Origins of Horror 1600s — 1800s

1.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,263 ratings
2.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,468 ratings
3.
The Picture of Dorian Grey
The Picture of Dorian Grey 4.13 avg rating — 1,783,180 ratings
4.
The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating — 31,712 ratings
5.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,977 ratings
6.
Melmoth the Wanderer
Melmoth the Wanderer 3.73 avg rating — 5,453 ratings
7.
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto 3.19 avg rating — 39,783 ratings
8.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,379 ratings
9.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,454 ratings
10.
The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho 3.42 avg rating — 16,589 ratings
11.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher 3.85 avg rating — 83,640 ratings
11.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.78 avg rating — 148,584 ratings
13.
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost 3.85 avg rating — 177,965 ratings
14.
Vathek
Vathek 3.24 avg rating — 7,103 ratings
15.
The Vampyre
The Vampyre 3.31 avg rating — 14,784 ratings
16.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,723 ratings
17.
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas 3.74 avg rating — 6,997 ratings
18.
The Phantom Ship
The Phantom Ship 3.49 avg rating — 572 ratings
19.
Zofloya, or The Moor
Zofloya, or The Moor 3.60 avg rating — 2,523 ratings
20.
The Great God Pan
The Great God Pan 3.68 avg rating — 15,741 ratings
21.
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood 3.40 avg rating — 1,537 ratings
22.
The devil's elixir. From the German of E.T.A. Hoffmann
The devil's elixir. From the German of E.T.A. Hoffmann 3.78 avg rating — 3,106 ratings
23.
The Italian
The Italian 3.53 avg rating — 6,010 ratings
23.
Lois the Witch
Lois the Witch 3.66 avg rating — 1,621 ratings
25.
Nightmare Abbey
Nightmare Abbey 3.45 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
25.
The String of Pearls
The String of Pearls 3.56 avg rating — 2,197 ratings
27.
The Castle of Wolfenbach: A German Story
The Castle of Wolfenbach: A German Story 3.43 avg rating — 558 ratings
27.
The Wolf-Leader
The Wolf-Leader 3.73 avg rating — 546 ratings
29.
The Lost Stradivarius
The Lost Stradivarius 3.52 avg rating — 789 ratings
30.
Clermont
Clermont 3.64 avg rating — 116 ratings
30.
The Haunted Baronet
The Haunted Baronet 3.46 avg rating — 214 ratings
32.
The Amber Witch
The Amber Witch 3.36 avg rating — 139 ratings
33.
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf 3.42 avg rating — 262 ratings
34.
LĂ -Bas
Là-Bas 3.96 avg rating — 4,582 ratings
35.
The Uninhabited House
The Uninhabited House 3.37 avg rating — 483 ratings