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The Best Horror Books of 2023

Matthew Jackson of Paste writes: "We have once again come to the end of another great year for horror fiction. It seems like every year has been great for the genre lately, but even by those standards 2023 launched like a rocket and just never let up with thrilling, terrifying new releases. We got much-anticipated follow-ups, gripping debuts, unexpected triumphs, and even some of the best horror novels of the 21st century so far this year, and they came from a very wide array of authors."
Jackson chose 15 books, with another 25 honorable mentions.
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What Kind of Mother (Clay McLeod Chapman)
What Kind of Mother
1
Clay McLeod Chapman
The Reformatory (Tananarive Due)
The Reformatory
2
Tananarive Due
A Haunting on the Hill (Elizabeth Hand)
A Haunting on the Hill
3
Elizabeth Hand
Black Sheep (Rachel Harrison)
Black Sheep
4
Rachel Harrison
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House
5
Grady Hendrix
Don't Fear the Reaper (Stephen Graham Jones)
Don't Fear the Reaper
6
Stephen Graham Jones
Whalefall (Daniel Kraus)
Whalefall
7
Daniel Kraus
Silver Nitrate (Silivia Moreno Garcia)
Silver Nitrate
8
Silivia Moreno Garcia
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
9
Victor Lavalle
Maeve Fly (C.J. Leede)
Maeve Fly
10
C.J. Leede
A Light Most Hateful (Hailey Piper)
A Light Most Hateful
11
Hailey Piper
Fever House (Keith Rosson)
Fever House
12
Keith Rosson
Tell Me I'm Worthless (Alison Rumfitt)
Tell Me I'm Worthless
13
Alison Rumfitt
Camp Damascus (Chuck Tingle)
Camp Damascus
14
Chuck Tingle
Black River Orchard (Chuck Wendig)
Black River Orchard
15
Chuck Wendig
Abnormal Statistics (Max Booth III)
Abnormal Statistics
16
Max Booth III
Nestlings (Nat Cassidy)
Nestlings
17
Nat Cassidy
The Haunting of Alejandra (V. Castro)
The Haunting of Alejandra
18
V. Castro
The Spite House (Johnny Compton)
The Spite House
19
Johnny Compton
All the Sinners Bleed (S. A. Crosby)
All the Sinners Bleed
20
S. A. Crosby
The Handyman Method (Nick Cutter)
The Handyman Method
21
Nick Cutter
The Paleontologist (Luke Dumas)
The Paleontologist
22
Luke Dumas
Our Share of Night (Mariana Enríquez)
Our Share of Night
23
Mariana Enríquez
Boys in the Valley (Philip Fracassi)
Boys in the Valley
24
Philip Fracassi
All Hallows (Christopher Golden)
All Hallows
25
Christopher Golden
Pinata (Leopoldo Gout)
Pinata
26
Leopoldo Gout
Never Whistle at Night (Shane Hawk (Edit.))
Never Whistle at Night
27
Shane Hawk (Edit.)
Dead Eleven (Jimmy Juliano)
Dead Eleven
28
Jimmy Juliano
The Salt Grows Heavy (Cassandra Khaw)
The Salt Grows Heavy
29
Cassandra Khaw
Holly (Stephen King)
Holly
30
Stephen King
Spin a Black Yarn (Josh Malerman)
Spin a Black Yarn
31
Josh Malerman
They Lurk (Ronald Malfi)
They Lurk
32
Ronald Malfi
The Militia House (John Milas)
The Militia House
33
John Milas
The September House (Carissa Orlando)
The September House
34
Carissa Orlando
Out There Screaming (Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams)
Out There Screaming
35
Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams
The Shoemaker's Magician (Cynthia Pelayo)
The Shoemaker's Magician
36
Cynthia Pelayo
The Marigold (Andrew F Sullivan)
The Marigold
37
Andrew F Sullivan
The Beast You Are: Stories (Paul Tremblay)
The Beast You Are: Stories
38
Paul Tremblay
Looking Glass Sound (Catriona Ward)
Looking Glass Sound
39
Catriona Ward
Gone to the Wolves (John Wray)
Gone to the Wolves
40
John Wray
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