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Top 10 Best Horror Books of All Time

Michael Wertenberg writes: A very personal list, what I think are the top 10 best horror books of all time. These books impacted me in a powerful way,.
2 horror books from the 1950s, 1 from the '60s, 2 from the '70s, 2 '80s, and 3 from this century.
What these books all have in common is that they are all well crafted works of fiction. And I did try to favour books that have had an impact on the world of horror, but above all else, these books have had an impact on me, personally.
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Disturb Not the Dream (Paula Trachtman)
Disturb Not the Dream
1
Paula Trachtman
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
2
Paul Tremblay
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
3
Shirley Jackson
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
4
Robert Bloch
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
5
Robert Marasco
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart
6
Clive Barker
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
7
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Reddening (Adam Nevill)
The Reddening
8
Adam Nevill
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
9
Ira Levin
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
10
Ray Bradbury
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