Horror Classics You Need to Read (12 books)

In any genre, there are always those seminal works that are pure must-reads. They’re the classics, the stories that are either the foundational underpinnings or pitch-perfect examples of what the genre has to offer. There’s just something addictive about a bit of bone-chilling terror.

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1	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.02 avg rating — 1,479,997 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter 3.90 avg rating — 65,355 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 3.81 avg rating — 396,140 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice 4.02 avg rating — 651,257 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Out by Natsuo Kirino 3.94 avg rating — 48,394 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 3.91 avg rating — 1,896,484 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) by Toni Morrison 3.98 avg rating — 491,575 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell 3.80 avg rating — 3,120 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Best of Richard Matheson by Richard Matheson 4.15 avg rating — 2,225 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler 3.79 avg rating — 39,486 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories by Henry James 3.32 avg rating — 863 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Ring (Ring, #1) by Kōji Suzuki 3.78 avg rating — 31,151 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars