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The Well-Read Retiree: Horror Fiction

Our retired maverick English Teacher comes up with 50 titles of great horror and supernatural fiction. He limited the number of selections to 50, with the added restriction of only one title per author.
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
1
Neil Gaiman
Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
2
Ramsey Campbell
Ancient Sorceries (Algernon Blackwood)
Ancient Sorceries
3
Algernon Blackwood
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
4
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu) (Lefanu)
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu)
5
Lefanu
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, by H.P. Lovecraft
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, by H.P. Lovecraft
6
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
7
Robert Marasco
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
8
Dan Simmons
The Cellar (Richard Laymon)
The Cellar
9
Richard Laymon
The Ceremonies (T.E.D. Klein)
The Ceremonies
10
T.E.D. Klein
Cold Moon Over Babylon (Michael Mcdowell)
Cold Moon Over Babylon
11
Michael Mcdowell
Collected Ghost Stories (M.R James)
Collected Ghost Stories
12
M.R James
The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
13
Dennis Etchison
The Dark Eidolon (Clark Ashton Smith)
The Dark Eidolon
14
Clark Ashton Smith
Dead in the Water
Dead in the Water
15
The Dead of Night (Onions)
The Dead of Night
16
Onions
The Devil Rides Out (Dennis Wheatley)
The Devil Rides Out
17
Dennis Wheatley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
18
Bram Stoker
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
19
William Peter Blatty
Ghost Stories (Henry James)
Ghost Stories
20
Henry James
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Edith Wharton)
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
21
Edith Wharton
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
22
Peter Straub
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
23
Jack Ketchum
Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories (Ray Russell)
Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories
24
Ray Russell
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
25
Shirley Jackson
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
26
Paul Tremblay
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
27
Joe Hill
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
28
Richard Matheson
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
29
Elizabeth Kostova
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
30
Anne Rivers Siddon
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
31
Mark Z. Danielewski
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
32
Harlan Ellison
The Keep (F. Paul Wilson)
The Keep
33
F. Paul Wilson
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
34
Poppy Z. Brite
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
35
Matthew Lewis
A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny)
A Night in the Lonesome October
36
Roger Zelazny
Phantom (Thomas Tessier)
Phantom
37
Thomas Tessier
The Power of Darkness (E. Nesbit)
The Power of Darkness
38
E. Nesbit
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
39
Thomas Harris
The Sentinel (Jeffrey Konvitz)
The Sentinel
40
Jeffrey Konvitz
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