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The 78 Most Popular Horror Novels of the Past Five Years

The Halloween horror movie season is upon us, and the theaters are filled with options. But serious book people can tell you: For a really terrifying experience, nothing beats a good horror novel.
In honor of the Halloween season, we've assembled below a collection of the 78 most popular horror novels of the past five years, according to Goodreads regulars. The titles are selected and sequenced by tracking user ratings and reviews, and noting which books end up on Goodreaders' personal digital shelves. Also, each title that appears here has a 3.5-star rating or better.
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Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
1
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Hidden Pictures (Jason Rekulak)
Hidden Pictures
2
Jason Rekulak
The Institute (Stephen King)
The Institute
3
Stephen King
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
4
Mona Awad
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
5
Grady Hendrix
Home Before Dark (Riley Sager)
Home Before Dark
6
Riley Sager
The Final Girl Support Group (Grady Hendrix)
The Final Girl Support Group
7
Grady Hendrix
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House
8
Grady Hendrix
Holly (Stephen King)
Holly
9
Stephen King
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Last House on Needless Street
10
Catriona Ward
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
11
Julia Armfield
What Moves the Dead (T. Kingfisher)
What Moves the Dead
12
T. Kingfisher
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
13
Stephen Graham Jones
If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
If It Bleeds
14
Stephen King
Later (Stephen King)
Later
15
Stephen King
A Certain Hunger (Chelsea G. Summers)
A Certain Hunger
16
Chelsea G. Summers
Imaginary Friend (Stephen Chbosky)
Imaginary Friend
17
Stephen Chbosky
Our Share of Night (Mariana Enríquez)
Our Share of Night
18
Mariana Enríquez
The Hacienda (Isabel Canas)
The Hacienda
19
Isabel Canas
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (Stephen Graham Jones)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
20
Stephen Graham Jones
Rouge (Mona Awad)
Rouge
21
Mona Awad
Nightbitch (Rachel Yoder)
Nightbitch
22
Rachel Yoder
The September House (Carissa Orlando)
The September House
23
Carissa Orlando
The Shadows (Alex North)
The Shadows
24
Alex North
A House With Good Bones (T. Kingfisher)
A House With Good Bones
25
T. Kingfisher
The Children on the Hill (Jennifer McMahon)
The Children on the Hill
26
Jennifer McMahon
All's Well (Mona Awad)
All's Well
27
Mona Awad
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
28
Emily Danforth
Slewfoot (Brom)
Slewfoot
29
Brom
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
30
Victor Lavalle
The Hollow Places (T. Kingfisher)
The Hollow Places
31
T. Kingfisher
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
32
P. Djèlí Clark
Vampires of El Norte (Isabel Canas)
Vampires of El Norte
33
Isabel Canas
You Like It Darker (Stephen King)
You Like It Darker
34
Stephen King
Murder Road (Simone St James)
Murder Road
35
Simone St James
The Reformatory (Tananarive Due)
The Reformatory
36
Tananarive Due
Chasing the Boogeyman (Richard Chizmar)
Chasing the Boogeyman
37
Richard Chizmar
Devolution (Max Brooks)
Devolution
38
Max Brooks
Black Sheep (Rachel Harrison)
Black Sheep
39
Rachel Harrison
Silver Nitrate (Silivia Moreno Garcia)
Silver Nitrate
40
Silivia Moreno Garcia
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