Best Horror Novels

1.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,273 ratings
2.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,358 ratings
3.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,632 ratings
4.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,993 ratings
5.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 668,794 ratings
6.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,540 ratings
7.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,245 ratings
8.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,270 ratings
9.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,625 ratings
10.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,086 ratings
11.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,146 ratings
12.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,818 ratings
13.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,653 ratings
14.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,720 ratings
15.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,437 ratings
16.
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
by: Joe Hill
3.84 avg rating — 148,810 ratings
17.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,919 ratings
18.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,602 ratings
19.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,282 ratings
20.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,637 ratings
21.
Needful Things
Needful Things 3.98 avg rating — 270,572 ratings
22.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating — 73,986 ratings
23.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 145,991 ratings
24.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile 4.49 avg rating — 351,368 ratings
25.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,154 ratings
26.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,145 ratings
27.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating — 118,287 ratings
28.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,296 ratings
29.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,745 ratings
30.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,774 ratings
31.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,829 ratings
32.
Christine
Christine 3.86 avg rating — 258,458 ratings
33.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,089 ratings
34.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating — 170,046 ratings
35.
Desperation
Desperation 3.86 avg rating — 150,533 ratings
36.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk 4.06 avg rating — 224,284 ratings
37.
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone 3.97 avg rating — 239,717 ratings
38.
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
by: Anne Rice
4.11 avg rating — 212,568 ratings
39.
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 138,376 ratings
40.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating — 70,629 ratings
41.
Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 74,121 ratings
42.
The Ruins
The Ruins 3.69 avg rating — 63,253 ratings
43.
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones 3.92 avg rating — 208,167 ratings
44.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,728 ratings
45.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,241 ratings
46.
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 — 122,715 ratings
47.
Horns
Horns
by: Joe Hill
3.93 avg rating — 118,552 ratings
48.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,352 ratings
49.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,503 ratings
50.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 220,285 ratings
51.
The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers 3.60 avg rating — 161,876 ratings
52.
The Strain (The Strain #1)
The Strain (The Strain #1) 3.80 avg rating — 89,388 ratings
53.
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game 3.58 avg rating — 174,730 ratings
54.
NOS4A2
NOS4A2
by: Joe Hill
4.08 avg rating — 139,859 ratings
55.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating — 267,546 ratings
56.
Cell
Cell 3.66 avg rating — 233,451 ratings
57.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,519 ratings
58.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,597 ratings
59.
The Dark Half
The Dark Half 3.81 avg rating — 149,872 ratings
60.
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door 3.92 avg rating — 52,205 ratings
61.
Phantoms
Phantoms 3.95 avg rating — 78,719 ratings
62.
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3)
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 114,421 ratings
63.
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 — 159,457 ratings
64.
The Omen
The Omen 4.04 avg rating — 69,124 ratings
65.
Haunted
Haunted 3.59 avg rating — 109,641 ratings
66.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,621 ratings
67.
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 27,961 ratings
68.
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
by: Ira Levin
3.87 avg rating — 51,730 ratings
69.
Duma Key
Duma Key 3.99 avg rating — 133,415 ratings
70.
Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2)
Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 286,762 ratings
71.
Thinner
Thinner 3.78 avg rating — 222,753 ratings
72.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,964 ratings
73.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,101 ratings
74.
The Other
The Other 3.98 avg rating — 22,601 ratings
75.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating — 24,889 ratings
76.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,273 ratings
77.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon 3.64 avg rating — 174,598 ratings
78.
Lost Souls
Lost Souls 3.90 avg rating — 18,831 ratings
79.
Shadowland
Shadowland 3.89 avg rating — 12,602 ratings
80.
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 19,497 ratings
81.
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 282,803 ratings
82.
Relic (Pendergast, #1)
Relic (Pendergast, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 113,839 ratings
83.
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1)
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1) 4.06 avg rating — 31,135 ratings
84.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,476 ratings
85.
Bird Box (Bird Box, #1)
Bird Box (Bird Box, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,122 ratings
86.
Black House (The Talisman, #2)
Black House (The Talisman, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 67,552 ratings
87.
The Cellar
The Cellar 3.64 avg rating — 8,651 ratings
88.
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3)
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 241,233 ratings
89.
Weave World
Weave World 4.13 avg rating — 33,643 ratings
90.
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 274,563 ratings
91.
Harvest Home
Harvest Home 3.82 avg rating — 10,722 ratings
92.
The House Next Door
The House Next Door 3.89 avg rating — 13,317 ratings
93.
The Damnation Game
The Damnation Game 3.82 avg rating — 21,019 ratings
94.
The Bad Place
The Bad Place 3.94 avg rating — 38,309 ratings
95.
Song of Kali
Song of Kali 3.61 avg rating — 15,304 ratings
96.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,054 ratings
97.
The Rats (Rats, #1)
The Rats (Rats, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 24,254 ratings
98.
Cabal
Cabal 3.92 avg rating — 22,149 ratings
99.
They Thirst
They Thirst 3.91 avg rating — 13,546 ratings
100.
The Troop
The Troop 3.84 avg rating — 114,048 ratings
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