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The First 100 Horror Books the English Teacher Thought Of

Our retired maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast thought about the upcoming spooky season and his own love for the scary and the strange, so he sat back and brainstormed the first 100 horror books thar occurred to him. His biggest problem was stopping at 100; he found himself thinking, "But wait! What about …? I forgot…!" That being said, it is also safe to say that if he did this again tomorrow, it would be a different list.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
1
Mary Shelley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
2
Bram Stoker
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
3
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Werewolf of Paris (Endore)
The Werewolf of Paris
4
Endore
The Devil Rides Out (Dennis Wheatley)
The Devil Rides Out
5
Dennis Wheatley
Koko (Peter Straub)
Koko
6
Peter Straub
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
7
Stephen King
'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot
8
It (Stephen King)
It
9
Stephen King
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
10
Stephen King
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
11
Paul Tremblay
The Invited (Jennifer McMahon)
The Invited
12
Jennifer McMahon
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
13
Shirley Jackson
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
14
Richard Matheson
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
15
Richard Matheson
Ghost Road Blues
Ghost Road Blues
16
Dead Man's Song (Jonathan Maberry)
Dead Man's Song
17
Jonathan Maberry
Bad Moon Rising (Jonathan Maberry)
Bad Moon Rising
18
Jonathan Maberry
The Hungry Moon (Campbell)
The Hungry Moon
19
Campbell
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
20
Neil Gaiman
Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstor
21
Grady Hendrix
Paperbacks From Hell (Grady Hendrix)
Paperbacks From Hell
22
Grady Hendrix
The Final Girl Support Group (Grady Hendrix)
The Final Girl Support Group
23
Grady Hendrix
Ring (Koji Suzuki)
Ring
24
Koji Suzuki
Spiral (Koji Suzuki)
Spiral
25
Koji Suzuki
Loop (Koji Suzuki)
Loop
26
Koji Suzuki
The Rising (Brian Keene)
The Rising
27
Brian Keene
Dominion (Bentley Little)
Dominion
28
Bentley Little
The Fury (John Farris)
The Fury
29
John Farris
Audrey Rose (Frank De Felitta)
Audrey Rose
30
Frank De Felitta
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
31
William Peter Blatty
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
32
Peter Straub
Shadowland (Peter Straub)
Shadowland
33
Peter Straub
The Cellar (Richard Laymon)
The Cellar
34
Richard Laymon
In the Dark (Richard Laymon)
In the Dark
35
Richard Laymon
The Vampyre (John William Polidori)
The Vampyre
36
John William Polidori
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
37
Anne Rice
The Vampire Lestate (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestate
38
Anne Rice
Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
Queen of the Damned
39
Anne Rice
Carrion Comfort (Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
40
Simmons
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