Best horror books by women

1.
El silencio de todos los muertos
El silencio de todos los muertos 4.06 avg rating — 49 ratings
2.
Desde tu Infierno
Desde tu Infierno 4.44 avg rating — 27 ratings
3.
La soledad de los pájaros
La soledad de los pájaros 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings
4.
Tu cadáver en la nieve
Tu cadáver en la nieve 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings
5.
¿A quién estás pensando matar?
¿A quién estás pensando matar? really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42 ratings
6.
Nightmares
Nightmares really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings
7.
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic 3.67 avg rating — 416,527 ratings
8.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,343 ratings
9.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,344 ratings
10.
Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction
Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction 4.06 avg rating — 4,280 ratings
11.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,968 ratings
12.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,274 ratings
13.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,866 ratings
14.
House of Terrors (The Ambrosia Trilogy #2)
House of Terrors (The Ambrosia Trilogy #2) 4.45 avg rating — 486 ratings
15.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,685 ratings
15.
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1)
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 7,407 ratings
15.
Calista
Calista 4.23 avg rating — 56 ratings
15.
The Death of Jane Lawrence
The Death of Jane Lawrence 3.20 avg rating — 21,362 ratings
19.
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,535 ratings
20.
There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby: Scary Fairy Tales
There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby: Scary Fairy Tales 3.61 avg rating — 4,524 ratings
21.
Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (Alvin Ho, #1)
Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (Alvin Ho, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 7,036 ratings
22.
Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror, #1)
Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 18,013 ratings
22.
Halloween Stories: Scary Short Stories for Kids
Halloween Stories: Scary Short Stories for Kids 3.96 avg rating — 961 ratings
22.
Godchild, Vol. 1
Godchild, Vol. 1 4.08 avg rating — 9,208 ratings
25.
Lying Season (Experiment in Terror, #4)
Lying Season (Experiment in Terror, #4) 4.45 avg rating — 7,483 ratings
26.
Ashes to Ashes (Experiment in Terror, #8)
Ashes to Ashes (Experiment in Terror, #8) 4.46 avg rating — 4,222 ratings
26.
Swamp Thing by Nancy A. Collins Omnibus
Swamp Thing by Nancy A. Collins Omnibus 4.10 avg rating — 154 ratings
28.
Denial: A Memoir of Terror
Denial: A Memoir of Terror 3.76 avg rating — 1,187 ratings
28.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,149 ratings
28.
Dreams from the Witch House: Female Voices of Lovecraftian Horror
Dreams from the Witch House: Female Voices of Lovecraftian Horror 3.91 avg rating — 359 ratings
31.
Come Alive (Experiment in Terror, #7)
Come Alive (Experiment in Terror, #7) 4.33 avg rating — 5,148 ratings
31.
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror 3.28 avg rating — 6,349 ratings
31.
She Walks in Shadows
She Walks in Shadows 3.76 avg rating — 954 ratings
34.
Terror (Hordesmen, #2)
Terror (Hordesmen, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 1,191 ratings
34.
Skin Folk
Skin Folk 3.97 avg rating — 1,924 ratings
36.
Julien's Terror
Julien's Terror 4.33 avg rating — 66 ratings
36.
The Low, Low Woods
The Low, Low Woods 3.95 avg rating — 5,637 ratings
38.
Cold Terror (Cold Harbor #1)
Cold Terror (Cold Harbor #1) 4.21 avg rating — 1,230 ratings
39.
Night Terrors (Dreamweaver, #2)
Night Terrors (Dreamweaver, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 823 ratings
39.
Feed (Newsflesh, #1)
Feed (Newsflesh, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 60,901 ratings
41.
A Silent Terror (High Stakes, #1)
A Silent Terror (High Stakes, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 1,698 ratings
42.
Alcasseriana
Alcasseriana 3.43 avg rating — 60 ratings
43.
Blood Price (Vicki Nelson #1)
Blood Price (Vicki Nelson #1) 3.76 avg rating — 10,897 ratings
44.
The Birds and Other Stories
The Birds and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 14,195 ratings
45.
Kiss of the Vampire (Creed, #1)
Kiss of the Vampire (Creed, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 766 ratings
46.
Blue Exorcist, Vol. 1
Blue Exorcist, Vol. 1 4.35 avg rating — 80,564 ratings
47.
Black Butler, Vol. 1 (Black Butler, #1)
Black Butler, Vol. 1 (Black Butler, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 140,388 ratings
48.
Pet Shop of Horrors, Vol. 1 (Pet Shop of Horrors, #1)
Pet Shop of Horrors, Vol. 1 (Pet Shop of Horrors, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 6,312 ratings
49.
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening 3.96 avg rating — 65,662 ratings
50.
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe 3.86 avg rating — 4,874 ratings
51.
Yurara, Vol. 1
Yurara, Vol. 1 3.96 avg rating — 2,383 ratings
52.
Someone in The Dark
Someone in The Dark 3.43 avg rating — 51 ratings
53.
Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott
Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott 3.80 avg rating — 1,604 ratings
54.
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton 3.89 avg rating — 4,892 ratings
55.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,243 ratings
56.
Dorohedoro, Vol. 1 (Dorohedoro, #1)
Dorohedoro, Vol. 1 (Dorohedoro, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 7,099 ratings