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The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time

A subjective list of the best horror novels from the 1800s to the preeent day. By Steve Foxe and Paste Staff.
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
1
Shirley Jackson
It (Stephen King)
It
2
Stephen King
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
3
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Excorcist
The Excorcist
4
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
5
Mary Shelley
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
6
Mark Z. Danielewski
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
7
Joe Hill
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
8
Stephen King
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
9
Stephen King
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
10
Henry James
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
11
Ira Levin
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
12
Bram Stoker
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
13
Michael Mcdowell
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
14
Lauren Beukes
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
15
Dan Simmons
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
16
Neil Gaiman
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
17
Peter Straub
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
18
Robert R. McCammon
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
19
Stephen King
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
20
Richard Marheson
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
21
Stephen King
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
22
Thomas Harris
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
23
Bret Easton Ellis
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
24
Dan Simmons
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
25
Ray Bradbury
A Choir of Ill Children (Tom Piccirilli)
A Choir of Ill Children
26
Tom Piccirilli
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
27
Anne Rice
The Ceremonies (T. E. D. Klein)
The Ceremonies
28
T. E. D. Klein
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
29
H.P. Lovecraft
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
30
Jack Ketchum
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
31
Lauren Beukes
Little Star (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Little Star
32
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Other
The Other
33
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
34
Max Brooks
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
35
Joe Hill
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
36
Katherine Dunn
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
37
Daphne Du Maurier
Savaging the Dark (Christopher Conlon)
Savaging the Dark
38
Christopher Conlon
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
39
David Wong
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
40
Robert Marasco
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