The Great Horror Novels

1.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,383 ratings
2.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,071 ratings
3.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,202 ratings
4.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 668,846 ratings
5.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,668 ratings
6.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,442 ratings
7.
Complete Tales and Poems
Complete Tales and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,483 ratings
8.
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror 4.25 avg rating — 24,672 ratings
9.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,341 ratings
10.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,594 ratings
11.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 145,999 ratings
11.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,253 ratings
13.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.78 avg rating — 148,577 ratings
14.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,309 ratings
15.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,324 ratings
16.
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart 4.08 avg rating — 65,192 ratings
17.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,722 ratings
18.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,360 ratings
19.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,455 ratings
20.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating — 24,891 ratings
21.
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs 4.25 avg rating — 578,171 ratings
22.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,567 ratings
23.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,845 ratings
24.
The Ruins
The Ruins 3.69 avg rating — 63,261 ratings
25.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,447 ratings
26.
The Doll Who Ate His Mother
The Doll Who Ate His Mother 3.36 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
27.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,112 ratings
28.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,659 ratings
29.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,096 ratings
30.
Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 74,128 ratings
31.
Ancient Images
Ancient Images 3.46 avg rating — 1,498 ratings
32.
The Fog
The Fog 3.88 avg rating — 27,175 ratings
33.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,950 ratings
34.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 4.06 avg rating — 5,589 ratings
35.
The Damnation Game
The Damnation Game 3.82 avg rating — 21,020 ratings
36.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,149 ratings
37.
The Rats (Rats, #1)
The Rats (Rats, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 24,254 ratings
38.
Incarnate
Incarnate 3.54 avg rating — 752 ratings
39.
The Mist
The Mist 3.93 avg rating — 174,188 ratings
40.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,178 ratings
41.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,603 ratings
42.
Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1)
Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 27,431 ratings
43.
Books of Blood, Volume Two (Books of Blood, #2)
Books of Blood, Volume Two (Books of Blood, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 12,452 ratings
44.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,125 ratings
45.
Song of Kali
Song of Kali 3.61 avg rating — 15,307 ratings
46.
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
Off Season (Dead River, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 18,955 ratings
47.
They Thirst
They Thirst 3.91 avg rating — 13,547 ratings
48.
Phantoms
Phantoms 3.95 avg rating — 78,720 ratings
49.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating — 70,637 ratings
50.
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
by: Joe Hill
3.84 avg rating — 148,820 ratings
51.
Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew 3.97 avg rating — 134,443 ratings
52.
The Store
The Store 3.81 avg rating — 9,102 ratings
53.
The Stake
The Stake 3.83 avg rating — 3,357 ratings
54.
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood 4.15 avg rating — 3,163 ratings
55.
The Hungry Moon
The Hungry Moon 3.58 avg rating — 2,030 ratings
56.
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 27,965 ratings
57.
Midnight
Midnight 3.87 avg rating — 28,084 ratings
58.
Books of Blood, Volume Three (Books of Blood, #3)
Books of Blood, Volume Three (Books of Blood, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 12,310 ratings
58.
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game 3.58 avg rating — 174,737 ratings
60.
The Thief of Always
The Thief of Always 4.21 avg rating — 36,366 ratings
61.
Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In
Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In 3.91 avg rating — 1,418 ratings
62.
The Dark
The Dark 3.83 avg rating — 7,412 ratings
63.
The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1)
The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1) 4.08 avg rating — 11,986 ratings
64.
The Cellar
The Cellar 3.64 avg rating — 8,651 ratings
65.
Floating Dragon
Floating Dragon 3.83 avg rating — 12,639 ratings
66.
The Face That Must Die
The Face That Must Die 3.62 avg rating — 852 ratings
67.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,837 ratings
68.
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door 3.92 avg rating — 52,216 ratings
68.
Lost Souls
Lost Souls 3.90 avg rating — 18,831 ratings
70.
Twilight Eyes
Twilight Eyes 3.93 avg rating — 27,738 ratings
71.
The Dunwich Horror and Others
The Dunwich Horror and Others 4.19 avg rating — 16,395 ratings
72.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating — 73,988 ratings
73.
Harvest Home
Harvest Home 3.82 avg rating — 10,723 ratings
74.
The Spear
The Spear 3.56 avg rating — 3,159 ratings
75.
The Nameless
The Nameless 3.26 avg rating — 827 ratings
76.
Cabal
Cabal 3.92 avg rating — 22,150 ratings
77.
One Rainy Night
One Rainy Night 3.85 avg rating — 4,632 ratings
77.
Conjure Wife
Conjure Wife 3.80 avg rating — 2,706 ratings
79.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,201 ratings
80.
The Traveling Vampire Show
The Traveling Vampire Show 3.82 avg rating — 9,362 ratings
81.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,803 ratings
81.
Shadowland
Shadowland 3.89 avg rating — 12,604 ratings
81.
The Raven
The Raven 4.29 avg rating — 163,398 ratings
84.
Stinger
Stinger 3.90 avg rating — 9,788 ratings
84.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating — 170,060 ratings
86.
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 19,497 ratings
87.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,699 ratings
88.
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre 4.30 avg rating — 29,987 ratings
89.
Usher's Passing
Usher's Passing 3.96 avg rating — 5,795 ratings
90.
The God Project
The God Project
by: John Saul
3.93 avg rating — 11,360 ratings
91.
The Ignored
The Ignored 3.80 avg rating — 2,188 ratings
92.
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 — 122,721 ratings
93.
Koko
Koko 3.60 avg rating — 10,049 ratings
94.
Julia
Julia 3.48 avg rating — 2,753 ratings
95.
The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating — 31,710 ratings
96.
Ravenous
Ravenous 3.79 avg rating — 1,087 ratings
97.
Bad Brains
Bad Brains 3.79 avg rating — 629 ratings
97.
Zombie
Zombie 3.32 avg rating — 12,630 ratings
99.
The Rising (The Rising #1)
The Rising (The Rising #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,829 ratings
100.
The Dark Half
The Dark Half 3.81 avg rating — 149,875 ratings
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