Best Haunted House Fiction That Isn't 'The Shining'

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The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating โ€” 365,242 ratings
2.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating โ€” 59,825 ratings
3.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating โ€” 77,960 ratings
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating โ€” 273,747 ratings
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The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating โ€” 136,142 ratings
6.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating โ€” 191,427 ratings
7.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher 3.85 avg rating โ€” 83,617 ratings
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The Elementals
The Elementals 3.99 avg rating โ€” 21,703 ratings
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Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating โ€” 81,717 ratings
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Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating โ€” 697,690 ratings
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The Rats in the Walls
The Rats in the Walls 3.97 avg rating โ€” 11,592 ratings
12.
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
by: Joe Hill
3.84 avg rating โ€” 148,805 ratings
13.
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones 3.92 avg rating โ€” 208,163 ratings
14.
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings 3.79 avg rating โ€” 9,336 ratings
15.
The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger 3.57 avg rating โ€” 58,368 ratings
16.
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes 3.86 avg rating โ€” 14,912 ratings
17.
The House Next Door
The House Next Door 3.89 avg rating โ€” 13,316 ratings
18.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating โ€” 172,344 ratings
19.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating โ€” 1,958,963 ratings
20.
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic 3.67 avg rating โ€” 416,437 ratings
21.
The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland 3.59 avg rating โ€” 10,249 ratings
22.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating โ€” 2,259,609 ratings
23.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating โ€” 1,414,912 ratings
24.
This House Is Haunted
This House Is Haunted 3.62 avg rating โ€” 15,982 ratings
25.
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart 4.08 avg rating โ€” 65,180 ratings
26.
ูˆู‚ุตุต ุฃุฎุฑู‰ 1408
ูˆู‚ุตุต ุฃุฎุฑู‰ 1408 3.83 avg rating โ€” 9,139 ratings
27.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating โ€” 166,844 ratings
28.
Quiet Houses
Quiet Houses 3.97 avg rating โ€” 206 ratings
29.
Candlenight
Candlenight 3.95 avg rating โ€” 1,361 ratings
30.
The Man in the Picture
The Man in the Picture 3.64 avg rating โ€” 6,056 ratings
31.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating โ€” 267,537 ratings
32.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating โ€” 1,782,486 ratings
33.
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
by: Joe Hill
4.15 avg rating โ€” 98,990 ratings
34.
The Grownup
The Grownup 3.55 avg rating โ€” 148,557 ratings
35.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating โ€” 259,237 ratings
36.
The Small Hand
The Small Hand 3.46 avg rating โ€” 7,349 ratings
37.
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer 3.45 avg rating โ€” 6,943 ratings
38.
The Red Tree
The Red Tree 3.64 avg rating โ€” 3,674 ratings
39.
Slade House
Slade House 3.81 avg rating โ€” 68,233 ratings
40.
Collected Ghost Stories
Collected Ghost Stories 4.13 avg rating โ€” 7,689 ratings
41.
Haunted (David Ash, #1)
Haunted (David Ash, #1) 3.78 avg rating โ€” 8,687 ratings
42.
The Uninvited
The Uninvited 3.96 avg rating โ€” 1,660 ratings
43.
The Haunting of Pico
The Haunting of Pico 3.75 avg rating โ€” 207 ratings
43.
My Eyes Are Black Holes
My Eyes Are Black Holes 3.61 avg rating โ€” 193 ratings
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Divah
Divah 3.30 avg rating โ€” 127 ratings
46.
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1) 3.91 avg rating โ€” 107,202 ratings
47.
A Halloween Tale
A Halloween Tale 4.09 avg rating โ€” 22 ratings
48.
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto 3.19 avg rating โ€” 39,778 ratings
48.
Wakenhyrst
Wakenhyrst 3.87 avg rating โ€” 17,867 ratings
50.
The Supernaturals (The Supernaturals #1)
The Supernaturals (The Supernaturals #1) 3.80 avg rating โ€” 1,471 ratings
51.
The Mist in the Mirror
The Mist in the Mirror 3.34 avg rating โ€” 4,138 ratings
52.
The Seance
The Seance 3.56 avg rating โ€” 7,697 ratings
52.
Nyctophobia
Nyctophobia 3.54 avg rating โ€” 1,253 ratings
54.
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) 4.05 avg rating โ€” 27,958 ratings
55.
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost 3.88 avg rating โ€” 68,378 ratings
56.
The Harrowing
The Harrowing 3.68 avg rating โ€” 2,576 ratings
57.
Shadowland
Shadowland 3.89 avg rating โ€” 12,601 ratings
58.
Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating โ€” 74,122 ratings
59.
Stillwell
Stillwell 3.95 avg rating โ€” 811 ratings
59.
The Fifth Hour
The Fifth Hour 3.72 avg rating โ€” 53 ratings
61.
Spook House (Harmony, Indiana, #3)
Spook House (Harmony, Indiana, #3) 3.84 avg rating โ€” 268 ratings
62.
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony, Indiana, #2)
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony, Indiana, #2) 3.75 avg rating โ€” 332 ratings
63.
The House of Lost Souls
The House of Lost Souls 3.41 avg rating โ€” 2,027 ratings
64.
The Entity
The Entity 3.76 avg rating โ€” 2,059 ratings
65.
Angel Manor
Angel Manor 3.94 avg rating โ€” 338 ratings
66.
Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1)
Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) 3.85 avg rating โ€” 40,535 ratings
67.
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red 3.72 avg rating โ€” 10,551 ratings
68.
Carnacki the Ghost-Finder
Carnacki the Ghost-Finder 3.73 avg rating โ€” 2,524 ratings
69.
The House
The House 3.64 avg rating โ€” 4,551 ratings
70.
Poltergeist (Poltergeist, #1)
Poltergeist (Poltergeist, #1) 4.22 avg rating โ€” 2,622 ratings
71.
The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 180,171 ratings
72.
Beetlejuice - Screenplay
Beetlejuice - Screenplay really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 41 ratings
73.
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos 3.90 avg rating โ€” 28,427 ratings
74.
Ring (Ring, #1)
Ring (Ring, #1) 3.79 avg rating โ€” 28,613 ratings
75.
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know 3.66 avg rating โ€” 41 ratings
75.
Hilltop Manor - Gale's Story
Hilltop Manor - Gale's Story 3.78 avg rating โ€” 9 ratings
75.
Cemetery Tours (Cemetery Tours, #1)
Cemetery Tours (Cemetery Tours, #1) 4.29 avg rating โ€” 259 ratings
78.
The Walker in Shadows
The Walker in Shadows 3.91 avg rating โ€” 1,570 ratings
79.
Caught on Film: An American Nightmare
Caught on Film: An American Nightmare
by: Andy Otto
3.43 avg rating โ€” 35 ratings
80.
Pigeons from Hell
Pigeons from Hell 4.12 avg rating โ€” 220 ratings
80.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating โ€” 476,891 ratings
82.
Duma Key
Duma Key 3.99 avg rating โ€” 133,399 ratings
82.
The Locked Door
The Locked Door 3.93 avg rating โ€” 15 ratings
84.
Ghosts of Rosewood Asylum
Ghosts of Rosewood Asylum 3.64 avg rating โ€” 924 ratings
84.
Tamsin
Tamsin 4.05 avg rating โ€” 4,047 ratings
84.
The Invited
The Invited 3.81 avg rating โ€” 36,961 ratings
84.
Just Like Home
Just Like Home 3.32 avg rating โ€” 36,952 ratings
88.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 4.25 avg rating โ€” 28 ratings
89.
A Winter Haunting (Seasons of Horror #4)
A Winter Haunting (Seasons of Horror #4) 3.60 avg rating โ€” 10,698 ratings
89.
From the Dust Returned
From the Dust Returned 3.74 avg rating โ€” 6,409 ratings
91.
Kill Creek
Kill Creek 3.76 avg rating โ€” 22,440 ratings
92.
Ammie, Come Home (Georgetown, #1)
Ammie, Come Home (Georgetown, #1) 3.98 avg rating โ€” 3,703 ratings
92.
The Addams Family: An Evilution
The Addams Family: An Evilution 4.36 avg rating โ€” 835 ratings
94.
Haunted
Haunted 3.97 avg rating โ€” 961 ratings
94.
The Night Strangers
The Night Strangers 3.19 avg rating โ€” 18,130 ratings
96.
Manchester House
Manchester House 3.27 avg rating โ€” 227 ratings
97.
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating โ€” 74,600 ratings
98.
The Haunting Season
The Haunting Season 3.53 avg rating โ€” 1,450 ratings
99.
Naomi's Room
Naomi's Room 3.65 avg rating โ€” 6,012 ratings
100.
House
House 3.56 avg rating โ€” 28,032 ratings
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