The Greatest Horror Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
16964 The Devils Of Loudun Aldous Huxley 1952 British English
17119 The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires Grady Hendrix 2020 American English
17119 The Return Rachel Harrison 2020 Unknown English
17119 The Last Days Of Jack Sparks Jason Arnopp 2016 British English
17119 The Weird And The Eerie Mark Fisher 2016 British English
17119 The Diviners Libba Bray 2012 American English
17119 North American Lake Monsters Nathan Ballingrud 2013 American English
17119 This Book Is Full Of Spiders David Wong 2012 American English
17119 The Conspiracy Against The Human Race Thomas Ligotti 2010 American English
17119 Johannes Cabal The Necromancer Jonathan L. Howard 2009 British English
17119 Ajin Gamon Sakurai, Tsuina Miura 2012 Japanese Japanese
17119 Hell Followed With Us Paperback 6 Copy Pre Pack Andrew Joseph White 2022 Unknown English
17119 My Friend Dahmer Derf Backderf 2012 American English
17119 Cold Crematorium József Debreczeni 2024 Unknown English
17119 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2 Emil Ferris 2024 American English
17119 Horror Movie Paul Tremblay 2024 American English
17119 Midnight Rooms Donyae Coles 2024 Unknown English
17119 Not Quite A Ghost Anne Ursu 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Deep Dark Molly Knox Ostertag 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Diablo's Curse Gabe Cole Novoa 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Puzzle Box Danielle Trussoni 2024 Unknown English
17119 So Thirsty Rachel Harrison 2024 Unknown English
17119 This Wretched Valley Jenny Kiefer 2024 Unknown Unknown
17119 Eynhallow Tim McGregor 2024 Unknown English
17119 Final Cut Charles Burns 2024 Unknown English
17119 Slow Burn Robert Jisung Park 2024 Unknown Unknown
17119 Death In The Air Ram Murali 2024 Unknown English
17119 Anyone’s Ghost August Thompson 2024 Unknown Unknown
17119 The Black Girl Survives In This One Desiree S. Evans, Saraciea J. Fennell 2024 Unknown English
17119 Absolution Jeff VanderMeer 2024 American English
17119 Flowers From The Void Gianni Washington 2024 Unknown English
17119 American Scary Jeremy Dauber 2024 Unknown English
17119 Private Rites Julia Armfield 2024 Unknown English
17119 Silver Nitrate Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2023 Mexican English
17119 Piercing Ryū Murakami 1994 Japanese Japanese
17119 Death Neil Gaiman 1993 British English
17119 Days Gone Bye Robert Kirkman 2004 American English
17119 Your Own Dark Shadow Jack Fennell 2024 Unknown English
17119 Ghosts Of A Family Edward Burke 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Demon Crown James Rollins 2017 American English
17119 The Sandman, Vol. 7 Neil Gaiman 1994 British English
17119 The Sandman, Vol. 10 Neil Gaiman 1997 British English
17119 The Sandman, Vol. 9 Neil Gaiman 1996 British English
17119 Lost Girls Andrew Pyper 2000 Canadian English
17119 The Drowned Life Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
17119 Ring Shout P. Djèlí Clark 2020 American English
17119 Relatos Edgar Allan Poe 1996 American English
17019 Le Locataire Chimérique Roland Topor 1964 French French
17119 Fruit Of The Dead Rachel Lyon 2024 Unknown English
17119 A Guest In The House Emily Carroll 2023 Canadian English
17119 Good Night, Sleep Tight Brian Evenson 2024 American English
17119 The Unfinished Cheryl Isaacs 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Coiled Serpent Camilla Grudova 2023 Unknown English
17119 Dinner On Monster Island Tania De Rozario 2024 Unknown English
17119 Skin Thief Suzan Palumbo 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Shadow Cabinet Juno Dawson 2023 British English
17119 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Unmothers Leslie J. Anderson 2024 Unknown English
17119 Crypt Of The Moon Spider Nathan Ballingrud 2024 Unknown English
17119 Mystery Peter Straub 1990 American English
17119 Locke & Key Slipcase Set Joe Hill 2014 American English
16965 The Masque Of The Red Death Edgar Allan Poe 1842 American English
17119 Berserk, Vol. 8 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17119 Berserk Volume 7 Kentaro Miura 1995 Japanese Japanese
17119 Berserk Volume 6 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17119 Berserk Volume 5 Kentaro Miura 1992 Japanese Japanese
17119 Wisteria Cottage Robert M. Coates 1948 American English
17119 The Penguin Complete Tales And Poems Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe American English
17119 House Of Chains Steven Erikson 2002 Canadian English
17119 Boat Number Five Monika Kompaníková 2010 Slovak Slovak
17119 The Secret Life Of Insects Bernardo Esquinca 2023 Unknown English
17119 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 American English
17119 The Twelve Justin Cronin 2012 American English
17119 Mr. Splitfoot Helen McCloy 1968 American English
17119 Angry Candy Harlan Ellison 1988 American English
17119 The Twenty Days Of Turin Giorgio De Maria 1977 Italian Italian
17119 A Night In The Lonesome October Roger Zelazny 1993 American English
17119 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17119 The Call Of Cthulhu And Other Weird Stories H. P. Lovecraft 1999 American English
17119 A Dowry Of Blood S.T. Gibson 2021 Unknown English
17119 Rouge Mona Awad 2023 Canadian English
17119 A History Of Wild Places Shea Ernshaw 2021 American English
17119 House Of Hollow Krystal Sutherland 2021 Australian English
16758 The Complete Works Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1902 American English
17119 Communion Town Sam Thompson 2012 British English
17119 The Year Of The Ladybird Graham Joyce 2013 British English
17119 Universal Harvester John Darnielle 2017 American English
17119 Devil House John Darnielle 2022 American English
17119 Dracula Jon J. Muth Unknown Unknown
17119 Hollow Kingdom Bill Buxton 2019 Unknown English
17119 Tales Of The Unexpected Roald Dahl 1979 British English
17119 The Secret Diary Of Laura Palmer Jennifer Lynch 1990 American English
17119 Homunculus 1 Hideo Yamamoto 2003 Japanese Japanese
17119 The Reanimator H. P. Lovecraft 1985 American English
17119 The Same Dog Robert Aickman 2023 British Unknown
17119 Beware The Woman Megan Abbott 2023 American English
17119 Strega Johanne Lykke Holm, Saskia Vogel 2020 Unknown Swedish
17119 A Haunting On The Hill Elizabeth Hand 2023 American English
17119 No One Will Come Back For Us Premee Mohamed 2023 Canadian English
17119 The Strange Nathan Ballingrud 2023 American English
17119 A Haunting On The Hill Elizabeth Hand 2023 American English
17119 Mefisto Kulübü Tess Gerritsen 2006 American English
17119 Günahkar Tess Gerritsen 2003 American English
17119 Lost Gods Brom 2016 American English
17119 Black Sheep Rachel Harrison 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Militia House John Milas 2023 Unknown English
17119 Such Sharp Teeth Rachel Harrison 2022 American English
17119 Behind Her Eyes Sarah Pinborough 2017 British English
17119 The Lesser Dead Christopher Buehlman 2014 American English
17119 Bride Of The Tornado James Kennedy Unknown Unknown
17110 The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde And Other Stories Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 British English
17119 Grasping Evil I’m Ink Unknown Unknown
17119 The Blood Gospel James Rollins 2013 American English
17119 Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 2019 Japanese Japanese
17119 The Lake Of Lost Girls Katherine Greene Unknown Unknown
17119 Hot Blooded Lisa Jackson 2001 American English
17119 Close Your Eyes And Count To 10 Lisa Unger American Unknown
17119 Blood Ties Kay Hooper 2007 American English
17119 The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen 2011 American English
17119 Mouthful Of Birds Samanta Schweblin 2009 Argentinian Spanish