Best horror by female authors

1.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,468 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 — 633,891 ratings
3.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,386 ratings
4.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,872 ratings
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The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
by: Anne Rice
4.11 avg rating — 212,578 ratings
6.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,972 ratings
7.
The Night Sister
The Night Sister 3.71 avg rating — 25,283 ratings
8.
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic 3.67 avg rating — 416,552 ratings
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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 — 122,726 ratings
10.
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women (Mammoth Books)
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women (Mammoth Books) 3.62 avg rating — 449 ratings
11.
Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer
Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer 4.04 avg rating — 2,734 ratings
12.
The Company of Death
The Company of Death 3.87 avg rating — 353 ratings
13.
Dreamfall (Dreamfall, #1)
Dreamfall (Dreamfall, #1)
by: Amy Plum
3.77 avg rating — 2,862 ratings
13.
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1)
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1) 3.80 avg rating — 54 ratings
13.
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1)
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings
13.
Miael: Family
Miael: Family 3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings
17.
Jassy
Jassy 4.01 avg rating — 354 ratings
18.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,400 ratings
19.
Checkmate
Checkmate 3.73 avg rating — 49 ratings
19.
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein 3.90 avg rating — 22,455 ratings
21.
Charlotte
Charlotte 3.97 avg rating — 204 ratings
21.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 338,296 ratings
21.
Fright Mare: Women Write Horror
Fright Mare: Women Write Horror 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
24.
Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher #1)
Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,026 ratings
24.
Traveling with the Dead (James Asher, #2)
Traveling with the Dead (James Asher, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 1,760 ratings
24.
A Taste of Blood Wine (Blood Wine, #1)
A Taste of Blood Wine (Blood Wine, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 1,165 ratings
24.
Women of Darkness
Women of Darkness 3.78 avg rating — 63 ratings
24.
Women of Darkness II: More Original Horror and Dark Fantasy by Contemporary Women Writers
Women of Darkness II: More Original Horror and Dark Fantasy by Contemporary Women Writers 3.58 avg rating — 31 ratings
29.
The Vampire Tapestry
The Vampire Tapestry 3.59 avg rating — 2,459 ratings
29.
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton 3.89 avg rating — 4,892 ratings
31.
Fledgling
Fledgling 3.80 avg rating — 37,694 ratings
32.
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1)
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 7,409 ratings
33.
Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott
Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott 3.80 avg rating — 1,604 ratings
34.
The Birds and Other Stories
The Birds and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 14,195 ratings
35.
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1)
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,605 ratings
36.
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe 3.86 avg rating — 4,875 ratings
36.
Here Be Monsters: An Anthology of Monster Tales
Here Be Monsters: An Anthology of Monster Tales 3.46 avg rating — 555 ratings
38.
The Deep
The Deep 3.32 avg rating — 11,573 ratings
39.
Feed (Newsflesh, #1)
Feed (Newsflesh, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 60,904 ratings
40.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,290 ratings
41.
Kiss of the Vampire (Creed, #1)
Kiss of the Vampire (Creed, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 766 ratings
42.
Sunglasses After Dark (Sonja Blue, #1)
Sunglasses After Dark (Sonja Blue, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 2,999 ratings
42.
Bellefleur
Bellefleur 3.78 avg rating — 2,708 ratings
44.
Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 152,249 ratings
45.
Final Girls
Final Girls 3.67 avg rating — 2,815 ratings
46.
The Dead House
The Dead House 3.67 avg rating — 8,026 ratings
46.
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5)
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 49 ratings
46.
Magic Dark, Magic Divine (Warrior of the Divine Sword, #1)
Magic Dark, Magic Divine (Warrior of the Divine Sword, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 216 ratings
46.
Voice Out Of Darkness
Voice Out Of Darkness 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings
50.
The Graveyard Apartment
The Graveyard Apartment 3.27 avg rating — 4,700 ratings
50.
White Space (Dark Passages, #1)
White Space (Dark Passages, #1) 3.28 avg rating — 1,588 ratings
50.
The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4)
The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4) 4.56 avg rating — 41 ratings
50.
Don't Open the Door!
Don't Open the Door! 3.77 avg rating — 30 ratings
54.
The Fall of Innocence (The Wages of Sin, #3)
The Fall of Innocence (The Wages of Sin, #3) 4.54 avg rating — 41 ratings
55.
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 — 207 ratings
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The Lady Chillers: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories by Women Authors (15 Complete Stories by Victorian and Edwardian Mistresses of the Macabre)
The Lady Chillers: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories by Women Authors (15 Complete Stories by Victorian and Edwardian Mistresses of the Macabre) 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings
55.
The Wrath of Truth (The Wages of Sin, #2)
The Wrath of Truth (The Wages of Sin, #2) 4.51 avg rating — 41 ratings
58.
The Farm (The Farm, #1)
The Farm (The Farm, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 4,729 ratings
58.
Beautiful Nightmares: Women of Horror Anthology
Beautiful Nightmares: Women of Horror Anthology 3.81 avg rating — 57 ratings
58.
The Devil's Advocate (The Wages of Sin, #1)
The Devil's Advocate (The Wages of Sin, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 79 ratings
61.
The Claw
The Claw 3.19 avg rating — 110 ratings
62.
Afternoon of an Autocrat
Afternoon of an Autocrat 4.08 avg rating — 228 ratings
62.
Nightmare Magazine 25: October 2014. Women Destroy Horror! Special Issue
Nightmare Magazine 25: October 2014. Women Destroy Horror! Special Issue 3.75 avg rating — 118 ratings
64.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
by: Ruth Ware
3.73 avg rating — 714,859 ratings
64.
Daughters of Darkness: An All-Women Horror Anthology
Daughters of Darkness: An All-Women Horror Anthology 4.25 avg rating — 233 ratings
66.
In a Dark, Dark Wood
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by: Ruth Ware
3.72 avg rating — 389,253 ratings
66.
Witches' Brew: Horror & Supernatural Stories By Women
Witches' Brew: Horror & Supernatural Stories By Women really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
68.
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by: Ruth Ware
3.80 avg rating — 194,119 ratings
68.
My American Nightmare: Women In Horror Anthology
My American Nightmare: Women In Horror Anthology 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings
70.
Witches of Lychford (Lychford, #1)
Witches of Lychford (Lychford, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 5,041 ratings
70.
Another Beautiful Nightmare: A Women in Horror Anthology
Another Beautiful Nightmare: A Women in Horror Anthology 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings
72.
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick 3.22 avg rating — 18,131 ratings
73.
Victorian Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers
Victorian Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers 3.84 avg rating — 151 ratings
74.
The Witches
The Witches 3.57 avg rating — 368 ratings
74.
Modern Ghost Stories
Modern Ghost Stories 3.63 avg rating — 35 ratings
76.
Unforgettable Ghost Stories by Women Writers
Unforgettable Ghost Stories by Women Writers 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings
77.
Avenging Angels: Ghost Stories by Victorian Women Writers
Avenging Angels: Ghost Stories by Victorian Women Writers 4.24 avg rating — 45 ratings
78.
Restless Spirits: Ghost Stories by American Women, 1872-1926 (1167)
Restless Spirits: Ghost Stories by American Women, 1872-1926 (1167) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
79.
Modern Ghost Stories By Noted Women Writers
Modern Ghost Stories By Noted Women Writers 3.63 avg rating — 35 ratings
80.
Ladies of Horror: Two Centuries of Supernatural Stories by the Gentle Sex
Ladies of Horror: Two Centuries of Supernatural Stories by the Gentle Sex 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings
81.
Ladies of Horror 2008
Ladies of Horror 2008 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
82.
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 28,412 ratings
83.
Black Paper Mask
Black Paper Mask 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings
84.
More Deadly than the Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror
More Deadly than the Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror 3.65 avg rating — 221 ratings
85.
She Walks in Shadows
She Walks in Shadows 3.76 avg rating — 954 ratings
86.
My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie, #1)
My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 13,631 ratings
87.
Hammers on Bone (Persons Non Grata, #1)
Hammers on Bone (Persons Non Grata, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 4,798 ratings
88.
Shoggoths in Bloom and Other Stories
Shoggoths in Bloom and Other Stories 4.01 avg rating — 594 ratings
89.
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening 3.96 avg rating — 65,667 ratings
90.
The Tale of the Vampire Bride (Vampire Bride, #1)
The Tale of the Vampire Bride (Vampire Bride, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 1,152 ratings
91.
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales 3.73 avg rating — 1,907 ratings
92.
Wild Things: A Collection of Female Horror Fiction
Wild Things: A Collection of Female Horror Fiction really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
93.
Dreams from the Witch House: Female Voices of Lovecraftian Horror
Dreams from the Witch House: Female Voices of Lovecraftian Horror 3.91 avg rating — 359 ratings
94.
Black Magic Women: Terrifying Tales by Scary Sisters
Black Magic Women: Terrifying Tales by Scary Sisters 4.16 avg rating — 55 ratings
95.
Horror Hooligans: Girls Rock Horror Harder
Horror Hooligans: Girls Rock Horror Harder 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
96.
Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness 4.25 avg rating — 233 ratings
97.
Killing It Softly
Killing It Softly 3.83 avg rating — 89 ratings
98.
Die, My Love
Die, My Love
by: Zoe Blake
3.57 avg rating — 396 ratings
99.
Gone with the Dead: An Anthology of Romance and Horror
Gone with the Dead: An Anthology of Romance and Horror 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings
100.
Sycorax's Daughters
Sycorax's Daughters 4.06 avg rating — 108 ratings
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