Best horror books

1.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,378 ratings
2.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,312 ratings
3.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,293 ratings
4.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,639 ratings
5.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,009 ratings
6.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 668,804 ratings
7.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,281 ratings
8.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,096 ratings
9.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating — 73,986 ratings
10.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,643 ratings
11.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk 4.06 avg rating — 224,299 ratings
12.
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
by: Joe Hill
3.84 avg rating — 148,811 ratings
13.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,302 ratings
14.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,246 ratings
15.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,749 ratings
16.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,653 ratings
17.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,720 ratings
18.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,641 ratings
19.
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart 4.08 avg rating — 65,181 ratings
20.
In the Manor of Heather Black
In the Manor of Heather Black 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
21.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,556 ratings
22.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,931 ratings
23.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating — 170,052 ratings
24.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,119 ratings
25.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,472 ratings
26.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,122 ratings
27.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating — 118,288 ratings
28.
The Cellar
The Cellar 3.64 avg rating — 8,651 ratings
29.
Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1)
Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 27,430 ratings
30.
Island
Island 3.77 avg rating — 7,221 ratings
31.
The Damnation Game
The Damnation Game 3.82 avg rating — 21,019 ratings
32.
The Dark
The Dark 3.89 avg rating — 76 ratings
33.
The Rising (The Rising #1)
The Rising (The Rising #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,829 ratings
34.
Different Seasons
Different Seasons 4.36 avg rating — 216,988 ratings
35.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,098 ratings
36.
Phantoms
Phantoms 3.95 avg rating — 78,719 ratings
37.
Midnight
Midnight 3.87 avg rating — 28,084 ratings
38.
The Other Side
The Other Side 3.55 avg rating — 414 ratings
39.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating — 70,630 ratings
40.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,833 ratings
41.
The Conqueror Worms
The Conqueror Worms 3.89 avg rating — 4,520 ratings
42.
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1)
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1) 4.06 avg rating — 31,135 ratings
43.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,157 ratings
44.
Cabal
Cabal 3.92 avg rating — 22,149 ratings
45.
Books of Blood, Volumes Four to Six (Books of Blood, #4-6)
Books of Blood, Volumes Four to Six (Books of Blood, #4-6) 4.28 avg rating — 4,535 ratings
46.
Rose Madder
Rose Madder 3.76 avg rating — 121,351 ratings
47.
After Midnight
After Midnight 3.85 avg rating — 3,847 ratings
48.
Lucifer and Lacious
Lucifer and Lacious 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings
48.
The Culling
The Culling 4.24 avg rating — 164 ratings
50.
The Lucienne Twins
The Lucienne Twins 3.90 avg rating — 117 ratings
51.
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
Off Season (Dead River, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 18,954 ratings
52.
Demon
Demon 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
53.
The Stake
The Stake 3.83 avg rating — 3,357 ratings
54.
The Store
The Store 3.81 avg rating — 9,102 ratings
55.
Mystery Walk
Mystery Walk 3.98 avg rating — 5,060 ratings
56.
One Rainy Night
One Rainy Night 3.85 avg rating — 4,631 ratings
56.
Ghoul
Ghoul 3.87 avg rating — 4,807 ratings
58.
Stinger
Stinger 3.90 avg rating — 9,787 ratings
59.
Books of Blood, Volume Two (Books of Blood, #2)
Books of Blood, Volume Two (Books of Blood, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 12,452 ratings
60.
The House Next Door
The House Next Door 3.89 avg rating — 13,317 ratings
61.
Firestarter
Firestarter 3.92 avg rating — 242,161 ratings
62.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating — 24,889 ratings
63.
Twilight Eyes
Twilight Eyes 3.93 avg rating — 27,738 ratings
64.
Live Girls (Davey Owen, #1)
Live Girls (Davey Owen, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 2,625 ratings
65.
Dead Sea
Dead Sea 3.86 avg rating — 5,773 ratings
66.
A Connecticut Nightmare
A Connecticut Nightmare 3.92 avg rating — 71 ratings
67.
The Mannequins
The Mannequins 3.64 avg rating — 109 ratings
68.
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door 3.92 avg rating — 52,206 ratings
69.
Weave World
Weave World 4.13 avg rating — 33,643 ratings
70.
Blue World
Blue World 3.97 avg rating — 5,705 ratings
71.
Nightwatching
Nightwatching 3.68 avg rating — 53 ratings
72.
The Fog
The Fog 3.88 avg rating — 27,175 ratings
73.
The Funhouse
The Funhouse 3.65 avg rating — 24,440 ratings
74.
Urban Gothic
Urban Gothic 3.75 avg rating — 3,725 ratings
75.
They Thirst
They Thirst 3.91 avg rating — 13,546 ratings
76.
The Thief of Always
The Thief of Always 4.21 avg rating — 36,364 ratings
77.
Floating Dragon
Floating Dragon 3.83 avg rating — 12,639 ratings
78.
Infernal Angel (City Infernal, #2)
Infernal Angel (City Infernal, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 1,669 ratings
79.
Books of Blood, Volume Three (Books of Blood, #3)
Books of Blood, Volume Three (Books of Blood, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 12,310 ratings
80.
The Beast House
The Beast House 3.81 avg rating — 4,922 ratings
81.
WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For
WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For 3.73 avg rating — 772 ratings
81.
Pandora (The Organization, #1)
Pandora (The Organization, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 128 ratings
83.
Spook House (Harmony, Indiana, #3)
Spook House (Harmony, Indiana, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 268 ratings
84.
The Loveliest Dead
The Loveliest Dead 3.83 avg rating — 960 ratings
85.
Mayfair Witches Collection
Mayfair Witches Collection
by: Anne Rice
4.25 avg rating — 7,779 ratings
86.
City of the Dead (The Rising #2)
City of the Dead (The Rising #2) 3.89 avg rating — 6,407 ratings
87.
Quake
Quake 3.83 avg rating — 2,226 ratings
88.
The Face of Fear
The Face of Fear 3.86 avg rating — 17,843 ratings
89.
The Howling
The Howling 3.95 avg rating — 14,360 ratings
90.
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built 3.86 avg rating — 2,242 ratings
91.
Strangers
Strangers 4.01 avg rating — 47,124 ratings
92.
City Infernal (City Infernal, #1)
City Infernal (City Infernal, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 3,540 ratings
93.
Incarnate
Incarnate 3.54 avg rating — 752 ratings
94.
The Throat
The Throat 3.97 avg rating — 3,968 ratings
95.
The Hungry Moon
The Hungry Moon 3.58 avg rating — 2,030 ratings
96.
The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1)
The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1) 4.08 avg rating — 11,985 ratings
97.
A Winter Haunting (Seasons of Horror #4)
A Winter Haunting (Seasons of Horror #4) 3.60 avg rating — 10,699 ratings
98.
Strange Highways
Strange Highways 3.87 avg rating — 19,977 ratings
99.
The Traveling Vampire Show
The Traveling Vampire Show 3.82 avg rating — 9,362 ratings
100.
In the Dark
In the Dark 3.85 avg rating — 5,146 ratings
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