The Greatest Supernatural 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
13360 Zanoni Edward Bulwer-Lytton 1842 British English
13360 Sintram And His Companions Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué 1814 German German
13360 Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving 1819 American English
13508 Feesters In The Lake And Other Stories Bob Leman 2002 American English
13512 Gil's All Fright Diner A. Lee Martinez 2005 American English
13533 The Height Of The Scream Ramsey Campbell 1976 British English
13533 The Vampire Of Mons Desmond Stewart 1976 British Unknown
13600 Enemy Force John Antoine Nau 1903 French French
13694 Tales Of Love And Death Robert Aickman 1977 British English
13767 The Serpent And The Wings Of Night Carissa Broadbent 2022 Unknown English
13768 Supernatural Poetry Michael Hayes 1978 Unknown Unknown
13772 Every Heart A Doorway Seanan McGuire 2016 American English
13886 City Of Miracles Robert Jackson Bennett 2017 American English
13905 Painted Devils Robert Aickman 1979 British English
13905 The Princess Of All Lands Russell Kirk 1979 American English
13905 Tales Of The Werewolf Clan: Vol. I. In The Tomb Of The Bishop H. Warner Munn 1979 American English
13905 Tales Of The Werewolf Clan: Vol. Ii. The Master Goes Home H. Warner Munn 1979 American English
13905 In The Mist, And Other Uncanny Encounters Elizabeth Walter 1979 British English
13905 Shadows 2 Charles L. Grant 1979 American English
13905 Weird Tales Peter Haining 1979 British English
13905 A Tide Of Terror Hugh Lamb 1979 British English
13941 Ninth House Leigh Bardugo 2019 American English
13971 The Radleys Matt Haig 2010 British English
13993 The Parasite Ramsey Campbell 1980 British English
13993 Shadows 3 Charles L. Grant 1980 American English
14025 The Kingdom Of Copper S. A. Chakraborty 2019 American English
14025 The True Queen Zen Cho 2019 Malaysian English
14071 Riddance Shelley Jackson 2018 American English
14093 Leviathan Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson 1981 American English
14121 Mulengro Charles de Lint 1997 Canadian English
14129 Sunshine Robin McKinley 2003 American English
14199 Picnic At Hanging Rock Joan Lindsay 1967 Australian English
14232 Zoo City Lauren Beukes 2010 South African English
14232 Rivers Of London Ben Aaronovitch 2011 British English
14232 Bag Of Bones Stephen King 1998 American English
14232 Lost Boy Lost Girl Peter Straub 2003 American English
14232 Dead In The Water Nancy Holder 1994 American English
14333 Come With Me Ronald Malfi 2021 American English
14347 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14426 How To Sell A Haunted House Grady Hendrix 2023 American English
14649 Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 1998 Russian Russian
14730 The Changeling Joy Williams 1978 American English
14824 Necronomicon H. P. Lovecraft 1927 American English
14879 The Ghost And Mrs. Muir R. A. Dick 1945 British English
14884 Tales Of The Grotesque And Arabesque Edgar Allan Poe 1840 American English
14984 Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 1995 American English
14984 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14984 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
14984 Lovecraft Country Matt Ruff 2016 American English
14984 The Shadow Year Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
14984 Alif The Unseen G. Willow Wilson 2012 American English
14984 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
14984 Tokyo Ghoul Sui Ishida 2011 Japanese Japanese
14984 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
14984 Sabriel Garth Nix 1995 Australian English
14984 John Annie Baker 2015 American English
14984 The Weir Conor McPherson 1997 Irish English
14984 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14984 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
14984 A Snake Falls To Earth Darcie Little Badger 2021 American English
14984 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14984 The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020 American English
14984 Floating Dragon Peter Straub 1983 American English
14984 The Last House On Needless Street Catriona Ward 2021 British English
14984 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14984 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
14984 Dreamcatcher Stephen King 2001 American English
14984 Skellig David Almond 1998 British English
14984 Doctor Sleep Stephen King 2013 American English
14984 Book Of The Dead John Skipp , Craig Spector 1989 Multiple English
14984 In The Night Room Peter Straub 2004 American English
14984 Lisey's Story Stephen King 2006 American English
14984 The Missing Sarah Langan 2006 American English
14984 Duma Key Stephen King 2008 American English
14984 Summer Of Night Dan Simmons 1991 American English
14984 The Dark Tower Stephen King 1982 American English
14984 I Was A Teenage Slasher Stephen Graham Jones 2024 American Unknown
14984 The Library At Mount Char Scott Hawkins 2015 American English
14984 My Death Lisa Tuttle 2004 Unknown English
14984 Monstrilio Gerardo Sámano Córdova 2023 Unknown English
14984 The Haunting Of Velkwood Gwendolyn Kiste 2024 Unknown English
14984 Starling House Alix E. Harrow 2023 American English
14984 The Book Of Azrael Amber Nicole 2022 Unknown English
15563 A Private Cathedral James Lee Burke 2020 American English
15663 In The Valleys Of The Noble Beyond John Zada 2019 Unknown English
15711 Kingdom Of The Wicked Kerri Maniscalco 2020 American English
15811 A Christmas Carol / The Chimes / The Cricket On The Hearth Charles Dickens 1843 British English
15903 The House Of Dies Drear Virginia Hamilton 1968 American English
15903 Old House Of Fear Russell Kirk 1961 American English
15903 My Bones And My Flute Edgar Mittelholzer 1955 British English
15903 The Thing On The Doorstep H. P. Lovecraft 1937 American English
15903 The Dreams In The Witch House And Other Weird Stories H. P. Lovecraft 1933 American English
15900 The Complete Stories Edgar Allan Poe 1832 American English
16527 A Mirror for Witches Esther Forbes 1928 American English
16581 The Halloween Tree Ray Bradbury 1972 American English
16566 Screwtape Letters Clive Staples Lewis 1942 British English
16618 The Ballad of Peckham Rye Muriel Spark 1960 British English
16697 The Colour Out Of Space H. P. Lovecraft 1927 American English
16739 The Collected Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1908 American English
16803 The Complete Works Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1902 American English
16746 De Dødes Tjern André Bjerke 1942 Norwegian Norwegian
16603 Bunnicula Deborah Howe 1979 American English
16643 The Black Castle Les Daniels 1978 American English
17125 Tamsin Peter S. Beagle 1999 American English
17125 Owl in Love Patrice Kindl 1993 American English
17125 Dark Lord of Derkholm Diana Wynne Jones, Magali Mangin 1998 British English
17125 The Folk Keeper Franny Billingsley 1999 American English
17125 Aria of the Sea Dia Calhoun 2000 American English
17125 The Hollow Kingdom Clare B. Dunkle 2003 American English
17125 The Golem's Eye Jonathan Stroud 2004 British English
17125 Doll Bones Holly Black 2013 American English
17125 The Inquisitor's Tale Adam Gidwitz 2016 American English
17125 Pahua and the Soul Stealer Lori Lee 2021 American English
17125 Root Magic Eden Royce 2021 American English
17125 Monstress Vol. 1 Marjorie Liu 2015 American English
17125 Horrorstör Grady Hendrix 2014 American English
17125 The Lamb Will Slaughter The Lion Margaret Killjoy 2017 American English
17125 Fledgling Octavia E. Butler 2005 American English
17125 Wizard And Glass Stephen King 1997 American English
17125 Only Begotten Daughter James K. Morrow 1990 American English