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The Best of Horror Fiction: 1951-1985 - Page 2

This list comes from Douglas E. Winter's Faces of Fear: Encounters With the Creators of Modern Horror. While the list needs updating, it offers a good grounding for horror fiction during its paperback heydey.
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Voice of Our Shadow (Jonathan Carroll)
Voice of Our Shadow
41
Jonathan Carroll
Murgunstrumm and Others (Hugh B. Cave)
Murgunstrumm and Others
42
Hugh B. Cave
The Vampire Tapestry
The Vampire Tapestry
43
Fancies and Goodnights (John Collier)
Fancies and Goodnights
44
John Collier
The Piercing (John Coyne)
The Piercing
45
John Coyne
Someone Like You (Roald Dahl)
Someone Like You
46
Roald Dahl
Switch Bitch
Switch Bitch
47
The Black Castle (Les Daniels)
The Black Castle
48
Les Daniels
High Spirits (Robertson Davies)
High Spirits
49
Robertson Davies
Echoes From the Macabre (Daphne Du Maurier)
Echoes From the Macabre
50
Daphne Du Maurier
The Specialty of the House (Stanley Ellin)
The Specialty of the House
51
Stanley Ellin
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories
52
Strange Wine (Harlan Ellison)
Strange Wine
53
Harlan Ellison
The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
54
Dennis Etchison
Red Dreams (Dennis Etchison)
Red Dreams
55
Dennis Etchison
When Michael Calls (John Farris)
When Michael Calls
56
John Farris
The Fury (John Farris)
The Fury
57
John Farris
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes by (John Farris)
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By
58
John Farris
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers
59
Jack Finney
The Hour of the Oxrun Dead (Charles L. Grant)
The Hour of the Oxrun Dead
60
Charles L. Grant
The Grave (Charles L. Grant)
The Grave
61
Charles L. Grant
Tales From the Nightside (Charles L. Grant)
Tales From the Nightside
62
Charles L. Grant
Nightmare Seasons (Charles L. Grant)
Nightmare Seasons
63
Charles L. Grant
The Nestling (Milton Charles)
The Nestling
64
Milton Charles
Twelve Tales of Suspense and the Supernatural (Davis Grubb)
Twelve Tales of Suspense and the Supernatural
65
Davis Grubb
The Search for Joseph Tully (William H. Hallahan)
The Search for Joseph Tully
66
William H. Hallahan
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
67
Thomas Harris
The Ice Monkey (M John Harrison)
The Ice Monkey
68
M John Harrison
The Fog (James Herbert)
The Fog
69
James Herbert
The Survivor (James Herbert)
The Survivor
70
James Herbert
The Shrine (James Helberts)
The Shrine
71
James Helberts
Domain (James Herbert)
Domain
72
James Herbert
The Sundial (Shirley Jackson)
The Sundial
73
Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
74
Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
75
Shirley Jackson
The Brighton Monster (Gerald Kersh)
The Brighton Monster
76
Gerald Kersh
Men Without Bones (Gerald Kersh)
Men Without Bones
77
Gerald Kersh
Off Season (Jack Ketchum)
Off Season
78
Jack Ketchum
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
79
Stephen King
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
80
Stephen King
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