Best Horror Books of the 21st Century

101.
The Last House on Needless Street
The Last House on Needless Street 3.83 avg rating — 132,557 ratings
102.
The Twisted Ones
The Twisted Ones 3.64 avg rating — 42,167 ratings
103.
Convoy of Carnage (Zombie Road #1)
Convoy of Carnage (Zombie Road #1) 4.38 avg rating — 1,408 ratings
103.
Have You Seen Me?
Have You Seen Me? 3.75 avg rating — 190 ratings
105.
Urban Gothic
Urban Gothic 3.75 avg rating — 3,725 ratings
106.
Sparrow Rock
Sparrow Rock 3.88 avg rating — 1,011 ratings
107.
Rolling in the Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #0.5)
Rolling in the Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #0.5) 3.94 avg rating — 11,621 ratings
108.
Prodigal Blues
Prodigal Blues 4.12 avg rating — 419 ratings
109.
The Lost
The Lost 3.80 avg rating — 4,689 ratings
110.
The Light is the Darkness
The Light is the Darkness 3.94 avg rating — 917 ratings
111.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,210 ratings
111.
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones 3.92 avg rating — 208,170 ratings
113.
The Curse of the Wendigo (The Monstrumologist, #2)
The Curse of the Wendigo (The Monstrumologist, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 7,913 ratings
114.
Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez
Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez 4.02 avg rating — 14,620 ratings
115.
Brother
Brother 3.91 avg rating — 65,130 ratings
116.
Experimental Film
Experimental Film 3.54 avg rating — 3,711 ratings
117.
Dracul
Dracul 4.15 avg rating — 17,780 ratings
118.
The Unblemished
The Unblemished 3.66 avg rating — 229 ratings
119.
The Red Tree
The Red Tree 3.64 avg rating — 3,675 ratings
120.
The Fireman
The Fireman
by: Joe Hill
3.92 avg rating — 63,566 ratings
121.
Duma Key
Duma Key 3.99 avg rating — 133,425 ratings
122.
Black Wings: Tales of Lovecraftian Horror
Black Wings: Tales of Lovecraftian Horror 3.82 avg rating — 1,382 ratings
122.
Pandora (The Organization, #1)
Pandora (The Organization, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 128 ratings
122.
The Devil's Missal
The Devil's Missal 4.17 avg rating — 59 ratings
125.
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
by: A.J. Finn
3.94 avg rating — 862,270 ratings
126.
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 48,527 ratings
127.
The Hollow Places
The Hollow Places 3.79 avg rating — 48,669 ratings
128.
Grasshopper Jungle
Grasshopper Jungle 3.64 avg rating — 18,793 ratings
129.
The Hunger
The Hunger 3.60 avg rating — 33,548 ratings
130.
The Isle of Blood (The Monstrumologist, #3)
The Isle of Blood (The Monstrumologist, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 5,431 ratings
131.
Origin (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #2)
Origin (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #2) 3.82 avg rating — 6,502 ratings
132.
Under the Skin
Under the Skin 3.75 avg rating — 28,716 ratings
133.
30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night 3.79 avg rating — 20,851 ratings
134.
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre 3.90 avg rating — 55,050 ratings
135.
The White Hands and Other Weird Tales
The White Hands and Other Weird Tales 4.14 avg rating — 364 ratings
136.
The Living Dead (The Living Dead, #1)
The Living Dead (The Living Dead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 9,202 ratings
137.
Mr. Shivers
Mr. Shivers 3.41 avg rating — 2,511 ratings
138.
The Five
The Five 3.74 avg rating — 2,484 ratings
139.
Abyss of Sinners
Abyss of Sinners 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
140.
Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror, #1)
Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 18,013 ratings
141.
Broken Monsters
Broken Monsters 3.59 avg rating — 23,645 ratings
142.
Seed
Seed 3.80 avg rating — 34,879 ratings
143.
Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier, #1)
Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 4,730 ratings
144.
Goth
Goth 3.82 avg rating — 2,604 ratings
145.
The Necromancer (Johannes Cabal, #1)
The Necromancer (Johannes Cabal, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 21,590 ratings
146.
Hex
Hex 3.72 avg rating — 45,737 ratings
147.
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story 3.96 avg rating — 21,955 ratings
148.
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 4.28 avg rating — 2,480 ratings
149.
Locke & Key
Locke & Key
by: Joe Hill
3.90 avg rating — 2,430 ratings
150.
Already Dead (Joe Pitt, #1)
Already Dead (Joe Pitt, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,533 ratings
150.
This is Not a Test (This is Not a Test, #1)
This is Not a Test (This is Not a Test, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 15,082 ratings
152.
Enter, Night
Enter, Night 3.55 avg rating — 954 ratings
153.
My Work is Not Yet Done: Three Tales of Corporate Horror
My Work is Not Yet Done: Three Tales of Corporate Horror 3.86 avg rating — 3,291 ratings
154.
The Fall (The Strain #2)
The Fall (The Strain #2) 3.83 avg rating — 40,119 ratings
155.
The Two Sams
The Two Sams 3.96 avg rating — 330 ratings
155.
Little Star
Little Star 3.64 avg rating — 7,687 ratings
157.
Raising Stony Mayhall
Raising Stony Mayhall 3.87 avg rating — 3,862 ratings
158.
The Rats (Rats, #1)
The Rats (Rats, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 24,254 ratings
159.
The Haunting of Maddy Clare
The Haunting of Maddy Clare 3.84 avg rating — 33,184 ratings
160.
Ararat (Ben Walker, #1)
Ararat (Ben Walker, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 9,604 ratings
161.
Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters
Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters 3.89 avg rating — 878 ratings
162.
Daughter of Hounds
Daughter of Hounds 3.80 avg rating — 1,000 ratings
163.
The Children of Old Leech: A Tribute to the Carnivorous Cosmos of Laird Barron
The Children of Old Leech: A Tribute to the Carnivorous Cosmos of Laird Barron 4.09 avg rating — 572 ratings
164.
The Loney
The Loney 3.27 avg rating — 17,526 ratings
165.
Pandemonium
Pandemonium 3.81 avg rating — 3,343 ratings
166.
Poseidon’s Children (The Legacy of the Gods, #1)
Poseidon’s Children (The Legacy of the Gods, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 444 ratings
166.
Our Wives Under the Sea
Our Wives Under the Sea 3.73 avg rating — 113,724 ratings
168.
The Benson (Experiment in Terror, #2.5)
The Benson (Experiment in Terror, #2.5) 4.07 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
168.
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony, Indiana, #2)
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony, Indiana, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 332 ratings
170.
Red Fox (Experiment in Terror, #2)
Red Fox (Experiment in Terror, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 8,347 ratings
171.
The Child Thief
The Child Thief
by: Brom
4.08 avg rating — 21,107 ratings
172.
The Fourth Monkey (4MK Thriller, #1)
The Fourth Monkey (4MK Thriller, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 71,329 ratings
173.
The Gathering Dead (The Gathering Dead, #1)
The Gathering Dead (The Gathering Dead, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,825 ratings
173.
A House with Good Bones
A House with Good Bones 3.67 avg rating — 57,866 ratings
175.
The Missing (Keeper, #2)
The Missing (Keeper, #2) 3.60 avg rating — 1,787 ratings
175.
Färjan
Färjan 3.46 avg rating — 4,805 ratings
175.
Bunny (Bunny, #1)
Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by: Mona Awad
3.48 avg rating — 288,373 ratings
178.
Lovecraft
Lovecraft 3.83 avg rating — 1,122 ratings
178.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,576 ratings
180.
Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror, #3)
Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 7,424 ratings
181.
Lying Season (Experiment in Terror, #4)
Lying Season (Experiment in Terror, #4) 4.45 avg rating — 7,483 ratings
181.
What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 117,936 ratings
183.
Comfort Me with Apples
Comfort Me with Apples 3.57 avg rating — 34,871 ratings
184.
Meat
Meat 3.87 avg rating — 2,535 ratings
185.
The Right Hand of Evil
The Right Hand of Evil
by: John Saul
3.76 avg rating — 6,175 ratings
186.
The Dex-Files (Experiment in Terror, #5.6)
The Dex-Files (Experiment in Terror, #5.6) 4.47 avg rating — 4,402 ratings
187.
The Silence
The Silence 3.81 avg rating — 6,726 ratings
188.
Stephen King's N.
Stephen King's N. 4.23 avg rating — 14,799 ratings
189.
Liminal States
Liminal States 3.93 avg rating — 1,347 ratings
190.
The Hike
The Hike 3.97 avg rating — 27,302 ratings
191.
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door 3.38 avg rating — 1,576 ratings
192.
Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism
Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism 3.37 avg rating — 843 ratings
192.
Breed
Breed 3.17 avg rating — 4,333 ratings
194.
Another
Another 4.14 avg rating — 3,260 ratings
195.
A Choir of Ill Children
A Choir of Ill Children 3.65 avg rating — 2,041 ratings
196.
Dark Echo
Dark Echo 3.70 avg rating — 857 ratings
197.
Suffer the Children
Suffer the Children 3.98 avg rating — 10,534 ratings
198.
The Enemy (The Enemy, #1)
The Enemy (The Enemy, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 25,637 ratings
199.
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird 3.89 avg rating — 2,060 ratings
200.
One
One 3.45 avg rating — 493 ratings
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