The Best Historical Horror Novels

1.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating β€” 70,636 ratings
2.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating β€” 77,964 ratings
3.
The Hunger
The Hunger 3.60 avg rating β€” 33,548 ratings
4.
The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger 3.57 avg rating β€” 58,370 ratings
5.
Twelve (The Danilov Quintet, #1)
Twelve (The Danilov Quintet, #1) 3.54 avg rating β€” 2,442 ratings
6.
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic 3.67 avg rating β€” 416,493 ratings
7.
The Winter People
The Winter People 3.82 avg rating β€” 90,089 ratings
8.
Heathen's Barrow: My Evil
Heathen's Barrow: My Evil 4.80 avg rating β€” 15 ratings
9.
Drood
Drood 3.54 avg rating β€” 17,353 ratings
10.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating β€” 273,578 ratings
11.
The Edinburgh Dead
The Edinburgh Dead 3.36 avg rating β€” 676 ratings
12.
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (Johannes Cabal, #1)
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (Johannes Cabal, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 21,590 ratings
13.
House of Bathory
House of Bathory 3.57 avg rating β€” 4,015 ratings
14.
Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2)
Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2) 4.15 avg rating β€” 12,316 ratings
15.
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story 3.96 avg rating β€” 21,956 ratings
16.
Maryneal 1962
Maryneal 1962 4.94 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
17.
The Devil Aspect
The Devil Aspect 4.03 avg rating β€” 6,318 ratings
18.
The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom 3.84 avg rating β€” 32,628 ratings
19.
Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett, #1)
Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 14,688 ratings
20.
Those Across the River
Those Across the River 3.71 avg rating β€” 15,384 ratings
21.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating β€” 204,455 ratings
22.
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
In the Shadow of Blackbirds 3.85 avg rating β€” 13,415 ratings
23.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau 3.57 avg rating β€” 37,720 ratings
24.
Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 35,468 ratings
25.
Lone Women
Lone Women 3.70 avg rating β€” 34,419 ratings
26.
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1)
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 37 ratings
26.
Miael: Family
Miael: Family 3.95 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
28.
Between Two Fires
Between Two Fires 4.23 avg rating β€” 46,927 ratings
29.
Mister Slaughter (Matthew Corbett, #3)
Mister Slaughter (Matthew Corbett, #3) 4.33 avg rating β€” 4,794 ratings
30.
Fevre Dream
Fevre Dream 3.90 avg rating β€” 32,586 ratings
31.
The Silent Companions
The Silent Companions 3.88 avg rating β€” 39,835 ratings
32.
The Troupe
The Troupe 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,344 ratings
32.
The Bell Witch
The Bell Witch 3.50 avg rating β€” 1,112 ratings
32.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating β€” 530,087 ratings
35.
The Deep
The Deep 3.32 avg rating β€” 11,573 ratings
35.
The Shape of Darkness
The Shape of Darkness 3.82 avg rating β€” 5,724 ratings
37.
The Greatcoat
The Greatcoat 3.15 avg rating β€” 3,347 ratings
38.
This House Is Haunted
This House Is Haunted 3.62 avg rating β€” 15,983 ratings
39.
The Ghost Bride
The Ghost Bride 3.81 avg rating β€” 36,619 ratings
40.
House of Hunger
House of Hunger 3.64 avg rating β€” 21,724 ratings
40.
Blood Countess (Lady Slayers, #1)
Blood Countess (Lady Slayers, #1) 3.46 avg rating β€” 2,906 ratings
42.
The House of Footsteps
The House of Footsteps 3.24 avg rating β€” 1,117 ratings
43.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1) 3.71 avg rating β€” 138,163 ratings
44.
A Dowry of Blood
A Dowry of Blood 3.95 avg rating β€” 91,684 ratings
45.
The Reformatory
The Reformatory 4.45 avg rating β€” 50,451 ratings
46.
The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter, #1)
The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter, #1) 3.68 avg rating β€” 24,983 ratings
47.
Maplecroft (The Borden Dispatches, #1)
Maplecroft (The Borden Dispatches, #1) 3.58 avg rating β€” 4,680 ratings
47.
Winter Eternal: Book I The River That Flows Two Ways
Winter Eternal: Book I The River That Flows Two Ways really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
47.
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5)
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5) 4.55 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
47.
WITCH HUNT 1730
WITCH HUNT 1730 really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
47.
Daughters Unto Devils
Daughters Unto Devils 3.58 avg rating β€” 4,250 ratings
47.
The Hacienda
The Hacienda 3.84 avg rating β€” 52,968 ratings
47.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,948 ratings
54.
Thirteen Years Later (Danilov Quintet, #2)
Thirteen Years Later (Danilov Quintet, #2) 3.91 avg rating β€” 786 ratings
54.
MJ-12: Inception (MAJESTIC-12 #1)
MJ-12: Inception (MAJESTIC-12 #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 274 ratings
54.
The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4)
The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4) 4.56 avg rating β€” 41 ratings
54.
When the Night Bells Ring
When the Night Bells Ring
by: Jo Kaplan
3.69 avg rating β€” 494 ratings
54.
Heroes of Red Hook
Heroes of Red Hook 3.94 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
59.
A Book of Tongues (Hexslinger, #1)
A Book of Tongues (Hexslinger, #1) 3.46 avg rating β€” 861 ratings
59.
The Fall of Innocence (The Wages of Sin, #3)
The Fall of Innocence (The Wages of Sin, #3) 4.54 avg rating β€” 41 ratings
59.
Teeth in the Mist
Teeth in the Mist 3.65 avg rating β€” 1,349 ratings
59.
The Oregon Trail Diary of Willa Porter
The Oregon Trail Diary of Willa Porter 3.51 avg rating β€” 80 ratings
63.
Southern Gods
Southern Gods 3.70 avg rating β€” 2,042 ratings
63.
The Wrath of Truth (The Wages of Sin, #2)
The Wrath of Truth (The Wages of Sin, #2) 4.51 avg rating β€” 41 ratings
65.
There Is No Lovely End
There Is No Lovely End 4.13 avg rating β€” 129 ratings
65.
The Devil's Advocate (The Wages of Sin, #1)
The Devil's Advocate (The Wages of Sin, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 79 ratings
67.
The Fervor
The Fervor 3.62 avg rating β€” 5,103 ratings
68.
Dracula in London
Dracula in London 3.73 avg rating β€” 368 ratings
69.
The Uninvited
The Uninvited 3.69 avg rating β€” 3,238 ratings
70.
Enterprise of Death
Enterprise of Death 3.80 avg rating β€” 1,175 ratings
70.
The Cure for Dreaming
The Cure for Dreaming 3.90 avg rating β€” 6,414 ratings
70.
Lapvona
Lapvona 3.54 avg rating β€” 90,187 ratings
73.
A Pretty Mouth
A Pretty Mouth 3.96 avg rating β€” 325 ratings
73.
The Raven's Tale
The Raven's Tale 3.59 avg rating β€” 1,231 ratings
73.
Howls from the Dark Ages
Howls from the Dark Ages 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,242 ratings
76.
The Steep & Thorny Way
The Steep & Thorny Way 3.86 avg rating β€” 1,603 ratings
77.
Bitter Seeds (The Milkweed Triptych, #1)
Bitter Seeds (The Milkweed Triptych, #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 6,713 ratings
77.
Yesternight
Yesternight 3.50 avg rating β€” 2,179 ratings
77.
Grey Dog
Grey Dog 3.84 avg rating β€” 3,161 ratings
80.
The Whispering Muse
The Whispering Muse 3.93 avg rating β€” 4,396 ratings
81.
The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights
The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights 3.57 avg rating β€” 8,703 ratings
82.
The Corset
The Corset 4.14 avg rating β€” 15,432 ratings
83.
Bone China
Bone China 3.65 avg rating β€” 7,456 ratings
84.
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer 3.45 avg rating β€” 6,943 ratings
85.
The Haunting of Maddy Clare
The Haunting of Maddy Clare 3.84 avg rating β€” 33,184 ratings
86.
Silence for the Dead
Silence for the Dead 3.82 avg rating β€” 16,063 ratings
87.
Lost Among the Living
Lost Among the Living 3.83 avg rating β€” 10,128 ratings
88.
The Accursed
The Accursed 3.24 avg rating β€” 6,256 ratings
89.
Wakenhyrst
Wakenhyrst 3.87 avg rating β€” 17,869 ratings
90.
Gretel and the Dark
Gretel and the Dark 3.60 avg rating β€” 2,250 ratings
91.
The Quick
The Quick 3.26 avg rating β€” 9,194 ratings
92.
The Death of Jane Lawrence
The Death of Jane Lawrence 3.20 avg rating β€” 21,361 ratings
93.
Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)
Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)
by: Matt Ruff
4.01 avg rating β€” 47,796 ratings
94.
The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)
The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)
by: Matt Ruff
3.94 avg rating β€” 3,151 ratings
95.
The Year of the Witching (Bethel, #1)
The Year of the Witching (Bethel, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 43,565 ratings
96.
Poison Priestess (Lady Slayers, #2)
Poison Priestess (Lady Slayers, #2) 3.67 avg rating β€” 219 ratings
97.
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1)
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1) 3.72 avg rating β€” 57,770 ratings
98.
The Glass Woman
The Glass Woman 3.68 avg rating β€” 7,667 ratings
99.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1) 3.32 avg rating β€” 141,411 ratings
100.
The Last American Vampire (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #2)
The Last American Vampire (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #2) 3.98 avg rating β€” 7,248 ratings
Next