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The Best of Horror Fiction 1951-1990 - Page 3

Douglas E. Winter writes: "The following list of approximately 150 books is intended to provide a comprehensive, if occasionally idiosyncratic, reader's guide to the best of the modern generation of horror fiction. My definition of horror--which, like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's definition of obscenity, is to know it when I see it--embraces authors and titles that some readers may identify with other genres. The only limitation I have observed is to restrict my selections to no more than five titles from any individual author."
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The Brighton Monster (Gerald Kersh)
The Brighton Monster
81
Gerald Kersh
Men Without Bones (Gerald Kersh)
Men Without Bones
82
Gerald Kersh
Off Season (Jack Ketchum)
Off Season
83
Jack Ketchum
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
84
Stephen King
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
85
Stephen King
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
86
Stephen King
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
87
Stephen King
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
88
Stephen King
Old House of Fear (Russell Kirk)
Old House of Fear
89
Russell Kirk
The Surly Sullen Bell (Russell Kirk)
The Surly Sullen Bell
90
Russell Kirk
The Princess of All Lands (Russell Kirk)
The Princess of All Lands
91
Russell Kirk
The Ceremonies
The Ceremonies
92
Dark Gods (T.E.D. Klein)
Dark Gods
93
T.E.D. Klein
Doctor Rat (William Kotzwinkle)
Doctor Rat
94
William Kotzwinkle
Worlds in Commotion (Tommaso Landolfi)
Worlds in Commotion
95
Tommaso Landolfi
By Bizarre Hands (Joe R. Lansdale)
By Bizarre Hands
96
Joe R. Lansdale
Conjure Wife (Fritz Leiber)
Conjure Wife
97
Fritz Leiber
Our Lady of Darkness (Fritz Leiber)
Our Lady of Darkness
98
Fritz Leiber
The Leiber Chronicles (Fritz Leiber)
The Leiber Chronicles
99
Fritz Leiber
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
100
Ira Levin
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
101
Ira Levin
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
102
Joan Lindsay
Songs of a Dead Dreamer (Thomas Ligotti)
Songs of a Dead Dreamer
103
Thomas Ligotti
The Horror From the Hills (Frank Belknap Long)
The Horror From the Hills
104
Frank Belknap Long
The Early Long (Frank Belknap Long)
The Early Long
105
Frank Belknap Long
Dracula's Children (Richard Lortz)
Dracula's Children
106
Richard Lortz
They Thirst (Robert R. McCammon)
They Thirst
107
Robert R. McCammon
Blue World (Robert McCammon)
Blue World
108
Robert McCammon
Cold Moon Over Babylon (Michael Mcdowell)
Cold Moon Over Babylon
109
Michael Mcdowell
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
110
Michael Mcdowell
Blackwater (Michael Mcdowell)
Blackwater
111
Michael Mcdowell
Toplin (Michael Mcdonald)
Toplin
112
Michael Mcdonald
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
113
Ian McEwan
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
114
Robert Marasco
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
115
William March
Songs the Dead Men Sing
Songs the Dead Men Sing
116
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
117
Richard Matheson
The Shrinking Man (Richard Matheson)
The Shrinking Man
118
Richard Matheson
Shock (Matheson)
Shock
119
Matheson
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
120
Richard Marheson
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