The Greatest Horror Books Since 2000

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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
17122 Rawblood Catriona Ward 2015 British English
17122 Little Eve Catriona Ward 2018 British English
17122 The Reddening Adam Nevill 2019 British English
17122 A House With Good Bones T. Kingfisher 2023 American English
17122 The Book Of Accidents Chuck Wendig 2021 American English
17122 The Hollow Places T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
17122 The Twisted Ones T. Kingfisher 2019 American English
17122 Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King 2017 American English
17122 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17122 Murder Road Simone St. James 2024 Canadian English
17122 Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman 2012 American English
17122 Lapvona Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 American English
17122 Haunting Adeline H. D. Carlton 2021 Unknown English
17122 Gone To See The River Man Kristopher Triana 2020 American English
17122 The Shards Bret Easton Ellis 2023 American English
17122 The Strangler William Landay 2007 American English
17122 Doing Harm Kelly Parsons 2014 American English
17122 Road Of Bones Christopher Golden 2022 American English
17122 Nothing But Blackened Teeth Cassandra Khaw 2021 Malaysian English
17122 The Night Eaters Marjorie Liu 2022 Unknown English
17122 The Traveling Vampire Show Richard Laymon 2000 American English
17122 The Night Class Tom Piccirilli 2001 American English
17122 Creepers David Morrell 2005 American English
17122 Dread In The Beast Charlee Jacob 2005 American English
17122 Flesh Eaters Joe McKinney 2011 American English
17122 The Drowning Girl Caitlín R. Kiernan 2012 American English
17122 Blood Kin Steve Rasnic Tem 2014 American English
17122 Ararat Christopher Golden 2017 American English
17122 Coyote Rage Owl Goingback 2019 American English
17122 The Institute Stephen King 2019 American English
17122 Under The Dome Stephen King 2009 American English
17122 Lock Every Door Riley Sager 2019 American English
17122 Odd Thomas Dean R. Koontz 2003 American English
17122 Song Of Susannah Stephen King 2004 American English
17122 No Time For Goodbye Linwood Barclay 2007 Canadian English
17122 Later Stephen King 2021 American English
17122 Negative Space B.R. Yeager 2020 American English
17122 Graveyard People Gary A. Braunbeck 2003 American English
17122 In Silent Graves Gary A. Braunbeck 2003 American English
17122 The Shallow End Of The Pool Adam-Troy Castro 2008 Unknown English
17122 Shivers Richard Chizmar 2003 American English
17122 The Best Horror Of The Year Ellen Datlow 2009 American English
17122 Darkness Ellen Datlow 2010 American English
17122 Inferno Ellen Datlow 2007 American English
17122 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Paula Guran 2010 American English
17122 20th Century Ghosts Joe Hill 2005 American English
17122 Ghoul Brian Keene 2007 American English
17122 Silk Caitlín R. Kiernan 2002 American English
17122 The Taking Dean R. Koontz 2004 American English
17122 Mr. Gaunt And Other Uneasy Encounters John Langan 2008 American English
17122 The Keeper Sarah Langan 2006 American English
17122 Berserk Tim Lebbon 2005 British English
17122 The Nature Of Balance Tim Lebbon 2001 British English
17122 The Shadow At The Bottom Of The World Thomas Ligotti 2005 American English
17122 Ghost Road Blues Jonathan Maberry 2006 American English
17122 Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy 2007 Irish English
17122 Lullaby Chuck Palahniuk 2002 American English
17122 Abraham Lincoln Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 American English
17122 The Dangers Of Smoking In Bed Mariana Enríquez 2009 Argentinian Spanish
17122 I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls Ben Farthing 2021 Unknown English
17122 American Rapture C.J. Leede 2024 Unknown Unknown
17122 House Of Bone And Rain Gabino Iglesias 2024 Unknown Unknown
17122 Fever House Keith Rosson 2023 Unknown English
17122 Bad Cree Jessica Johns 2023 Unknown English
17122 White Horse Erika T. Wurth 2022 Unknown English
17122 Our Wives Under The Sea Julia Armfield 2022 British English
17122 To Rouse Leviathan Matt Cardin 2019 American English
17122 The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires Grady Hendrix 2020 American English
17122 The Return Rachel Harrison 2020 Unknown English
17122 The Last Days Of Jack Sparks Jason Arnopp 2016 British English
17122 The Weird And The Eerie Mark Fisher 2016 British English
17122 The Diviners Libba Bray 2012 American English
17122 North American Lake Monsters Nathan Ballingrud 2013 American English
17122 This Book Is Full Of Spiders David Wong 2012 American English
17122 The Conspiracy Against The Human Race Thomas Ligotti 2010 American English
17122 Johannes Cabal The Necromancer Jonathan L. Howard 2009 British English
17122 Ajin Gamon Sakurai, Tsuina Miura 2012 Japanese Japanese
17122 Hell Followed With Us Paperback 6 Copy Pre Pack Andrew Joseph White 2022 Unknown English
17122 My Friend Dahmer Derf Backderf 2012 American English
17122 Cold Crematorium József Debreczeni 2024 Unknown English
17122 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2 Emil Ferris 2024 American English
17122 Horror Movie Paul Tremblay 2024 American English
17122 Midnight Rooms Donyae Coles 2024 Unknown English
17122 Not Quite A Ghost Anne Ursu 2024 Unknown English
17122 The Deep Dark Molly Knox Ostertag 2024 Unknown English
17122 The Diablo's Curse Gabe Cole Novoa 2024 Unknown English
17122 The Puzzle Box Danielle Trussoni 2024 Unknown English
17122 So Thirsty Rachel Harrison 2024 Unknown English
17122 This Wretched Valley Jenny Kiefer 2024 Unknown Unknown
17122 Eynhallow Tim McGregor 2024 Unknown English
17122 Final Cut Charles Burns 2024 Unknown English
17122 Slow Burn Robert Jisung Park 2024 Unknown Unknown
17122 Death In The Air Ram Murali 2024 Unknown English
17122 Anyone’s Ghost August Thompson 2024 Unknown Unknown
17122 The Black Girl Survives In This One Desiree S. Evans, Saraciea J. Fennell 2024 Unknown English
17122 Absolution Jeff VanderMeer 2024 American English
17122 Flowers From The Void Gianni Washington 2024 Unknown English
17122 American Scary Jeremy Dauber 2024 Unknown English
17122 Private Rites Julia Armfield 2024 Unknown English
17122 Silver Nitrate Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2023 Mexican English
17122 Days Gone Bye Robert Kirkman 2004 American English
17122 Your Own Dark Shadow Jack Fennell 2024 Unknown English
17122 Ghosts Of A Family Edward Burke 2024 Unknown English
17122 The Demon Crown James Rollins 2017 American English
17122 Lost Girls Andrew Pyper 2000 Canadian English
17122 The Drowned Life Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
17122 Ring Shout P. Djèlí Clark 2020 American English
17122 Fruit Of The Dead Rachel Lyon 2024 Unknown English
17122 A Guest In The House Emily Carroll 2023 Canadian English
17122 Good Night, Sleep Tight Brian Evenson 2024 American English
17122 The Unfinished Cheryl Isaacs 2024 Unknown English
17122 The Coiled Serpent Camilla Grudova 2023 Unknown English
17122 Dinner On Monster Island Tania De Rozario 2024 Unknown English
17122 Skin Thief Suzan Palumbo 2023 Unknown English
17122 The Shadow Cabinet Juno Dawson 2023 British English
17122 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17122 The Unmothers Leslie J. Anderson 2024 Unknown English
17122 Crypt Of The Moon Spider Nathan Ballingrud 2024 Unknown English
17122 Locke & Key Slipcase Set Joe Hill 2014 American English
17122 House Of Chains Steven Erikson 2002 Canadian English