The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Old-Fashioned Fantasy
105 books — 49 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar WildeThe Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Origins of Horror 1600s — 1800s
40 books — 19 voters

The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherGlamorama by Bret Easton EllisThe Four Jacks Annotated, Uncensored by Robert PavchickAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Satires
314 books — 531 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketMatilda by Roald DahlThe Witches by Roald Dahl
Best Books for Morbid Kids
735 books — 524 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Best Children's Books
5,401 books — 7,000 voters
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth GoudgeThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonaldThe Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du BoisFarmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
Unknown Fantasy Classics
181 books — 102 voters