Vote For Your 100 Favorite Horror Books of All Time

1.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,415,349 ratings
2.
Jaws
Jaws 3.95 avg rating β€” 174,193 ratings
3.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating β€” 633,912 ratings
4.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,650,675 ratings
5.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,585 ratings
6.
It
It 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,227,662 ratings
6.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating β€” 813,870 ratings
8.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating β€” 636,792 ratings
9.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating β€” 267,596 ratings
10.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 259,304 ratings
11.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating β€” 291,511 ratings
12.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating β€” 815,746 ratings
13.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror 3.92 avg rating β€” 138,925 ratings
14.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating β€” 146,014 ratings
15.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating β€” 153,685 ratings
16.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating β€” 118,302 ratings
17.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile 4.49 avg rating β€” 351,462 ratings
18.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 753,995 ratings
19.
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum 4.14 avg rating β€” 71,257 ratings
20.
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 274,581 ratings
21.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating β€” 115,409 ratings
22.
Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 74,137 ratings
23.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 232,300 ratings
24.
The Turn of the Screw / The Aspern Papers and Two Stories
The Turn of the Screw / The Aspern Papers and Two Stories 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,381 ratings
25.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.07 avg rating β€” 85,830 ratings
26.
The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories
The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories 4.22 avg rating β€” 3,634 ratings
27.
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings 4.19 avg rating β€” 243,678 ratings
28.
Annabel Lee
Annabel Lee 4.32 avg rating β€” 11,527 ratings
29.
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories 4.27 avg rating β€” 10,054 ratings
30.
The Gold Bug
The Gold Bug 3.71 avg rating β€” 7,225 ratings
31.
Jassy
Jassy 4.01 avg rating β€” 354 ratings
32.
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game 3.58 avg rating β€” 174,757 ratings
33.
The Dark Half
The Dark Half 3.81 avg rating β€” 149,888 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 β€” 122,728 ratings
35.
Firestarter
Firestarter 3.92 avg rating β€” 242,190 ratings
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Four Past Midnight
Four Past Midnight 3.95 avg rating β€” 114,566 ratings
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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 β€” 207 ratings
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The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating β€” 162,728 ratings
39.
The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #3)
The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #3) 4.22 avg rating β€” 253 ratings
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Nethergate
Nethergate 3.86 avg rating β€” 364 ratings
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The Suffolk Trilogy: Knight's Acre / The Homecoming / The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #1-3)
The Suffolk Trilogy: Knight's Acre / The Homecoming / The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #1-3) 4.39 avg rating β€” 94 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 β€” 212,586 ratings
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You (You, #1)
You (You, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 281,260 ratings
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The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating β€” 273,598 ratings
45.
The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies
The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,654 ratings
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The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating β€” 31,715 ratings
47.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating β€” 560,884 ratings
48.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating β€” 578,218 ratings
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 556,262 ratings
50.
The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters 4.27 avg rating β€” 499,795 ratings
51.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating β€” 136,155 ratings
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Green Darkness
Green Darkness 3.97 avg rating β€” 6,875 ratings
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories 3.78 avg rating β€” 148,590 ratings
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House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating β€” 191,518 ratings
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American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating β€” 349,256 ratings
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The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
by: Ira Levin
3.87 avg rating β€” 51,751 ratings
57.
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce 3.69 avg rating β€” 446 ratings
58.
Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories
Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,290 ratings
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The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death 4.06 avg rating β€” 44,775 ratings
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By the Light of the Moon
By the Light of the Moon 3.89 avg rating β€” 27,321 ratings
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Lightning
Lightning 4.09 avg rating β€” 64,655 ratings
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Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories 4.20 avg rating β€” 2,685 ratings
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The White People and Other Weird Stories
The White People and Other Weird Stories 3.87 avg rating β€” 4,414 ratings
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The Black Cat
The Black Cat 4.03 avg rating β€” 54,349 ratings
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The Purloined Letter (C. Auguste Dupin, #3)
The Purloined Letter (C. Auguste Dupin, #3) 3.63 avg rating β€” 13,676 ratings
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho 3.42 avg rating β€” 16,590 ratings
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The Body Snatchers
The Body Snatchers 3.90 avg rating β€” 24,687 ratings
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Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas 3.74 avg rating β€” 6,997 ratings
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 4.33 avg rating β€” 1,162 ratings
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Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque
Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,798 ratings
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.06 avg rating β€” 71,351 ratings
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The Haunted Looking Glass
The Haunted Looking Glass 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,289 ratings
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The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories
by: Alan Ryan
3.94 avg rating β€” 1,218 ratings
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Hidden Bodies (You, #2)
Hidden Bodies (You, #2) 3.74 avg rating β€” 87,850 ratings
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Hauntings: Is There Anybody There?
Hauntings: Is There Anybody There? 3.67 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
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The Claw
The Claw 3.19 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
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Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating β€” 59,849 ratings
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The Black Moon (Poldark, #5)
The Black Moon (Poldark, #5) 4.27 avg rating β€” 9,788 ratings
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The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed 4.01 avg rating β€” 19,575 ratings
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Twelve Great Black Cats and Other Eerie Scottish Tales
Twelve Great Black Cats and Other Eerie Scottish Tales 3.81 avg rating β€” 52 ratings
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The End of the Story
The End of the Story 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,092 ratings
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The Lottery and Other Stories; The Haunting of Hill House; We Have Always Lived in the Castle
The Lottery and Other Stories; The Haunting of Hill House; We Have Always Lived in the Castle 4.39 avg rating β€” 1,498 ratings
82.
The Apple Tree: A Short Novel and Several Long Stories
The Apple Tree: A Short Novel and Several Long Stories 3.97 avg rating β€” 899 ratings
84.
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness 3.84 avg rating β€” 225 ratings
85.
The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)
The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)
by: C.J. Box
3.94 avg rating β€” 20,604 ratings
85.
The Haunting of Room 909 (Junior Paranormal Investigators #1)
The Haunting of Room 909 (Junior Paranormal Investigators #1) 4.39 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
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The Radleys
The Radleys
by: Matt Haig
3.58 avg rating β€” 26,933 ratings
87.
The Dead House (The Dead House, #1)
The Dead House (The Dead House, #1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 8,026 ratings
89.
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent 3.52 avg rating β€” 67,386 ratings
90.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
by: Ruth Ware
3.73 avg rating β€” 714,969 ratings
90.
Dracula: The Un-Dead
Dracula: The Un-Dead 3.15 avg rating β€” 6,730 ratings
92.
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto 3.19 avg rating β€” 39,785 ratings
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Afternoon of an Autocrat
Afternoon of an Autocrat 4.08 avg rating β€” 228 ratings
94.
Ring (Ring, #1)
Ring (Ring, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 28,637 ratings
94.
Peeps (Peeps, #1)
Peeps (Peeps, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 25,480 ratings
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Destined
Destined 3.94 avg rating β€” 347 ratings
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The Good Girl
The Good Girl 3.81 avg rating β€” 271,435 ratings
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Melmoth the Wanderer
Melmoth the Wanderer 3.73 avg rating β€” 5,453 ratings
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The Damned Thing
The Damned Thing 3.53 avg rating β€” 1,414 ratings
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The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 1,039,996 ratings
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