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
35 books — 18 voters

Glamorama by Bret Easton EllisThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Satires
303 books — 361 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
730 books — 521 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
5,310 books — 6,709 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
182 books — 103 voters