The Best Horror Stories of All Time

1.
The Willows
The Willows 4.05 avg rating β€” 16,017 ratings
2.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating β€” 641,381 ratings
3.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness 3.79 avg rating β€” 61,190 ratings
4.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,782,922 ratings
5.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,415,133 ratings
6.
The Color Out of Space
The Color Out of Space 4.08 avg rating β€” 8,327 ratings
7.
The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu 4.02 avg rating β€” 115,393 ratings
8.
γ†γšγΎγ [Uzumaki]
γ†γšγΎγ [Uzumaki]
by: Junji Ito
4.45 avg rating β€” 82,636 ratings
9.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating β€” 556,638 ratings
10.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,304 ratings
11.
The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw 3.84 avg rating β€” 17,005 ratings
12.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating β€” 668,877 ratings
12.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating β€” 365,338 ratings
14.
The King in Yellow
The King in Yellow 3.54 avg rating β€” 26,427 ratings
14.
The Shining
The Shining 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,650,441 ratings
16.
El Wendigo
El Wendigo 3.80 avg rating β€” 7,678 ratings
17.
Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1)
Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 27,432 ratings
18.
The Exorcist
The Exorcist 4.21 avg rating β€” 259,259 ratings
19.
Don't Look Now and Other Stories
Don't Look Now and Other Stories 3.82 avg rating β€” 9,392 ratings
20.
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 81,900 ratings
21.
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating β€” 153,667 ratings
21.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating β€” 273,813 ratings
23.
The Lottery
The Lottery 4.04 avg rating β€” 104,230 ratings
24.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3.50 avg rating β€” 14,203 ratings
25.
The Elementals
The Elementals 3.99 avg rating β€” 21,710 ratings
26.
Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps, #7)
Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps, #7) 3.84 avg rating β€” 33,407 ratings
27.
It
It 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,227,488 ratings
28.
The Hill of Dreams
The Hill of Dreams 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,321 ratings
29.
Grimscribe: His Lives and Works
Grimscribe: His Lives and Works 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,917 ratings
29.
The Gold Bug
The Gold Bug 3.71 avg rating β€” 7,224 ratings
31.
Noctuary
Noctuary 3.93 avg rating β€” 2,225 ratings
31.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating β€” 530,139 ratings
33.
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe 3.96 avg rating β€” 5,822 ratings
34.
The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland 3.59 avg rating β€” 10,252 ratings
35.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1,001,740 ratings
35.
Dracula the Un-Dead
Dracula the Un-Dead 3.15 avg rating β€” 6,730 ratings
37.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating β€” 273,584 ratings
38.
The Great God Pan
The Great God Pan 3.68 avg rating β€” 15,736 ratings
39.
The Shadow Out of Time
The Shadow Out of Time 3.87 avg rating β€” 5,934 ratings
40.
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1
by: Junji Ito
4.43 avg rating β€” 38,284 ratings
40.
The Vampyre
The Vampyre 3.31 avg rating β€” 14,782 ratings
42.
The Dracula Tape (Dracula Series, #1)
The Dracula Tape (Dracula Series, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 2,043 ratings
43.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating β€” 48,600 ratings
43.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 4.07 avg rating β€” 338,257 ratings
43.
The Novel of the White Powder
The Novel of the White Powder 3.65 avg rating β€” 260 ratings
46.
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe 4.40 avg rating β€” 291,491 ratings
47.
Comemadre
Comemadre 3.66 avg rating β€” 2,422 ratings
48.
The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 180,215 ratings
49.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.78 avg rating β€” 148,578 ratings
50.
En el bosque, bajo los cerezos en flor
En el bosque, bajo los cerezos en flor 3.68 avg rating β€” 4,411 ratings
51.
The Shadow over Innsmouth
The Shadow over Innsmouth 4.10 avg rating β€” 26,136 ratings
52.
The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories
The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories 3.88 avg rating β€” 281 ratings
52.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness 3.79 avg rating β€” 61,190 ratings
54.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,031,607 ratings
54.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating β€” 118,294 ratings
56.
The Black Cat
The Black Cat 4.03 avg rating β€” 54,341 ratings
57.
This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)
This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2) 4.26 avg rating β€” 33,614 ratings
58.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,650,441 ratings
59.
Chickamauga
Chickamauga 3.69 avg rating β€” 558 ratings
60.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating β€” 147,533 ratings
60.
Phantoms
Phantoms 3.95 avg rating β€” 78,722 ratings
62.
Quicksand House
Quicksand House 4.32 avg rating β€” 1,826 ratings
63.
The Moon Pool (Dr. Goodwin #1)
The Moon Pool (Dr. Goodwin #1) 3.32 avg rating β€” 1,133 ratings
63.
The Three Impostors
The Three Impostors 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,389 ratings
65.
The Fisherman
The Fisherman 3.86 avg rating β€” 39,603 ratings
65.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4.01 avg rating β€” 26,412 ratings
67.
Jassy / Bless This House / Scent of Cloves / How Far to Bethlehem?
Jassy / Bless This House / Scent of Cloves / How Far to Bethlehem? 4.61 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
68.
An Inhabitant of Carcosa
An Inhabitant of Carcosa 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,009 ratings
69.
The Claw
The Claw 3.19 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
69.
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€” 206 ratings
71.
The Golem
The Golem 3.83 avg rating β€” 8,854 ratings
72.
Books of Blood, Volume Two (Books of Blood, #2)
Books of Blood, Volume Two (Books of Blood, #2) 4.07 avg rating β€” 12,452 ratings
73.
Casting the Runes
Casting the Runes 3.65 avg rating β€” 892 ratings
74.
Weird Stories
Weird Stories 3.53 avg rating β€” 70 ratings
75.
An Unattractive Vampire
An Unattractive Vampire 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,001 ratings
76.
The Flood (Blackwater, #1)
The Flood (Blackwater, #1) 3.70 avg rating β€” 71,735 ratings
77.
The Supernatural Enhancements
The Supernatural Enhancements 3.63 avg rating β€” 7,660 ratings
78.
The Club of Angels
The Club of Angels 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,457 ratings
79.
HorrorstΓΆr
HorrorstΓΆr 3.65 avg rating β€” 115,490 ratings
80.
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things 3.83 avg rating β€” 5,898 ratings
81.
Teatro Grottesco
Teatro Grottesco 4.10 avg rating β€” 5,665 ratings
82.
The Nightmare Factory
The Nightmare Factory 4.32 avg rating β€” 1,355 ratings
82.
The Purple Cloud
The Purple Cloud 3.38 avg rating β€” 1,815 ratings
84.
My Best Friend's Exorcism
My Best Friend's Exorcism 3.93 avg rating β€” 139,992 ratings
84.
Hyde
Hyde 3.40 avg rating β€” 1,380 ratings
84.
Pedro PΓ‘ramo
Pedro PΓ‘ramo 4.06 avg rating β€” 92,525 ratings
84.
The Stress of Her Regard
The Stress of Her Regard 3.80 avg rating β€” 4,341 ratings
84.
Stoker's Manuscript
Stoker's Manuscript 3.49 avg rating β€” 2,118 ratings
84.
The Tenth Circle
The Tenth Circle 3.21 avg rating β€” 161 ratings
90.
The House of Sounds and Others: Including the Purple Cloud
The House of Sounds and Others: Including the Purple Cloud 3.69 avg rating β€” 36 ratings
91.
Duel
Duel 4.03 avg rating β€” 2,528 ratings
92.
Button, Button: Uncanny Stories
Button, Button: Uncanny Stories 3.54 avg rating β€” 3,800 ratings
93.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating β€” 59,838 ratings
94.
Aurora Floyd
Aurora Floyd 3.75 avg rating β€” 1,719 ratings
95.
The Breakthrough
The Breakthrough 3.60 avg rating β€” 2,611 ratings
95.
The Green Carnation
The Green Carnation 3.28 avg rating β€” 216 ratings
97.
Lady Audley's Secret
Lady Audley's Secret 3.78 avg rating β€” 26,004 ratings
98.
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 281,935 ratings
99.
The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom 3.84 avg rating β€” 32,627 ratings
99.
The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror
The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror 3.53 avg rating β€” 3,299 ratings
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