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The Best of Horror Fiction: 1951-1985 - Page 3

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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The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
81
Stephen King
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
82
Stephen King
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
83
Stephen King
Old House of Fear (Russell Kirk)
Old House of Fear
84
Russell Kirk
The Surly Sullen Bell (Russell Kirk)
The Surly Sullen Bell
85
Russell Kirk
The Princess of All Lands (Russell Kirk)
The Princess of All Lands
86
Russell Kirk
The Ceremonies
The Ceremonies
87
Dark Gods (T.E.D. Klein)
Dark Gods
88
T.E.D. Klein
Doctor Rat (William Kotzwinkle)
Doctor Rat
89
William Kotzwinkle
Conjure Wife (Fritz Leiber)
Conjure Wife
90
Fritz Leiber
Our Lady of Darkness (Fritz Leiber)
Our Lady of Darkness
91
Fritz Leiber
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
92
Ira Levin
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
93
Ira Levin
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
94
Joan Lindsay
The Horror From the Hills (Frank Belknap Long)
The Horror From the Hills
95
Frank Belknap Long
The Early Long (Frank Belknap Long)
The Early Long
96
Frank Belknap Long
Dracula's Children (Richard Lortz)
Dracula's Children
97
Richard Lortz
They Thirst (Robert R. McCammon)
They Thirst
98
Robert R. McCammon
Cold Moon Over Babylon (Michael Mcdowell)
Cold Moon Over Babylon
99
Michael Mcdowell
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
100
Michael Mcdowell
Blackwater (Michael Mcdowell)
Blackwater
101
Michael Mcdowell
Toplin (Michael Mcdonald)
Toplin
102
Michael Mcdonald
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden
103
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
104
Robert Marasco
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
105
William March
Songs the Dead Men Sing
Songs the Dead Men Sing
106
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
107
Richard Matheson
The Shrinking Man (Richard Matheson)
The Shrinking Man
108
Richard Matheson
Shock (Matheson)
Shock
109
Matheson
Shock II (Richard Matheson)
Shock II
110
Richard Matheson
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
111
Richard Matheson
Far Tortuga (Peter Matthiessen)
Far Tortuga
112
Peter Matthiessen
Night Things (Thomas F. Monteleone)
Night Things
113
Thomas F. Monteleone
Cold Heaven (Brian Moore)
Cold Heaven
114
Brian Moore
First Blood
First Blood
115
Testament (David Morrell)
Testament
116
David Morrell
The Totem (David Morrell)
The Totem
117
David Morrell
Night Side (Joyce Carol Oates)
Night Side
118
Joyce Carol Oates
Maynard's House (Herman Rancher)
Maynard's House
119
Herman Rancher
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
120
Anne Rice
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