Horror Novels Written by Women

1.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,049 ratings
2.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,813 ratings
3.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,261 ratings
4.
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
by: Anne Rice
4.11 avg rating — 212,566 ratings
5.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,769 ratings
6.
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic 3.67 avg rating — 416,452 ratings
7.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,238 ratings
8.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,567 ratings
9.
The Lottery
The Lottery 4.04 avg rating — 104,205 ratings
10.
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper 4.07 avg rating — 338,205 ratings
11.
Fledgling
Fledgling 3.80 avg rating — 37,685 ratings
12.
Night Film
Night Film 3.78 avg rating — 94,531 ratings
13.
The Twisted Ones
The Twisted Ones 3.64 avg rating — 42,162 ratings
14.
The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)
The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)
by: Anne Rice
3.92 avg rating — 159,454 ratings
15.
The Winter People
The Winter People 3.82 avg rating — 90,081 ratings
16.
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.10 avg rating — 122,714 ratings
17.
Fever Dream
Fever Dream 3.72 avg rating — 48,056 ratings
18.
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 107,201 ratings
19.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,455 ratings
19.
The Birds and Other Stories
The Birds and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 14,192 ratings
21.
The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger 3.57 avg rating — 58,369 ratings
22.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,964 ratings
23.
The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 180,182 ratings
24.
Don't Look Now and Other Stories
Don't Look Now and Other Stories 3.82 avg rating — 9,390 ratings
25.
Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)
Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 42,632 ratings
26.
Gad's Hall / The Haunting of Gad's Hall (Gad's Hall, #1-2)
Gad's Hall / The Haunting of Gad's Hall (Gad's Hall, #1-2) 4.29 avg rating — 206 ratings
27.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 48,596 ratings
28.
Long Lankin (Long Lankin, #1)
Long Lankin (Long Lankin, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 3,358 ratings
28.
Bunny (Bunny, #1)
Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by: Mona Awad
3.48 avg rating — 288,317 ratings
30.
The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories
The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories 3.88 avg rating — 281 ratings
31.
White Is for Witching
White Is for Witching 3.54 avg rating — 12,888 ratings
32.
The Rust Maidens
The Rust Maidens 3.71 avg rating — 2,132 ratings
33.
The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves 3.81 avg rating — 815 ratings
34.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,236 ratings
35.
Lesath (The Stinger #1)
Lesath (The Stinger #1) 3.92 avg rating — 154 ratings
36.
The Hollow Places
The Hollow Places 3.79 avg rating — 48,660 ratings
37.
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook 4.20 avg rating — 32,701 ratings
38.
We Eat Our Own
We Eat Our Own 3.31 avg rating — 1,167 ratings
39.
Taltos (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #3)
Taltos (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #3)
by: Anne Rice
3.82 avg rating — 56,055 ratings
39.
The Deep
The Deep 3.32 avg rating — 11,571 ratings
41.
Charlotte
Charlotte 3.97 avg rating — 204 ratings
42.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 29,094 ratings
43.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,673 ratings
43.
Black Magic
Black Magic 3.84 avg rating — 180 ratings
43.
A House with Good Bones
A House with Good Bones 3.67 avg rating — 57,847 ratings
46.
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein 3.90 avg rating — 22,453 ratings
47.
Final Girls
Final Girls 3.67 avg rating — 2,814 ratings
48.
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly 3.67 avg rating — 2,881 ratings
49.
Gad's Hall (Gad's Hall, #1)
Gad's Hall (Gad's Hall, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 447 ratings
50.
The Forbidden Garden
The Forbidden Garden 3.79 avg rating — 68 ratings
51.
Jassy
Jassy 4.01 avg rating — 354 ratings
51.
The Haunting of Gad's Hall (Gad's Hall, #2)
The Haunting of Gad's Hall (Gad's Hall, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 354 ratings
53.
The Luminous Dead
The Luminous Dead 3.64 avg rating — 19,014 ratings
54.
The Claw
The Claw 3.19 avg rating — 110 ratings
55.
The Cipher
The Cipher 3.53 avg rating — 7,212 ratings
55.
A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1)
A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 65,090 ratings
57.
The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho 3.42 avg rating — 16,587 ratings
58.
Winter Harvest
Winter Harvest 3.98 avg rating — 90 ratings
59.
Afternoon of an Autocrat
Afternoon of an Autocrat 4.08 avg rating — 228 ratings
59.
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1)
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,605 ratings
61.
Lovers All Untrue
Lovers All Untrue 3.76 avg rating — 199 ratings
61.
A Nest of Nightmares
A Nest of Nightmares 3.93 avg rating — 1,299 ratings
61.
Making Love
Making Love 3.51 avg rating — 45 ratings
64.
Nethergate
Nethergate 3.86 avg rating — 364 ratings
65.
Wonderland
Wonderland 3.10 avg rating — 5,333 ratings
66.
Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier, #1)
Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 4,729 ratings
67.
An Awkward Age
An Awkward Age 3.79 avg rating — 1,227 ratings
68.
The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror
The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror 3.53 avg rating — 3,299 ratings
69.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 338,205 ratings
70.
Collected Ghost Stories
Collected Ghost Stories 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings
71.
The House of Whispers
The House of Whispers 3.65 avg rating — 7,454 ratings
72.
The Doll's Alphabet
The Doll's Alphabet 3.88 avg rating — 1,950 ratings
73.
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1)
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 7,405 ratings
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Palimpsest
Palimpsest 3.66 avg rating — 5,220 ratings
74.
The Graveyard Apartment
The Graveyard Apartment 3.27 avg rating — 4,698 ratings
76.
Engines of Desire: Tales of Love & Other Horrors
Engines of Desire: Tales of Love & Other Horrors 4.07 avg rating — 271 ratings
77.
Now You're One of Us
Now You're One of Us 3.31 avg rating — 1,207 ratings
77.
The Grip of It
The Grip of It
by: Jac Jemc
3.16 avg rating — 14,490 ratings
79.
Experimental Film
Experimental Film 3.54 avg rating — 3,710 ratings
80.
Lady Audley's Secret
Lady Audley's Secret 3.78 avg rating — 26,003 ratings
81.
Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories
Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories 4.28 avg rating — 2,795 ratings
82.
Within These Walls
Within These Walls 3.61 avg rating — 8,183 ratings
82.
The Were-Wolf
The Were-Wolf 3.69 avg rating — 410 ratings
82.
Darkness, I (Blood Opera Sequence, #3)
Darkness, I (Blood Opera Sequence, #3) 3.70 avg rating — 429 ratings
82.
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5)
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 49 ratings
82.
Black Ambrosia
Black Ambrosia 3.74 avg rating — 797 ratings
82.
The Death of Jane Lawrence
The Death of Jane Lawrence 3.20 avg rating — 21,358 ratings
82.
Children Of The Black Sabbath
Children Of The Black Sabbath 3.45 avg rating — 503 ratings
82.
The Wild Dark
The Wild Dark 4.15 avg rating — 136 ratings
82.
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed 3.80 avg rating — 56,787 ratings
82.
If I Stopped Haunting You
If I Stopped Haunting You 2.74 avg rating — 2,983 ratings
82.
The Shuddering
The Shuddering 3.67 avg rating — 16,525 ratings
82.
The Mean Ones
The Mean Ones 4.41 avg rating — 241 ratings
94.
Blood Price (Vicki Nelson #1)
Blood Price (Vicki Nelson #1) 3.76 avg rating — 10,897 ratings
94.
Personal Darkness (Blood Opera Sequence, #2)
Personal Darkness (Blood Opera Sequence, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 558 ratings
94.
The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4)
The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4) 4.56 avg rating — 41 ratings
94.
Gothic Tales
Gothic Tales 3.80 avg rating — 3,031 ratings
94.
The Shadow Knows
The Shadow Knows 3.44 avg rating — 232 ratings
94.
Last to Leave the Room
Last to Leave the Room 3.53 avg rating — 2,491 ratings
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The Hacienda
The Hacienda 3.84 avg rating — 52,958 ratings
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