THE BEST HORROR NOVELS LIST

1.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,389 ratings
2.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,445 ratings
3.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,668 ratings
4.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,080 ratings
5.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,329 ratings
6.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 668,848 ratings
7.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,595 ratings
8.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,255 ratings
9.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,212 ratings
10.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,844 ratings
11.
The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu 4.02 avg rating — 115,388 ratings
12.
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
by: Joe Hill
3.84 avg rating — 148,820 ratings
13.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,174 ratings
14.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,000 ratings
15.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,096 ratings
16.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating — 118,292 ratings
17.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,663 ratings
18.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,348 ratings
19.
Phantoms
Phantoms 3.95 avg rating — 78,721 ratings
20.
The Night Begins
The Night Begins 4.28 avg rating — 68 ratings
21.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,722 ratings
22.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating — 73,989 ratings
23.
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 — 29,451 ratings
24.
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door 3.92 avg rating — 52,216 ratings
25.
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft 4.34 avg rating — 36,325 ratings
26.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,483 ratings
27.
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart 4.08 avg rating — 65,192 ratings
28.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,124 ratings
29.
Cell
Cell 3.66 avg rating — 233,453 ratings
30.
The Ruins
The Ruins 3.69 avg rating — 63,262 ratings
31.
Kin
Kin 3.88 avg rating — 5,442 ratings
32.
Horns
Horns
by: Joe Hill
3.93 avg rating — 118,555 ratings
33.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,310 ratings
34.
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones 3.92 avg rating — 208,171 ratings
35.
Intensity
Intensity 4.03 avg rating — 91,369 ratings
36.
The Mist
The Mist 3.93 avg rating — 174,192 ratings
37.
The Omen
The Omen 4.04 avg rating — 69,126 ratings
38.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,627 ratings
39.
The Dark Half
The Dark Half 3.81 avg rating — 149,874 ratings
40.
Needful Things
Needful Things 3.98 avg rating — 270,588 ratings
41.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,761 ratings
42.
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart 4.24 avg rating — 117,097 ratings
43.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,178 ratings
44.
They Thirst
They Thirst 3.91 avg rating — 13,547 ratings
45.
Twilight Eyes
Twilight Eyes 3.93 avg rating — 27,738 ratings
46.
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 274,568 ratings
47.
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
Off Season (Dead River, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 18,955 ratings
48.
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 — 81,900 ratings
49.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,526 ratings
50.
The Blackstone Chronicles
The Blackstone Chronicles
by: John Saul
4.12 avg rating — 5,627 ratings
51.
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game 3.58 avg rating — 174,738 ratings
52.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,708 ratings
53.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,837 ratings
54.
Under the Dome
Under the Dome 3.93 avg rating — 317,785 ratings
55.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating — 170,060 ratings
56.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating — 24,891 ratings
57.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,954 ratings
58.
Weave World
Weave World 4.13 avg rating — 33,643 ratings
59.
Fear Nothing (Moonlight Bay, #1)
Fear Nothing (Moonlight Bay, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38,969 ratings
60.
The Conqueror Worms
The Conqueror Worms 3.89 avg rating — 4,520 ratings
61.
Offspring (Dead River, #2)
Offspring (Dead River, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 4,695 ratings
62.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,149 ratings
62.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher 3.85 avg rating — 83,631 ratings
64.
The Talisman and Black House
The Talisman and Black House 4.45 avg rating — 4,253 ratings
65.
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum 4.14 avg rating — 71,254 ratings
66.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness 3.79 avg rating — 61,187 ratings
67.
A Connecticut Nightmare
A Connecticut Nightmare 3.92 avg rating — 71 ratings
68.
Incarnate
Incarnate 3.54 avg rating — 752 ratings
69.
The Cellar
The Cellar 3.64 avg rating — 8,652 ratings
70.
The Bottoms
The Bottoms 4.19 avg rating — 9,487 ratings
71.
The Damnation Game
The Damnation Game 3.82 avg rating — 21,020 ratings
72.
The Monster's Muse
The Monster's Muse 3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings
73.
Afraid (Afraid, #1)
Afraid (Afraid, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 9,676 ratings
74.
The Colour Out of Space
The Colour Out of Space 4.04 avg rating — 10,699 ratings
75.
Strangers
Strangers 4.01 avg rating — 47,124 ratings
75.
The Rats
The Rats 3.92 avg rating — 24,257 ratings
75.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,603 ratings
78.
Night in the Lonesome October
Night in the Lonesome October 3.83 avg rating — 4,162 ratings
79.
Harvest Home
Harvest Home 3.82 avg rating — 10,723 ratings
80.
After Midnight
After Midnight 3.85 avg rating — 3,847 ratings
81.
The Revelation
The Revelation 3.67 avg rating — 2,589 ratings
82.
The Rising (The Rising #1)
The Rising (The Rising #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,829 ratings
83.
Dragon Tears
Dragon Tears 3.78 avg rating — 24,041 ratings
83.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,237 ratings
85.
Dark Hollow (Levi Stoltzfus, #1)
Dark Hollow (Levi Stoltzfus, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,764 ratings
86.
City of the Dead (The Rising #2)
City of the Dead (The Rising #2) 3.89 avg rating — 6,407 ratings
87.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,327 ratings
88.
Bad Moon Rising (Pine Deep, #3)
Bad Moon Rising (Pine Deep, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 4,490 ratings
89.
Ghost Road Blues (Pine Deep, #1)
Ghost Road Blues (Pine Deep, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 8,882 ratings
90.
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Darkness on the Edge of Town 3.66 avg rating — 4,003 ratings
91.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 338,239 ratings
92.
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 19,497 ratings
93.
The Fog
The Fog 3.88 avg rating — 27,175 ratings
94.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 650,149 ratings
95.
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 3.71 avg rating — 138,163 ratings
96.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,225 ratings
97.
Soultaker
Soultaker 3.63 avg rating — 393 ratings
98.
City Infernal (City Infernal, #1)
City Infernal (City Infernal, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 3,540 ratings
99.
Song of Kali
Song of Kali 3.61 avg rating — 15,307 ratings
100.
Fall of Cthulhu, Vol. 1: The Fugue
Fall of Cthulhu, Vol. 1: The Fugue 3.75 avg rating — 555 ratings
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