Nightmare Magazine's Top 100 Horror Books

1.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,310 ratings
2.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,000 ratings
3.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,077 ratings
4.
The October Country
The October Country 4.11 avg rating — 20,537 ratings
5.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,212 ratings
6.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,174 ratings
7.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,668 ratings
8.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating — 73,989 ratings
9.
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart 4.08 avg rating — 65,192 ratings
10.
Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 74,128 ratings
11.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,255 ratings
12.
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
13.
From the Dust Returned
From the Dust Returned 3.74 avg rating — 6,409 ratings
14.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,445 ratings
14.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,329 ratings
16.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,124 ratings
17.
Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew 3.97 avg rating — 134,444 ratings
18.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,389 ratings
18.
The Shadow at the Bottom of the World
The Shadow at the Bottom of the World 4.18 avg rating — 513 ratings
20.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,663 ratings
21.
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
22.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating — 24,891 ratings
23.
The Damnation Game
The Damnation Game 3.82 avg rating — 21,020 ratings
24.
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 27,965 ratings
25.
The Imago Sequence
The Imago Sequence really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,689 ratings
26.
Alone With the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction, 1961-1991
Alone With the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction, 1961-1991 3.95 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
26.
Nightmare Seasons
Nightmare Seasons 3.92 avg rating — 171 ratings
28.
The Dark Descent
The Dark Descent 4.26 avg rating — 2,259 ratings
29.
The Cipher
The Cipher 3.53 avg rating — 7,212 ratings
30.
The Bad Place
The Bad Place 3.94 avg rating — 38,310 ratings
31.
The Taking
The Taking 3.79 avg rating — 42,214 ratings
32.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating — 115,387 ratings
33.
The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories
The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories 4.22 avg rating — 3,634 ratings
34.
The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1)
The Wolf's Hour (Michael Gallatin #1) 4.08 avg rating — 11,986 ratings
35.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,837 ratings
36.
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
by: Anne Rice
4.11 avg rating — 212,574 ratings
37.
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror 4.08 avg rating — 2,886 ratings
38.
Zombie
Zombie 3.32 avg rating — 12,630 ratings
39.
Song of Kali
Song of Kali 3.61 avg rating — 15,307 ratings
40.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating — 70,639 ratings
41.
Floating Dragon
Floating Dragon 3.83 avg rating — 12,639 ratings
42.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,722 ratings
43.
Graveyard People: The Collected Cedar Hill Stories: 1
Graveyard People: The Collected Cedar Hill Stories: 1 3.82 avg rating — 39 ratings
44.
In Silent Graves (Cedar Hill #1)
In Silent Graves (Cedar Hill #1) 3.76 avg rating — 807 ratings
44.
The Tomb (Repairman Jack, #1)
The Tomb (Repairman Jack, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 9,078 ratings
46.
Drawing Blood
Drawing Blood 4.03 avg rating — 10,943 ratings
47.
Lost Souls
Lost Souls 3.90 avg rating — 18,831 ratings
47.
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 19,497 ratings
47.
Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror
Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror 3.94 avg rating — 3,160 ratings
50.
Love in Vein: Twenty Original Tales of Vampiric Erotica
Love in Vein: Twenty Original Tales of Vampiric Erotica 3.61 avg rating — 2,757 ratings
51.
The Doll Who Ate His Mother
The Doll Who Ate His Mother 3.36 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
52.
The Nameless
The Nameless 3.26 avg rating — 827 ratings
53.
Nazareth Hill
Nazareth Hill 3.57 avg rating — 528 ratings
54.
The Shallow End of the Pool
The Shallow End of the Pool 3.60 avg rating — 47 ratings
55.
Shivers
Shivers 4.05 avg rating — 110 ratings
56.
Sunglasses After Dark (Sonja Blue, #1)
Sunglasses After Dark (Sonja Blue, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 2,999 ratings
57.
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume One
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume One 3.73 avg rating — 939 ratings
58.
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror 3.55 avg rating — 423 ratings
59.
Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 3.48 avg rating — 378 ratings
60.
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection 4.06 avg rating — 229 ratings
61.
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1)
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 7,405 ratings
62.
Shadows
Shadows 3.85 avg rating — 201 ratings
63.
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 3.85 avg rating — 426 ratings
64.
Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher #1)
Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,026 ratings
65.
20th Century Ghosts
20th Century Ghosts
by: Joe Hill
3.90 avg rating — 46,892 ratings
66.
Dead in the Water
Dead in the Water 3.39 avg rating — 294 ratings
67.
Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories
Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories 4.15 avg rating — 2,641 ratings
68.
Best New Horror 1 (The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #1)
Best New Horror 1 (The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 320 ratings
69.
Ghoul
Ghoul 3.87 avg rating — 4,807 ratings
70.
The Red Tree
The Red Tree 3.64 avg rating — 3,675 ratings
71.
Silk (Silk, #1)
Silk (Silk, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 2,103 ratings
72.
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones 3.92 avg rating — 208,171 ratings
73.
Strangers
Strangers 4.01 avg rating — 47,124 ratings
74.
Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters
Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters 3.89 avg rating — 878 ratings
75.
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door 3.38 avg rating — 1,576 ratings
76.
The Keeper (Keeper, #1)
The Keeper (Keeper, #1) 3.32 avg rating — 2,366 ratings
77.
The Missing (Keeper, #2)
The Missing (Keeper, #2) 3.60 avg rating — 1,787 ratings
78.
Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In
Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In 3.91 avg rating — 1,418 ratings
79.
Savage Season (Hap and Leonard, #1)
Savage Season (Hap and Leonard, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 8,658 ratings
80.
Berserk
Berserk 3.67 avg rating — 1,994 ratings
81.
The Nature of Balance
The Nature of Balance 3.40 avg rating — 324 ratings
82.
The Ignored
The Ignored 3.80 avg rating — 2,188 ratings
83.
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories 4.27 avg rating — 10,054 ratings
84.
Ghost Road Blues (Pine Deep, #1)
Ghost Road Blues (Pine Deep, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 8,882 ratings
85.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,526 ratings
86.
Wet Work
Wet Work 3.67 avg rating — 260 ratings
87.
A Choir of Ill Children
A Choir of Ill Children 3.65 avg rating — 2,041 ratings
88.
Night Visions: In the Blood
Night Visions: In the Blood
by: Alan Ryan
3.72 avg rating — 502 ratings
89.
999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense
999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense 3.84 avg rating — 3,492 ratings
90.
It's Only Temporary
It's Only Temporary 3.73 avg rating — 73 ratings
91.
The Bridge
The Bridge 3.63 avg rating — 700 ratings
92.
Book of the Dead (Book of the Dead, #1)
Book of the Dead (Book of the Dead, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 4,046 ratings
93.
Still Dead (Book of the Dead, #2)
Still Dead (Book of the Dead, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 328 ratings
94.
A Dark Matter
A Dark Matter 2.97 avg rating — 4,956 ratings
95.
In the Night Room
In the Night Room 3.41 avg rating — 3,203 ratings
96.
Lost Boy Lost Girl
Lost Boy Lost Girl 3.50 avg rating — 5,764 ratings
97.
Shadowland
Shadowland 3.89 avg rating — 12,604 ratings
98.
Nightworld (Adversary Cycle, #6)
Nightworld (Adversary Cycle, #6) 4.30 avg rating — 2,648 ratings
99.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,099 ratings
100.
Hôtel Transylvania (Saint-Germain, #1)
Hôtel Transylvania (Saint-Germain, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 2,626 ratings