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The Best of Horror Fiction: 1951-1985 - Page 4

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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Unholy Trinity (Ray Russell)
Unholy Trinity
121
Ray Russell
Cast a Cold Eye (Alan Ryan)
Cast a Cold Eye
122
Alan Ryan
The Bones Wizard (Alan Ryan)
The Bones Wizard
123
Alan Ryan
The Auctioneer (Joan Samson)
The Auctioneer
124
Joan Samson
The Sound of His Horn (John William Wall)
The Sound of His Horn
125
John William Wall
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
126
Anne Rivers Siddon
The Mephisto Waltz (Fred Mustard Stewart)
The Mephisto Waltz
127
Fred Mustard Stewart
Julia (Peter Straub)
Julia
128
Peter Straub
If You Could See Me Now (Peter Straub)
If You Could See Me Now
129
Peter Straub
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
130
Peter Straub
Shadowland
Shadowland
131
Floating Dragon (Peter Straub)
Floating Dragon
132
Peter Straub
The Godsend (Bernard Taylor)
The Godsend
133
Bernard Taylor
Sweetheart, Sweetheart (Bernard Taylor)
Sweetheart, Sweetheart
134
Bernard Taylor
The Nightwalker (Thomas Tessier)
The Nightwalker
135
Thomas Tessier
Phantom (Thomas Tessier)
Phantom
136
Thomas Tessier
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
137
Jim Thompson
The Tenant
The Tenant
138
The Other
The Other
139
Harvest Home (Thomas Tryon)
Harvest Home
140
Thomas Tryon
In a Lonely Place (Karl Edward Wagner)
In a Lonely Place
141
Karl Edward Wagner
Who Fears the Devil (Wellman)
Who Fears the Devil
142
Wellman
Worse Things Waiting (Manly Wade Wellman)
Worse Things Waiting
143
Manly Wade Wellman
To the Devil a Daughter (Dennis Wheatley)
To the Devil a Daughter
144
Dennis Wheatley
The Keep (F. Paul Wilson)
The Keep
145
F. Paul Wilson
Strange Seed (T. M. Wright)
Strange Seed
146
T. M. Wright
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
147
John Wyndham
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos
148
Hotel Transylvania (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
Hotel Transylvania
149
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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