemi
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
16
Ray Bradbury
The House Across the Lake (Riley Sager)
The House Across the Lake
17
Riley Sager
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
18
Dan Simmons
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
19
Dan Simmons
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
20
Bram Stoker
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
21
Peter Straub
The Strangler (William Landay)
The Strangler
22
William Landay
It (Stephen King)
It
23
Stephen King
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
24
Mary Shelley
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
25
Stephen King
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