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The Most Popular Horror Books of the Past 5 Years

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Below we have gathered the most popular horror books on Goodreads over the past five years. The titles here are all classified as adult horror and were published in the U.S. from October 2017 through September 2022.
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Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
1
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider
2
Stephen King
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
3
Grady Hendrix
The Final Girl Support Group (Grady Hendrix)
The Final Girl Support Group
4
Grady Hendrix
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
5
Mona Awad
If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
If It Bleeds
6
Stephen King
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
7
Agustina Bazterrica
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
8
Stephen Graham Jones
Imaginary Friend (Stephen Chbosky)
Imaginary Friend
9
Stephen Chbosky
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
10
Alexis Henderson
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Last House on Needless Street
11
Catriona Ward
The Shadows (Alex North)
The Shadows
12
Alex North
Baby Teeth (Zoje Stage)
Baby Teeth
13
Zoje Stage
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (Stephen Graham Jones)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
14
Stephen Graham Jones
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
15
Emily Danforth
Devolution (Max Brooks)
Devolution
16
Max Brooks
Into the Drowning Deep (Mira Grant)
Into the Drowning Deep
17
Mira Grant
A Dowry of Blood (S.T. Gibson)
A Dowry of Blood
18
S.T. Gibson
The Lost Village (Camilla Sten)
The Lost Village
19
Camilla Sten
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
20
Laura Purcell
The Burning Girls (C.J. Tudor)
The Burning Girls
21
C.J. Tudor
The Hacienda (Isabel Canas)
The Hacienda
22
Isabel Canas
Earthlings (Sayuka Murata)
Earthlings
23
Sayuka Murata
The Invited (Jennifer McMahon)
The Invited
24
Jennifer McMahon
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
25
P. Djèlí Clark
The Hollow Places (T. Kingfisher)
The Hollow Places
26
T. Kingfisher
The Book of Accidents (Chuck Wendig)
The Book of Accidents
27
Chuck Wendig
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
28
Alma Katsu
Chasing the Boogeyman (Richard Chizmar)
Chasing the Boogeyman
29
Richard Chizmar
Bloodline (Jess Lourey)
Bloodline
30
Jess Lourey
The Children on the Hill (Jennifer McMahon)
The Children on the Hill
31
Jennifer McMahon
Hidden Pictures (Jason Rekulak)
Hidden Pictures
32
Jason Rekulak
The Girl in Red (Christina Henry)
The Girl in Red
33
Christina Henry
Survivor Song (Paul Tremblay)
Survivor Song
34
Paul Tremblay
A Certain Hunger (Chelsea G. Summers)
A Certain Hunger
35
Chelsea G. Summers
Strange Weather (Joe Hill)
Strange Weather
36
Joe Hill
The Twisted Ones (T. Kingfisher)
The Twisted Ones
37
T. Kingfisher
Malorie (Josh Malerman)
Malorie
38
Josh Malerman
Summer Sons (Lee Mandelo)
Summer Sons
39
Lee Mandelo
Dracul (Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker)
Dracul
40
Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker
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