Horror: The 100 Best Books

1.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating β€” 636,675 ratings
2.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,415,082 ratings
3.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 135,096 ratings
4.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,650,393 ratings
5.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating β€” 365,313 ratings
6.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 259,255 ratings
7.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 362,956 ratings
8.
The Anubis Gates
The Anubis Gates 3.90 avg rating β€” 17,433 ratings
9.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating β€” 545,742 ratings
10.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 4.06 avg rating β€” 5,589 ratings
11.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating β€” 44,814 ratings
12.
The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland 3.59 avg rating β€” 10,252 ratings
13.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating β€” 377,311 ratings
14.
Conjure Wife
Conjure Wife 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,706 ratings
15.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,465 ratings
16.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating β€” 104,977 ratings
17.
The Ceremonies
The Ceremonies 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,525 ratings
17.
The Damnation Game
The Damnation Game 3.82 avg rating β€” 21,020 ratings
19.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating β€” 73,989 ratings
20.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus 4.08 avg rating β€” 13,445 ratings
21.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating β€” 992,095 ratings
22.
The White Devil
The White Devil 3.60 avg rating β€” 2,215 ratings
23.
Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams 3.45 avg rating β€” 4,803 ratings
24.
The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating β€” 31,709 ratings
25.
The Best Tales of Hoffmann
The Best Tales of Hoffmann 4.02 avg rating β€” 253 ratings
26.
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey 3.85 avg rating β€” 439,090 ratings
26.
Dark Feasts: The World Of Ramsey Campbell
Dark Feasts: The World Of Ramsey Campbell 4.09 avg rating β€” 74 ratings
28.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,222 ratings
29.
Melmoth the Wanderer
Melmoth the Wanderer 3.73 avg rating β€” 5,453 ratings
30.
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner 3.68 avg rating β€” 9,551 ratings
31.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Tales of Mystery and Imagination 4.09 avg rating β€” 10,388 ratings
32.
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales 3.87 avg rating β€” 3,033 ratings
33.
The Black Spider
The Black Spider 3.48 avg rating β€” 4,543 ratings
34.
The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew 3.85 avg rating β€” 295 ratings
35.
The Confidence-Man
The Confidence-Man 3.62 avg rating β€” 3,473 ratings
36.
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas 3.74 avg rating β€” 6,997 ratings
37.
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde and Other Stories of the Supernatural
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde and Other Stories of the Supernatural 3.64 avg rating β€” 914 ratings
38.
She (She, #1)
She (She, #1) 3.56 avg rating β€” 13,886 ratings
39.
The King In Yellow
The King In Yellow 3.54 avg rating β€” 26,424 ratings
40.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating β€” 131,603 ratings
41.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating β€” 172,364 ratings
42.
The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Jewel of Seven Stars 3.42 avg rating β€” 4,559 ratings
43.
The House of Souls
The House of Souls 3.85 avg rating β€” 541 ratings
44.
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 3.97 avg rating β€” 809 ratings
45.
The collected works of Ambrose Bierce
The collected works of Ambrose Bierce 4.16 avg rating β€” 211 ratings
46.
Widdershins
Widdershins 3.62 avg rating β€” 329 ratings
47.
Horror Horn
Horror Horn 3.51 avg rating β€” 55 ratings
48.
A Voyage to Arcturus
A Voyage to Arcturus 3.54 avg rating β€” 3,826 ratings
49.
Something About Eve
Something About Eve 3.76 avg rating β€” 109 ratings
50.
Medusa
Medusa 3.34 avg rating β€” 65 ratings
51.
The Werewolf of Paris
The Werewolf of Paris 3.62 avg rating β€” 1,375 ratings
52.
The Last Bouquet: Some Twilight Tales
The Last Bouquet: Some Twilight Tales 3.77 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
53.
The Cadaver of Gideon Wyck
The Cadaver of Gideon Wyck 3.72 avg rating β€” 147 ratings
54.
A Second Century of Creepy Stories
A Second Century of Creepy Stories 4.07 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
55.
The Dark Tower and Other Stories
The Dark Tower and Other Stories 3.71 avg rating β€” 3,231 ratings
56.
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun 4.21 avg rating β€” 47,420 ratings
57.
The Outsider And Others
The Outsider And Others 4.43 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
58.
Out Of Space And Time
Out Of Space And Time 4.32 avg rating β€” 68 ratings
59.
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Night Has a Thousand Eyes 3.71 avg rating β€” 1,009 ratings
60.
The Lurker at the Threshold
The Lurker at the Threshold 3.84 avg rating β€” 2,037 ratings
61.
Deliver Me From Eva
Deliver Me From Eva 3.65 avg rating β€” 55 ratings
62.
And the Darkness Falls
And the Darkness Falls 4.38 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
63.
The Sleeping and the Dead
The Sleeping and the Dead 3.92 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
64.
The Track Of The Cat (Western Literature and Fiction Series)
The Track Of The Cat (Western Literature and Fiction Series) 4.09 avg rating β€” 148 ratings
65.
The Sound of His Horn
The Sound of His Horn
by: Sarban
3.59 avg rating β€” 829 ratings
66.
The October Country: Stories
The October Country: Stories 4.11 avg rating β€” 20,537 ratings
67.
Nine Horrors and a Dream
Nine Horrors and a Dream 4.06 avg rating β€” 143 ratings
68.
Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 74,129 ratings
69.
Quatermass and the Pit (Quatermass #3)
Quatermass and the Pit (Quatermass #3) 4.27 avg rating β€” 121 ratings
70.
Cry Horror!
Cry Horror! 4.44 avg rating β€” 32 ratings
71.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 4.01 avg rating β€” 42,324 ratings
72.
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird 3.90 avg rating β€” 27,861 ratings
73.
The Crystal World
The Crystal World 3.60 avg rating β€” 4,697 ratings
74.
Sub Rosa
Sub Rosa 4.67 avg rating β€” 107 ratings
75.
The Green Man
The Green Man 3.54 avg rating β€” 2,463 ratings
76.
The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction
The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction 3.86 avg rating β€” 175 ratings
77.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating β€” 41,620 ratings
78.
The Sheep Look Up
The Sheep Look Up 3.91 avg rating β€” 5,595 ratings
79.
Worse Things Waiting
Worse Things Waiting 4.15 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
80.
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings 3.79 avg rating β€” 9,340 ratings
81.
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories 4.14 avg rating β€” 4,579 ratings
82.
Murgunstrumm & Others
Murgunstrumm & Others 3.73 avg rating β€” 94 ratings
83.
Sweetheart, Sweetheart
Sweetheart, Sweetheart 3.74 avg rating β€” 927 ratings
84.
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By 3.60 avg rating β€” 1,243 ratings
85.
Falling Angel
Falling Angel 3.90 avg rating β€” 5,604 ratings
86.
The Wolfen
The Wolfen 3.84 avg rating β€” 7,575 ratings
87.
The Totem
The Totem 3.59 avg rating β€” 1,719 ratings
88.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating β€” 81,722 ratings
89.
The Land of Laughs
The Land of Laughs 3.88 avg rating β€” 6,679 ratings
90.
The Cellar
The Cellar 3.64 avg rating β€” 8,652 ratings
91.
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 19,497 ratings
92.
The Dark Country
The Dark Country 3.52 avg rating β€” 776 ratings
93.
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place 4.25 avg rating β€” 845 ratings
94.
The Arabian Nightmare
The Arabian Nightmare 3.80 avg rating β€” 758 ratings
95.
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1)
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1) 3.77 avg rating β€” 10,800 ratings
96.
Who Made Stevie Crye?
Who Made Stevie Crye? 3.53 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
97.
Song of Kali
Song of Kali 3.61 avg rating β€” 15,307 ratings
98.
Hawksmoor
Hawksmoor 3.46 avg rating β€” 4,845 ratings
99.
A Nest of Nightmares
A Nest of Nightmares 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,299 ratings
100.
The Pet
The Pet 3.45 avg rating β€” 450 ratings