Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King

1.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,214 ratings
2.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,275 ratings
3.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,374 ratings
4.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,100 ratings
5.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,192 ratings
6.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,411 ratings
7.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,723 ratings
8.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,678 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 — 556,654 ratings
10.
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
by: Joe Hill
3.84 avg rating — 148,823 ratings
11.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,987 ratings
12.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating — 73,992 ratings
13.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,484 ratings
14.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,437 ratings
15.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,005 ratings
16.
The Dunwich Horror and Others
The Dunwich Horror and Others 4.19 avg rating — 16,395 ratings
17.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,501 ratings
18.
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3)
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3) 4.19 avg rating — 29,452 ratings
19.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,841 ratings
20.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating — 118,298 ratings
21.
NOS4A2
NOS4A2
by: Joe Hill
4.08 avg rating — 139,875 ratings
22.
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door 3.92 avg rating — 52,224 ratings
23.
The Ruins
The Ruins 3.69 avg rating — 63,274 ratings
24.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,592 ratings
25.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating — 70,644 ratings
26.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,151 ratings
27.
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum 4.14 avg rating — 71,255 ratings
28.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 220,300 ratings
29.
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Lottery and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 82,500 ratings
30.
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart 4.08 avg rating — 65,193 ratings
31.
Horns
Horns
by: Joe Hill
3.93 avg rating — 118,557 ratings
32.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,835 ratings
33.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,589 ratings
34.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,882 ratings
35.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,969 ratings
36.
Boy's Life
Boy's Life 4.40 avg rating — 39,739 ratings
37.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,783,105 ratings
38.
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 27,968 ratings
39.
Relic (Pendergast, #1)
Relic (Pendergast, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 113,847 ratings
40.
The Strain (The Strain #1)
The Strain (The Strain #1) 3.80 avg rating — 89,390 ratings
41.
Phantoms
Phantoms 3.95 avg rating — 78,724 ratings
42.
The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu 4.02 avg rating — 115,398 ratings
43.
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
Off Season (Dead River, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 18,956 ratings
44.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,184 ratings
45.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,373 ratings
46.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating — 24,894 ratings
47.
The Willows
The Willows 4.05 avg rating — 16,021 ratings
48.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.06 avg rating — 71,348 ratings
49.
The Raven and Other Poems
The Raven and Other Poems 4.30 avg rating — 46,362 ratings
50.
Headsectomy
Headsectomy 4.35 avg rating — 186 ratings
51.
The Book of Paul
The Book of Paul 3.43 avg rating — 1,163 ratings
52.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,806 ratings
53.
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
by: Ira Levin
3.87 avg rating — 51,744 ratings
54.
The Other
The Other 3.98 avg rating — 22,603 ratings
55.
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart 4.24 avg rating — 117,104 ratings
56.
The Rising (The Rising #1)
The Rising (The Rising #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,829 ratings
57.
The Omen
The Omen 4.04 avg rating — 69,129 ratings
58.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,614 ratings
59.
Intensity
Intensity 4.03 avg rating — 91,374 ratings
60.
Necroscope (Necroscope, #1)
Necroscope (Necroscope, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 22,054 ratings
61.
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 — 81,905 ratings
62.
The Cellar
The Cellar 3.64 avg rating — 8,653 ratings
63.
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating — 74,601 ratings
64.
Infected (Infected, #1)
Infected (Infected, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 22,526 ratings
65.
The House Next Door
The House Next Door 3.89 avg rating — 13,318 ratings
66.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,964 ratings
67.
Imajica
Imajica 4.17 avg rating — 24,048 ratings
68.
20th Century Ghosts
20th Century Ghosts
by: Joe Hill
3.90 avg rating — 46,894 ratings
69.
Cabal
Cabal 3.92 avg rating — 22,151 ratings
70.
They Thirst
They Thirst 3.91 avg rating — 13,547 ratings
71.
Bird Box (Bird Box, #1)
Bird Box (Bird Box, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 205,149 ratings
72.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,870 ratings
73.
Island
Island 3.77 avg rating — 7,221 ratings
74.
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1)
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1) 4.06 avg rating — 31,137 ratings
75.
The Beast House
The Beast House 3.81 avg rating — 4,923 ratings
76.
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror 4.25 avg rating — 24,671 ratings
77.
The Damnation Game
The Damnation Game 3.82 avg rating — 21,021 ratings
78.
The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1)
The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1) 4.08 avg rating — 11,986 ratings
79.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,324 ratings
80.
Night in the Lonesome October
Night in the Lonesome October 3.83 avg rating — 4,162 ratings
81.
The Store
The Store 3.81 avg rating — 9,103 ratings
82.
Shadowland
Shadowland 3.89 avg rating — 12,604 ratings
83.
The Tomb (Repairman Jack, #1)
The Tomb (Repairman Jack, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 9,078 ratings
84.
Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror #2)
Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror #2) 3.72 avg rating — 8,720 ratings
85.
The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw 3.84 avg rating — 17,007 ratings
86.
Endless Night
Endless Night 3.91 avg rating — 5,929 ratings
87.
Stinger
Stinger 3.90 avg rating — 9,790 ratings
88.
One Rainy Night
One Rainy Night 3.85 avg rating — 4,634 ratings
89.
In the Dark
In the Dark 3.85 avg rating — 5,146 ratings
90.
Harvest Home
Harvest Home 3.82 avg rating — 10,725 ratings
91.
The Face of Fear
The Face of Fear 3.86 avg rating — 17,843 ratings
92.
The Conqueror Worms
The Conqueror Worms 3.89 avg rating — 4,520 ratings
93.
The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating — 31,712 ratings
94.
Night Watch (Watch, #1)
Night Watch (Watch, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 44,875 ratings
95.
Evil Reign
Evil Reign 4.27 avg rating — 37 ratings
96.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating — 170,062 ratings
97.
After Midnight
After Midnight 3.85 avg rating — 3,847 ratings
98.
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward 4.12 avg rating — 22,457 ratings
99.
Night Film
Night Film 3.78 avg rating — 94,540 ratings
100.
The Mailman
The Mailman 3.88 avg rating — 3,730 ratings
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