150 Exquisite Horror Books

by Alessandro Manzetti

Compiled and edited by the Bram Stoker Award-winning author Alessandro Manzetti, this is a guide to the best 150 books of modern horror, weird, and dark fantasy fiction (single author novels, novellas, and collections of short stories) published between 1986 and 2020.

This captivating book includes publication details, reading notes and ratings for each work, as well as top-ten lists contributed by well-known writers, editors, critics, and essayists, including:
Joe R. Lansdale
Ramsey Campbell
John Skipp
Ellen Datlow
Stephen Jones
Linda D. Addison
Jack Bantry
David Barnett
Mort Castle
Randy Chandler
Brian Evenson
Owl Goingback
Eric J. Guignard
Paula Guran
Grady Hendrix
Kate Jonez
S.T. Joshi
Edward Lee
RC Matheson
Lisa Morton
Steve Rasnic Tem
David J. Schow
Craig Spector
Angela Yuriko Smith
Dacre Stoker
And Lucy Taylor

This guide is an essential resource for readers and fans of 20th century horror and supernatural books, in a modern and easy-to-read format, to discover the best books of the horror genre. Come take a look at the best horror books around. Come dive into 150 books of must read horror.

Genres: Horror, Nonfiction, Books About Books

360 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 25, 2021

About the author

Alessandro Manzetti (Rome, Italy) is a Three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author, editor, scriptwriter and essayst of horror fiction and dark poetry whose work has been published extensively (more than 40 books) in Italian and English, including novels, short and long fiction, poetry, essays, graphic novels and collections.
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English publications include his novels Shanti - The Sadist Heaven (2019) and Naraka - The Ultimate Human Breeding (2018), the novella The Keeper of Chernobyl (2019), the collections The Radioactive Bride (2020), The Garden of Delight (2017), The Monster, the Bad and the Ugly (2016, with Paolo Di Orazio), and The Massacre of the Mermaids (2015), the poetry collections Dancing with Maria's Ghost (2021), Whitechapel Rhapsody (2020), The Place of Broken Things (2019, with Linda D. Addison), War (2018, with Marge Simon), No Mercy (2017), Sacrificial Nights (2016, with Bruce Boston) Eden Underground (2015), Venus Intervention (2014, with Corrine de Winter), and the graphic novels Calcutta Horror (2019), Her Life Matters (2020) and The Inhabitant of the Lake (2021), and the Guide '150 Exquisite Horror Books' (2021)
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He edited the anthologies The Beauty of Death (2016), The Beauty of Death Vol. 2 - Death by Water (2017, with Jodi Renee Lester) and Monsters of Any Kind (2018, with Daniele Bonfanti)
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His stories and poems have appeared in Italian, USA, UK, Australian, Polish and Russian magazines, such as Weird Tales Magazine, Dark Moon Digest, Splatterpunk Zine, Disturbed Digest, Space and Time, The Horror Zine, Illumen, Devolution Z, Hinnom, Recompose, Polu Texni, Nothing's Sacred, Okolica Strachu, and anthologies such as Splatterpunk Forever, The Best Horror of the Year Vol. 13, Classic Monsters Unleashed, Best Hardcore Horror of the Year Vol. 2, 4, 5, 6, The Big Book of Blasphemy, Midnight Under the Big Top, Bones III, Rhysling Anthology (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. 3 and 4, The Beauty of Death Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, World of Light and Darkness, One of Us, Professor Charlatan Bardot's Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World, Tales of the Lost Vol. 3, Hope: Poems of Hope and Resilience From the Pandemic, Sorrow and many others

He edited the anthologies The Beauty of Death (2016), The Beauty of Death Vol. 2 - Death by Water (2017, with Jodi Renee Lester) and Monsters of Any Kind (2018, with Daniele Bonfanti)

Awards and Nominations:
• Bram Stoker Awards 2021 winner
• Bram Stoker Awards 2019 winner
• Bram Stoker Awards 2015 winner
• SFPA Elgin Awards 2019 winner
• Bram Stoker Awards 2019 three-time nominee
• Bram Stoker Awards 2018 nominee
• Bram Stoker Awards 2017 two-time nominee
• Bram Stoker Awards 2016 two-time nominee
• Bram Stoker Awards 2014 nominee
• Splatterpunk Awards 2019 nominee
• Splatterpunk Awards 2018 nominee
• Rhysling Awards 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 nominee
• Elgin Awards 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 nominee
• This is Horror Awards 2017 nominee
• HWA Specialty Press Awards 2017 winner (as CEO of Independent Legions Press)

Furthermore, he received honorable mentions (for stories and poems) in Ellen Datlow's 'The Best Horror of the Year' Vol. 7-8-9-10-12-13
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​He is the CEO & Founder of Independent Legions Publishing, editor of 'Molotov Magazine' (in Italian), HWA Active member and a former HWA Board of Trustees member. In 2021 he served the Science Fiction Poetry Association as the Rhysling Award Chair.

He lives in Trieste, Italy
website: www.battiago.com

Reviews

[Two Envelopes And A Phone · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have the nerve, the crust, the immortal rind to rate, and write a review on, this book after owning it for a day. But here’s the thing: this is not a book I read the same way I read a novel. I’ve read many of the essays, I’ve looked at all 150 selections of the main list and sampled the ‘bullet points’ that preface each essay so as to get an idea how much variety we’re really getting here, and I have read through the many ‘extra’ lists that show up throughout this reading guide (provided by many authors and editors, critics, etc., so the book goes way beyond a mere 150 choices). Now, this becomes a book I will go to again and again just to pick a book and acquire it…usually without reading the essay about the book. I almost just need the list (lists!) without any of the chatter, from this moment on, because I love lists, I am fully aware I will love, hate, and meh, many of the books…but for sure, absolutely for sure, a list like this will give me new favourites. And since my reading is dictated by many lists like this, I just hope for an insanely good book maybe, uh, one out of every ten books, something like that…?

Horror spread out across years 1986 to 2020 - the focus of this book (usually) - is a weak area for me, in terms of what’s really worthwhile and how to streamline my picking. My only other ‘best Horror book’ reading guides are dated, covering up to just a few years after this one begins. So, this book is perfect for me. As I’ve digested this book for a day, I like the mix of (a) very famous books, (b) books that certainly seemed to be all the rage the year they came out, with some added sticking power, and (c) stuff I never heard of, and would never know about if not for a book like this. I have read 20 of the books on the main list of 150…which is a sad, pathetic state of affairs.

I wish there weren’t so many short story collections, though. I am aware of the fact that Horror is the genre where making time for short stories is basically a must, but my personal dilemma is that I only read one or two short stories in between each longer book, I’ve picked up a few too many short story collections to really go after any more for quite a while. Even someone who isn’t grappling with this logjam problem might agree with me that this reading guide is a bit short story crazy.

Finally, I’m going to deal in personal, fanboy reasons I love this reading guide:

1. Manzetti has included on his list Ramsey Campbell’s novel The House On Nazareth Hill (aka Nazareth Hill). Ramsey Campbell is my favourite Horror writer, Nazareth Hill is my favourite book by him, and, in fact, it’s my favourite Horror novel by anyone. This creates an affinity; of all the Ramsey Campbell novels from 1986 to 2020 I could have seen highlighted…I see my favourite.

2. One of the ‘bonus’ lists - the one provided by Grady Hendrix - lists, hold onto your chair, The Tommyknockers, by Stephen King, as a Top Ten fave from the time period. All I can say is: YES! THANK YOU! Finally…someone else…anyone! I’m not nuts, I’m not nuts…someone else in the multiverse has the hots for The Tommyknockers! I feel a little less small and afraid to speak of this…

3. I love that there’s a poetry bonus list, a bonus list of Horror by black writers, and a few other intriguing mini lists dealing with subgenres. I do not get sore that some contributors snuck in some book recommendations from outside 1986-2020. Who cares. All the best reading guides break their own rules.

4. Speaking mainly of the bonus suggestions (but not just!) there are at least ten or twelve books mentioned that I may not have expected to show up for love in a guide like this, but extra points for dazzling with me with their inclusion (Under The Skin, The Sheep Look Up, The Handmaid’s Tale, Generation Loss, Beloved…)

I’ve picked three books to order, and I hope this is the start of a maggot-pile of beautiful friendships.

[Armand Rosamilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read quite a few of these selections, more than I thought I had. Most of them very good, too. Lots of different books and authors, too. The amount of short story collections by one author was very represented. Made a list of the ones I needed to read. Lots of books not in here, but that's to be expected when you only pick 150. Could've done 500 and still missed a lot of great ones.

[hotsake (André Troesch) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25/5
I have two main complaints, first the author comes across as a bit pompous and vague. Second there are way too many short story collections listed for my taste with at least half the selections being collections. Also, the book is fairly sloppy with multiple recommendations being outside the stated 1986-2020 time frame. some spelling errors, and the author uses the same two or three phrases a little too often.

[Tony · Rating 4 out of 5]

In 150 Exquisite Horror Books: Essential Guide to the Best 150 Books of Contemporary Horror Fiction Alessandro Manzetti provides 150 short reviews of novels published between 1986 and 2020. These are all personal choices he loves and recommends. According to the author this specific date range allows him to feature the Splatterpunk movement, Extreme Horror, whilst also covering the renewal in the genre from kicked-off around the mid-eighties. Each novel is presented with its own page and a 100-to-200-word review with cover graphics. With such a short word count each piece lacks the level of detail you might find on any similar horror website review, but nevertheless provide nice engaging summaries which also indicate which type of reader might like the book. Released by Crystal Lake Publishing, this directory is inexpensive and represents excellent value for money, being very easy to dip in and out of, with more academic examples such as The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror incredibly expensive in comparison.

Considering Manzetti recommends all the books I am surprised he felt the need to include a rating system, surely he believes them all to be great? The relevant Good Reads rating is also included (which is totally pointless) who genuinely gives a monkey what that website says? Ratings can lead to unjust comparisons and if all 150 books rated are awesome the score should be entirely redundant. The lowest rating is 82 and the highest is 96 for Toni Morrison’s slave drama Beloved. I found it surprising that Manzetti even included this book, then bizarrely decided to rate it above the giants of genre, Robert McCammon, Graham Masterton, Ramsey Campbell and countless others. I am not disputing the quality of Beloved, but it is a highly distinguished mainstream modern classic, and scoring it above the very finest horror writers sends a mixed or negative message, particularly to newbie readers who might look at the exalted 96 score and decide that anybody can write horror. Ultimately Toni Morrison sits slightly uncomfortably at the top of a tree which celebrates horror fiction and her novel really needed no promotion in a horror genre guide. Of course, if there was no rating system in place she would have been less noticeable.

The beauty of ‘best of’ lists is that they are eternally open to debate and whilst I agree with many of Alessandro Manzetti’s selections, there are plenty I would not personally recommend. I also felt there were too many short story collections featured, so many in fact they could have merited being in a separate section and I got bored reading about them as they are difficult to review in 100-200 words. For the sake of argument, throughout this article, I will provide you with a few of my own ‘mini’ lists inspired by Manzetti’s 150 and you are very welcome to disagree with my own tips.

Ten of the 150 where Tony agrees with Manzetti (stone cold classics)

Alma Katsu – The Hunger
John A Lindqvist – Let the Right One In
Jonathan Maberry – Dead of Night
Jonathan Maberry - Ink
Josh Malerman – Bird Box
Robert McCammon – Boy’s Life
Robert McCammon – Swan Song
Dan Simmons – The Terror
Paul Tremblay – A Headful of Ghosts
Kristopher Triana – Gone to see the River Man

Thankfully I found myself agreeing with Manzetti on many of his selections, particularly those which were very well known, including the ten I have singled out above. Any newbie horror reader which picks up this guide is not going to go very far wrong with these novels and longer-term fans will undoubtedly have come across them, even if they have not read them. There are also a few authors, Poppy Z Brite for example, which Manzetti features three times, the maximum number a single author can be listed in his book.

Ten of the 150 which Tony believes are overrated (or failed to finish)

Mark Z Danielewski – House of Leaves (joint second highest scored with 95)
Silvia Moreno Garcia – Mexican Gothic
Sara Gran – Come Closer
Grady Hendrix – The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
Gabino Iglesias – Coyote Songs
Stephen Graham Jones – The Only Good Indians
Chad Lutzke – The White Pale
Ahmed Saadawi – Frankenstein in Bagdad
Tim Waggoner – The Mouth of the Dark
Sarah Waters – The Little Stranger

Another reviewer wound undoubtedly feature another ten disagreements, however, this list does host some of the most overhyped novels of the last few years, in particular House of Leaves (totally polarising), Mexican Gothic, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Only Good Indians being four examples which I am forever shaking my head about. The Little Stranger is in the same boat as Morrison’s Beloved and I would argue that the mainstream media and literary world has given that book more than enough attention and plaudits. Thankfully the list where we disagreed was mercifully short and I am well aware that these books are loved by many.

Ten of the 150 Tony has not read, but intends to after being sold by Manzetti’s reviews

Tom Piccirilli – A Choir of Ill Will
Gary A Braunbeck – Coffin County
Gary A Braunbeck – In Silent Graves
Owl Goingback – Crota
Samantha Schweblin – Fever Dream
Elizabeth Hand – Generation Loss
Rick Hautala – Night Stone
Wesley Southard – One for the Road
Daryl Gregory – Pandemonium
Nicola Lombardi – The Tank

I am delighted to note that the above list of ten I had not read (but now want to) could have been considerably longer and it goes to show the depth of quality in the world or horror and that even the prolific readers cannot track everything. Extreme Horror and Splatterpunk are not my areas of expertise and I found reviews of the likes of Edward Lee very useful, as these were authors I did not know too much about and came across as solid starting points for exploration. I also appreciated the fact that on many occasions Manzetti did not choose the most obvious example, with Kathe Koja The Cipher would be the natural selection, but instead another is highlighted. Authors such as Graham Masterton and Ramsey Campbell quite rightly made more than one appearance, and even though I have read a lot of books by both authors, again I was pleased to find that the selections were alternatives I had not read or the most glaringly obvious.

The 150 reviews are beefed up with lots of additional mini top ten interludes by the likes of Ellen Datlow, Ramsey Campbell, John Skipp, Owl Goingback, Eric J Guignard, Brian Evenson and many others. A couple of longer essay contributions are provided by Stephen Jones and Lisa Morton giving readers lots of further opinions to dig their teeth into.

One could argue that 150 Exquisite Horror Books does not do anything Ginger Nuts of Horror or any of the other best horror websites does, however, it does conveniently bring together lots of resources and ideas into a single well-presented resource. No matter how well read you are this is a very handy book to have sitting on your kindle for whenever you’re caught short or have the appetite to try something new.

Tony Jones

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this book of the best horror books of the last thirty-some years (1986-2020) is like opening a bag of potato chips – you can’t just read one review. And you can’t help but reach for a pen and paper to jot down the books you want to pursue later. The editor, Alessandro Manzetti, whose credentials are impressive, has expanded the definition of horror as a genre in this book, saying, “I have chosen to broaden this ‘label’ as much as possible to include—in addition to horror (and splatterpunk and hardcore/extreme horror)—other variations and subgenres such as dark fantasy, weird and thriller/horror works, putting them together in a so-called ‘dark fiction’ macro-genre.” That expansion allows for a greater variety of books, all still containing a horror element, and exposes the reader to books that might not be otherwise listed in a book like this. I appreciate that expansion for far too often readers get caught up in rather strict definitions, and miss an opportunity to broaden our reading while still enjoying “horror.”


The format of the books is pretty straightforward. The books are listed alphabetically by their English title, including the letter “A” as in “A Choir of Ill Children,” the first book listed. There’s a picture of the cover of each book, which I liked, and a little shield with the editor’s score. The editor’s score represents “my opinion in terms of the general quality of the works
(which reviews, overall: style, content and originality).” He also lists the Goodreads score for each book. Personally, I didn’t find either score helpful. A book he rated a 96 was rated 3.89 by Goodreads, and another that he rated only 84 was 4.02 on Goodreads. There was a lot of variation between the two sets of scores and all it meant to me was he liked some books more – or less – than Goodreads. If it is necessary to rank the books (and I don’t think it is, since, as he pointed out, he recommended them all) I would opt for a simpler one to five skulls, rather than numbers. But again, all the books listed are a part of the 150 Exquisite Horror Books. Also, for each book Manzetti includes the title, author, publisher, year of publication, genre, typology (novel, story collection, etc.), total score (his) and Goodreads Score.

The reviews themselves are little gems. They are, as reviews go, relatively short. But do not be deceived by their size: they are packed full of information. Manzetti’s writing is succinct yet descriptive. Far too often reviews go on and on; here, you get a brief description that then allows you to decide if you’re interested or not. Thanks to his skillful writing, I had no difficulty deciding if each book I hadn’t already read was one I wanted to explore further or not. Manzetti even alerts readers to which books are “extreme” and may not be for everyone, and which are suitable for all readers. That’s also helpful, whether you’re looking for books to avoid – or to read.

Another nice feature of the book is that Manzetti limits an author to three books. While some of the big names have a couple of books listed, this rule prevents the list from being dominated by a few and allows for greater exposure for many. There were many author listed I was unfamiliar with (but won’t be for long) and for some of the authors I did know, I wasn’t familiar with the books cited.

To add to the enjoyment of reading this book, interspersed throughout the reviews are “top ten” lists of horror books, anthologies, dark poetry collections, essays, and other horror related themes, written by Ellen Datlow, Grady Hendrix, Edward Lee, John Skipp, Ramsey Campbell, and Joe R. Lansdale, to name just a few of the twenty-six contributors. It’s fun to see what they like and the diversity in their choices. And these lists also serve as books to consider for further exploration.

150 Exquisite Horror Books is an enjoyable, educational, essential read. The reviews are concise yet complete, and the additions by the contributors offer even more books to explore. In this book you’ll meet old friends and make new ones.

I received an advance reader copy of this book for an honest review, and I honestly recommend this book.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of those types of books that you skim though, find an entry, read it, skim some more. Rinse, lather, repeat. Don't worry, you're going to be stopping to read a hell of a lot of entries and will come away with recommendations for books in the horror, thriller and weird genres. I recommend this one on the same level as Paperbacks from Hell: damned highly.

[Catty · Rating 4 out of 5]

(This is the first time I've done an ARC review, so apologies in advance if I do anything wrong!)
I received this book about a week ago as an ARC from the Books of Horror website, have read through it twice already, and can see myself reading it again on many, many occasions to come. it's basically the author's selection of the best 150 examples of horror stories and novels over the last 40 years, and as someone who loves horror but hasn't really read or seen that much over the last 10-20 years (work and having a child can do that to you!) I found it to be quite a useful tool for me to begin to to explore what the genre is all about now. Not to mention that it seemed to pick up pretty much where my favorite reference book for the genre (King's Danse Macabre - of course!) left off, in terms of books and stories at least! I'm sure that wasn't coincidental somehow.....
I loved the Top 10 lists from featured authors and horror academics scattered throughout the book, though I do feel that the illustrations accompanying the lists fought with the text a bit at times, visually speaking. It would have been lovely to see them as stand alone color plates, I feel. The only other small issue I had with my copy was that there seemed to be a small number of grammatical mistakes in it, which took me (as a Grammar Nazi from way back!) away from the flow of the reviews somewhat and made me want to edit the whole thing again! I also didn't really understand why the two scores (one appeared to be out of 100, and the other was an average Goodreads score I think) were necessary, though both were informative in their own way. But aside from these quibbles, it was a solid and informative guide overall, that would be useful to everyone who is interested in the genre.

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read. I didn't read every page because there were some authors in there that I am not a fan of. It's just down to personal taste. This is someone else's list of favourites. I did think the little blurb after each book could have been a little longer and the pictures of the books were in black and white on my Kindle copy. Not sure if that was just because it was a review copy but I would have preferred them in colour. They lose something in black and white. A good book to flip through when you are taking a break from reading fiction.

[Courtney Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book and covers both well known and lesser known books and authors

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great resource.

[Philip Haagensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admit, I love lists like this yet never agree with all the choices in them. Inherently, these lists are completely subjective but I can usually find several gems I’ve previously overlooked or which simply haven’t showed up on my radar. Here, Manzetti uses Goodreads ratings along with his own rating scale and makes a case for the best horror (and he uses a generous definition here) books (novels and short story collections) over the past 34 years.

Manzetti organizes these books alphabetically, not by numerical rating. His reasoning is that they are all “exquisite”, the best of the best. That said, each entry has the average Goodreads rating displayed as well as his own personal rating on a 100 point scale, accompanied by a paragraph or two on the plot with some commentary.

His personal ratings go from 82 to 95. So apparently for him, these all have grades of “A+” to “B-“, if we are assuming 90-100 is an “A” and 80-89 is a “B”. He doesn’t really explain much about his grading system so I’m comparing it to a typical high school definition. This said, the drawback is that I would much rather check out a 95 score than an 82 score. And, at times, his ratings are much different than the Goodreads ratings. Again, subjective.

Manzetti does a great job of referencing genre so if you are not into splatterpunk, you can move past it to the next review. And he also suggests whether a book is more approachable to everyone or will only appeal to a specific type of reader. His summaries are insightful and descriptive without spoilers.

In the end, as I say, I’m a sucker for lists like these. I came across a few books I had not heard of or was only vaguely aware which I marked down as as possible TBR list reads. I would have preferred to see them organized by rating or genre/trope, some other way than alphabetical which detracts a little from the purpose of a list with numerical ratings.

As I say, a story can hit every reader a little different than others. So there is no truly objective scale for them. But, like a fine wine you don’t necessarily care for but must admit it is well made, the same goes here for these books. All well written, just maybe not everyone’s favorite Cabernet.

4 out of 5 honor roll stars.

[Rex · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a decent book that details horror books and the many subcategories they fall under including mystery, dark fantasy, supernatural, or my favorite extreme horror/splatterpunk. Even cooler is that selected authors like John Skipp, Joe R Landsdale, Edward Lee, etc have lists of their favorite horror novels, short story collections, essays, and the like.

This book has something in it for everyone whether your interests are with Poe or Lovecraft, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, or the sickos that make up the splatterpunk genre. Lol. You will not be disappointed. Very much looking forward to reading the second volume.

[Dona Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

This book just blew my mind! I read it in kindle, but that's not enough. I've got to have it in hand. As entertaining as it was, it's also a reference book I'll want to keep handy.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Holiday Read Number 3

An interesting foray into various sub-genres within horror, but the vague summaries left me swimming in the shallows instead of diving straight into shark-infested waters...

[NRH · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book read for a specific reason and therefore should not be viewed the same as a novel. I have been out of reading in the horror genre for a number of years and knew very little about current authors and their works. This book was able to give me the lowdown across the spectrum and therefore begin to direct my future reading.
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[Jay Rothermel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bad taste epitomized.

*Who knew Leisure books published so many exquisite titles, and Tartarus Press (for example) so few?

*The editor selects only books from 1986 through 2021, which means the pool for choosing 150 books worth reading is too small.

*It's an insular, US-dominated list of worthy titles "in English."

The editor's goal: "There are many potential fans out there who don’t know enough to joins [sic] us, and we should try to involve them in a different, simpler way. To do that, we need first to light the fuse of their interest."

What will the tyro reader think when they are lead to a list of recommendations mostly composed of dreck?

[Mike Mclatchey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful primer to horror fiction from 1986 to the modern day covering everything from abutting magical realism and thriller books to the weird, splatterpunk and beyond. Out of these 150 I've either read or own about a third of them. Book cover is given along with some scoring (including Goodreads) and a short description with a little fine tuning to a book's potential audience. These digests are broken up by graphic presentations of a number of top 10 lists by writers, editors and others which either overlap or expand the scope here. A lot of matches on my end such as Tremblay's "A Head Full of Ghosts," Langan's "The Fisherman," several Lansdales and others, really the only book I thought was missing was Barron's "The Croning" (only one of his collections shows up here). Very much looking forward to some of the new titles I didn't know about so job well done!

[Wes S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent

[Alex Coch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Superb

[Richard Thornley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book of reviews that will fuel only more horror-themed acquisition. Libraries and bookbuyers beware.

[Massimiliano Ruzzante · Rating 1 out of 5]

Guide drawn up almost exclusively to promote the publisher's catalog. Certain votes associated with the books are questionable to say the least .... Absolutely not recommended and not very credible at a popular level!

[Flavio Troisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imprescindibile per orientarsi nella produzione letteraria horror dal 1986 al 2020. Ogni sottogenere è solcato con competenza dall'autore, una firma importante del genere in campo internazionale, nonché editore specializzato. L'ho trovato un testo equilibrato, che aiuta a mappare l'evoluzione di un vasto continente fatto di opere dalle più letterarie alle più connotate nel genere di appartenenza. Un mondo di libri che hanno molto da dire.

[Massimiliano Ruzzante · Rating 1 out of 5]

Guide drawn up almost exclusively to promote the publisher's catalog. Certain votes associated with the books are questionable to say the least .... Absolutely not recommended and not very credible at a popular level!

[Debbi Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made my tbr list almost unbearably long. Great insite to any of the fantastic horror books that are in it.This will be my new reference book until I've read them all.

[We All · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una guida ottima per aver sempre a portata di mano una "mappa" per orientarsi in una produzione molto ampia. Ben fatto, ben curato. Per gli appassionati del genere, imprescindibile.