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Top 45 Horror Novels

A list of the top horror novels of all time
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
1
Bram Stoker
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
2
Mary Shelley
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 Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
4
Henry James
The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen
The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen
5
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
6
Richard Matheson
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
7
Shirley Jackson
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
8
The October Country
The October Country
9
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
10
Oscar Wilde
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
11
Susan Hill
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
12
Edgar Allan Poe
The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
13
H.P. Lovecraft
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
14
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
15
William Peter Blatty
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
16
Stephen King
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
17
Peter Straub
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
18
Clive Barker
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
19
Bret Easton Ellis
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
20
Margaret Atwood
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
21
Thomas Harris
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
22
Richard Matheson
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
23
Stephen King
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
24
Harlan Ellison
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
25
Dan Simmons
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
26
Robert R. McCammon
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
27
Helen Oyeyemi
Incarnate, by Ramsey Campbell
Incarnate, by Ramsey Campbell
28
The Cipher
The Cipher
29
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
30
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Girl Next Door, by Jack Ketchum
The Girl Next Door, by Jack Ketchum
31
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
32
Iain Banks
The Ruins
The Ruins
33
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
34
Joe Hill
The Wolfen, by Whitley Strieber
The Wolfen, by Whitley Strieber
35
Penpal, by Dathan Auerbach
Penpal, by Dathan Auerbach
36
Pet Semetary (Stephen King)
Pet Semetary
37
Stephen King
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
38
Jim Thompson
The Collector, by John Fowels
The Collector, by John Fowels
39
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
40
Alvin Schwartz
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