K.W. Colyard We may receive an affiliate commission if we sell through the links. Twenty-two years after the dawn of the new millennium has passed, and time seems…well, strange. The pandemic stress may be causing us all to lose time but many Millennials or Gen Xers are starting to understand that the major events of 9/11 and the Y2K panic happened over twenty years ago. I’ll refresh your mind on the top horror books from the past decade, in case the 2010s seem a bit blurred. Horror, despite being a popular genre, is not very well-known. If fans are searching for reading suggestions they might find themselves overwhelmed with offers to read Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves or Michael Mc. Dowell’s The Elementals , or Joan Samson’s The Auctioneer . I don’t mean to be negative, those books are great. We can’t focus on great horror novels from twenty years ago, or any other time period. Instead we overlook all of the wonderful works that came out in recent decades. The movie-makers, trendsetting authors and trendsetters. The titles have been divided into five categories. Yes, some of the content may be similar for next-read-searching purposes. As an added bonus, you can turn this list into a spooky reading challenge for Halloween. Pick one book from each list, finish them during the month of October or whenever, really, I’m not the boss of you and rest easy knowing you’ve knocked five books off your TBR.

Horror H.P. Lovecraft And Shadow Over Horror – Summer Reader Poll 2018 – We invited you to nominate horror books or stories. Then, an expert panel assembled to review your nominations, then compile a list with 100 top choices for readers. You want your children to be scared for their entire lives? We can help. We can help you dig deep into the roots of horror. We’ve got you covered.


(So no Jaws, sorry.) And there are a few titles that aren’t strictly horror, but at least have a toe in the dark water, or are commenting about horrific things, so our judges felt they deserved a place on the list.


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You won’t find any of the work this year’s judges (Stephen Graham Jones, Ruthanna Erys, Tananarive Du and Grady Hendrix) on the list. The judges were uncomfortable discussing the inclusion of any readers’ work. However, they did nominate them. It is up to me now to recommend that you read the excellent books. Hendrix and I, both as huge horror-wusses, owe them a debt. They were the reason I wouldn’t be hiding from my bed shaking.


A word on Stephen King. Out of nearly 7000 nominees, only 1023 were submitted for the contemporary master of horror. It’s quite a few Stephen King. In past years, we’ve resisted giving authors more than one slot on the list (though we made an exception for Nora Roberts during the 2015 romance poll and she’s basically the Stephen King of romance.) We decided to allow one novel per author, as classic horror can be read in short stories.


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Person to person, the definition of scary is different. It might include ghosts or haunted places for some. Others may be serial killers. Some people are afraid of serial killers.


This range is vast, but what unites horror lovers across the globe? The thrill horror books instill within us. That universal feeling of your heart beating faster than normal, and cold sweat forming on your forehead every time you open the book.


To create this list, we went to the darkest, most ghostly corners of the literary world. We are happy to present the top 100 horror novels ever written. Enjoy!


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“>best horror books complete without a nod (or two) to the genius of Edgar Allan Poe? Sibling dynamics are given new meaning in The Fall of the House of Usher, a work of gothic fiction that centers on a spooky household. Roderick is a sick man with acute sensitivity to everything, who lives in constant fear he is about to die. Madeline, Roderick’s sister, has catalepsy. This is a form of epilepsy that involves seizures. An unnamed narrator visits them both and gets more than he bargained for.

Some people think the setting should be like another character. This spooky tale is a perfect example of that. When a parapsychologist invites a group of volunteers to stay at an old mansion with a bloody mystery, he hopes to uncover evidence of the supernatural. As tension mounts, guests are confronted with mysterious phenomena. Stephen King rated The Haunting of Hill House one of the greatest horror books of the 20th Century. This book is essential reading for all fans of the genre.

Rosemary’s Baby may not be the greatest horror novel, but it is the bestseller of the 1960s. It launched an explosion in horror novels’ commercial success. As with many stories in the genre, Rosemary’s Baby starts out pretty innocently, and then things take a turn for the worst: Rosemary and Guy have just moved into a beautiful Manhattan apartment, and life is good. This is until the dream home becomes a nightmare and then they feel like the devil is just a few doors away.

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Some horror books are disturbingly frightening, creepy, and at times downright disturbing. They will stick with your memory long after the page is finished. Many of them tap right into your deepest fears. Many of us may view horror and thriller as the same. However, they are actually brothers and sisters.


Stephen King’s book, Danse Macabre about horror, states that “novels dealing in horror do their work from two levels.” This is the most important. On the other level, you can see that horror works are a musical dance. This is where the viewer or reader can experience the most primitive form of horror. While many horror books (such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein) contain elements that are supernatural, others such as Alfred Hitchcock’s excellent Frankenstein have a strictly human element.


On the other side, thriller books are all about suspense. You will be glued to the pages, eager to find out what happens next. The tension builds throughout the book. For that reason, thrillers often follow the plight of one character or group of characters, while horror can feature multiple perspectives (even that of the villain).

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Cosmo We all have that one friend who loves to brags about being able to watch scary movies with both eyes fully open. This friend never experiences nightmares. A friend who doesn’t get jump scares. Who thinks the fake blood in all the movies is “so fake.” Ok, girl. The truth is that horror novels are 1000 times more frightening than any film.


The movie is simply another person’s version of a story. And how they envision it. Reading a book gives you the freedom to create your own stories. Imagineers have the tendency to create darkest and most bizarre pictures when their imaginations aren’t restricted. My brain is capable of conjuring up the most horrifying things, I don’t know what else.


But books are not like movies. You have to read them. The meticulously-detailed and suspenseful plots take up more mental space, not to mention time. Take these books with you if your passion for all things frightening is growing or you want to just show everyone that fear doesn’t exist.


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Over the years the gothic story about a woman who marries a wealthy widower, only to later discover his haunted home was haunted is retellable many times. These adaptations don’t really reflect the same psychological terror as the original or the themes of power and toxic masculinity. The book was a best-seller when it was released, and it remains one of the best horror books ever written today.

Horror-stricken enough by itself is the real story of The Donner Party. It’s a group American pioneers, who moved to California from the Midwest in 1846. Katsu’s story is retold and adds another layer to the chilling terror.


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There’s Halloween coming up and you are looking for something to make you feel festive, or even scared. Many horror novels that you might think about are written by men. Women are some of the best macabre writers today. Don’t settle for a Stephen King or Dean Koontz book to haunt you nightstand, but instead try these 13 spine-chilling novels written by women.


Alma Katsu Katsu’s supernaturally imagined Donner Party story, The Hunger, follows several families across America on their journey to California. As they confront the evils plaguing the wagon train, the characters examine both human and supernatural evils from many perspectives. This novel is rich with history and disturbing.