The Goriest Books Ever (409 books)

These books have untold amounts of pure, gag-inducing, abominated gore. Add books to this list that have disgusted or twisted you in some way.

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1	American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 3.80 avg rating — 360,725 ratings score: 12,218, and 123 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	Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 111,101 ratings score: 8,306, and 84 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 Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum 3.92 avg rating — 55,175 ratings score: 7,596, and 77 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
4	Off Season (Dead River, #1) by Jack Ketchum 3.75 avg rating — 19,835 ratings score: 6,693, and 68 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
5	Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 25,729 ratings score: 4,947, and 50 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
6	Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3) by Clive Barker (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 29,912 ratings score: 4,047, and 42 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
7	Carrie by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 842,322 ratings score: 3,888, and 40 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
8	Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi 4.06 avg rating — 153,842 ratings score: 3,724, and 38 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
9	The Ruins by Scott Smith 3.69 avg rating — 66,499 ratings score: 3,252, and 33 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
10	Survivor by J.F. Gonzalez 3.80 avg rating — 3,159 ratings score: 2,878, and 30 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
11	Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist 4.04 avg rating — 120,591 ratings score: 2,787, and 29 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
12	Cows by Matthew Stokoe (Goodreads Author) 2.70 avg rating — 13,981 ratings score: 2,653, and 27 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
13	Infected (Infected, #1) by Scott Sigler (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 22,820 ratings score: 2,422, and 25 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
14	The Summer I Died (The Roger Huntington Saga, #1) by Ryan C. Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 7,759 ratings score: 2,389, and 25 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
15	The Bighead by Edward Lee 3.69 avg rating — 2,326 ratings score: 2,339, and 24 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
16	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,031,982 ratings score: 2,307, and 24 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
17	The Resurrectionist by Wrath James White (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 1,984 ratings score: 2,286, and 24 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
18	Afraid (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #3) by J.A. Konrath (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 9,739 ratings score: 2,206, and 23 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
19	Trapped (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #4) by J.A. Konrath (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 5,749 ratings score: 2,115, and 22 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
20	Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 4.26 avg rating — 85,300 ratings score: 2,114, and 22 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
21	Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 4.15 avg rating — 218,455 ratings score: 2,109, and 22 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
22	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,428,939 ratings score: 2,005, and 21 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
23	The Woods Are Dark by Richard Laymon 3.53 avg rating — 5,977 ratings score: 1,988, and 21 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
24	A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) by Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 459,989 ratings score: 1,953, and 20 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
25	The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) by William Peter Blatty 4.21 avg rating — 270,625 ratings score: 1,946, and 21 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
26	Desperation by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 153,068 ratings score: 1,907, and 20 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
27	City Infernal (City Infernal, #1) by Edward Lee 3.79 avg rating — 3,610 ratings score: 1,853, and 20 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
28	Urban Gothic by Brian Keene (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,765 ratings score: 1,715, and 18 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
29	Endurance (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #5) by J.A. Konrath (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 5,829 ratings score: 1,345, and 14 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
30	Endless Night by Richard Laymon 3.91 avg rating — 6,010 ratings score: 1,315, and 14 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
31	The House by Edward Lee 3.76 avg rating — 791 ratings score: 1,309, and 14 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
32	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.36 avg rating — 4,134,667 ratings score: 1,306, and 14 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
33	The Jigsaw Man by Gord Rollo (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 2,279 ratings score: 1,294, and 14 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
34	Succulent Prey by Wrath James White (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 1,152 ratings score: 1,278, and 14 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
35	In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami 3.62 avg rating — 44,661 ratings score: 1,272, and 13 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
36	The Teratologist by Edward Lee 3.52 avg rating — 1,126 ratings score: 1,183, and 13 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
37	Castaways by Brian Keene (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 3,662 ratings score: 1,082, and 12 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
38	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.04 avg rating — 550,451 ratings score: 1,064, and 11 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
38	The Troop by Nick Cutter (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 124,956 ratings score: 1,064, and 11 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
40	Filthy Movie: An Extreme Horror Short Story by Wade H. Garrett (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 237 ratings score: 1,044, and 11 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
41	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 4,818,302 ratings score: 1,034, and 11 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
42	Meat by Joseph D'Lacey (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 2,610 ratings score: 1,029, and 11 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
43	The Reckoning: An Extreme Horror Novel (A Glimpse into Hell, # 5) by Wade H. Garrett (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 187 ratings score: 1,000, and 11 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
44	The complete “A Glimpse into Hell” series - 6 books, 215 chapters, 1800 pages, 650K words of pure gore by Wade H. Garrett (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 992, and 11 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
45	Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates 3.33 avg rating — 13,054 ratings score: 973, and 10 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
46	Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare 3.67 avg rating — 34,287 ratings score: 869, and 9 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
47	Gerald's Game by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 178,461 ratings score: 827, and 9 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
48	Ein Blick in die Hölle - Buch 2: Festa Extrem by Wade H. Garrett (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 294 ratings score: 824, and 9 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
49	Infernal Angel (City Infernal, #2) by Edward Lee 3.99 avg rating — 1,703 ratings score: 809, and 9 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
50	The Iliad by Homer 3.93 avg rating — 507,924 ratings score: 785, and 8 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
51	Serial Uncut: Extended Edition by Jack Kilborn 3.96 avg rating — 1,343 ratings score: 781, and 8 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
52	Apt Pupil by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 41,571 ratings score: 765, and 8 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
53	The Rising (The Rising #1) by Brian Keene (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 10,961 ratings score: 754, and 8 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
54	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.12 avg rating — 3,702,074 ratings score: 737, and 8 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
55	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4.09 avg rating — 726,937 ratings score: 724, and 8 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
56	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 9,862,933 ratings score: 723, and 8 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
57	Apeshit by Carlton Mellick III (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 1,706 ratings score: 714, and 8 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
58	Slugs (Slugs, #1) by Shaun Hutson 3.65 avg rating — 2,809 ratings score: 680, and 7 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
59	NightWhere by John Everson (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 595 ratings score: 671, and 7 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
60	One Rainy Night by Richard Laymon 3.85 avg rating — 4,723 ratings score: 670, and 8 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
61	The House That Jack Built by Graham Masterton 3.86 avg rating — 2,282 ratings score: 654, and 7 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
62	Song of Kali by Dan Simmons 3.61 avg rating — 15,736 ratings score: 652, and 7 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
63	Origin (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #2) by J.A. Konrath (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 6,553 ratings score: 649, and 7 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
64	Hillary: Tail of the Dog (Hillary, #1) by Angel Gelique (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 424 ratings score: 648, and 7 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
65	Offspring (Dead River, #2) by Jack Ketchum 3.82 avg rating — 4,870 ratings score: 614, and 7 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
66	Books of Blood, Volumes Four to Six (Books of Blood, #4-6) by Clive Barker (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 4,646 ratings score: 605, and 7 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
67	Flesh by Richard Laymon 3.70 avg rating — 3,563 ratings score: 595, and 7 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
68	Let's Go Play at the Adams' by Mendal W. Johnson 3.40 avg rating — 3,995 ratings score: 585, and 6 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
69	Sick Bastards by Matt Shaw (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 3,446 ratings score: 578, and 6 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
70	John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David Wong (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 83,704 ratings score: 577, and 6 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
71	Koroshiya Ichi by Hideo Yamamoto 4.20 avg rating — 274 ratings score: 574, and 6 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
72	Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 66,789 ratings score: 573, and 6 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
73	The Freakshow by Bryan Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 1,181 ratings score: 561, and 7 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
74	Messenger by Edward Lee 3.72 avg rating — 597 ratings score: 554, and 7 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
75	Macmillan Communicative Shakespeare: Macbeth by William Shakespeare 3.89 avg rating — 1,016,759 ratings score: 544, and 6 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
76	House Infernal (City Infernal, #3) by Edward Lee 3.96 avg rating — 1,627 ratings score: 536, and 6 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
77	Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip Carlo 4.02 avg rating — 14,904 ratings score: 535, and 6 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
78	Quake by Richard Laymon 3.83 avg rating — 2,248 ratings score: 496, and 6 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
79	Dark Mountain by Richard Kelly (pseudonym) 3.72 avg rating — 3,032 ratings score: 489, and 6 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
79	The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell 3.89 avg rating — 12,552 ratings score: 489, and 5 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
81	Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 11,056 ratings score: 486, and 5 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
82	Monstrosity by Edward Lee 3.62 avg rating — 1,147 ratings score: 478, and 6 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
82	The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder 3.94 avg rating — 13,388 ratings score: 478, and 5 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
84	The Devil in Gray by Graham Masterton 3.79 avg rating — 1,242 ratings score: 474, and 5 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
85	Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis 3.55 avg rating — 25,530 ratings score: 473, and 5 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
86	Relic (Pendergast, #1) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 115,336 ratings score: 471, and 5 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
87	Mr. Clarinet (Max Mingus, #1) by Nick Stone 3.77 avg rating — 1,872 ratings score: 467, and 5 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
88	The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami 4.14 avg rating — 313,966 ratings score: 464, and 5 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
89	Depraved by Bryan Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 2,722 ratings score: 444, and 5 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
90	Skin by Kathe Koja (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,257 ratings score: 442, and 5 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
91	Brides of the Impaler by Edward Lee 3.39 avg rating — 629 ratings score: 421, and 5 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
92	My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie, #1) by Diana Rowland (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 13,673 ratings score: 396, and 4 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
93	Moon by James Herbert 3.64 avg rating — 4,390 ratings score: 393, and 4 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
93	The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) by Michael Shaara 4.33 avg rating — 91,729 ratings score: 393, and 4 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
95	High Life by Matthew Stokoe (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 912 ratings score: 387, and 4 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
96	Beat the Reaper (Peter Brown, #1) by Josh Bazell 3.78 avg rating — 17,008 ratings score: 382, and 4 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
97	Master of Lies by Graham Masterton 3.78 avg rating — 1,594 ratings score: 379, and 4 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
98	Bat Blood: The Devil's Claw by Richard Myerscough (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 368, and 4 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
99	Crash by J.G. Ballard 3.60 avg rating — 30,035 ratings score: 350, and 4 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
100	The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) by Thomas Harris 4.26 avg rating — 587,157 ratings score: 347, and 4 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

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409 books · 626 voters · list created June 10th, 2009 by Anastasia (votes) .

Tags: bloody, gore, gorefest, gross, horror, splatterpunk

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message 1: by William (new)

Dec 23, 2009 10:06PM

Compared to some of the other selections American Psycho is not that gory. I don't have any idea how Harry Potter got on here!

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message 2: by Melissa (new)

Dec 27, 2009 03:21PM

Yeah, I am LMAO at Harry Potter being on there....0.o

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message 3: by Morgan (new)

Jan 26, 2010 01:49PM

Harry Potter being up there made me laugh, which is unfortunate, because I accidentally spit out my gum and it landed on the floor.

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message 4: by Annie (new)

Feb 25, 2010 03:19PM

Yes, Harry Potter on this list seems quite ridiculous.

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message 5: by Caroline (new)

Apr 25, 2010 11:13PM

Morgan wrote: "Harry Potter being up there made me laugh, which is unfortunate, because I accidentally spit out my gum and it landed on the floor. "

That is a crying shame. Everyone knows the 30 second rule doesn't apply to A.B.C. gum. A moment of silence for the gum, everyone, please!

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message 6: by Morgan (new)

Apr 26, 2010 01:41PM

Thanks. I'm sure my deceased gum would appreciate it.

It was Big Red too.

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message 7: by Amanda (new)

May 02, 2010 02:26PM

Why is Harry Potter on this list lol.

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message 8: by Ashley (new)

May 24, 2010 11:48AM

I love this! I am making my shopping list now...

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message 9: by Kit (new)

May 28, 2010 01:19PM

Blasted Blasted

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message 10: by Megan (new)

Mar 04, 2011 08:32PM

Snuff? Seriously? Unless you find sex to be gorey then I have no clue why that is on there. There is ONE slightly gorey scene but hardly goriest

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message 11: by Belial (new)

Jan 26, 2012 05:08AM

As above, so below! Harry Potter....lol

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message 12: by J.W. (last edited Nov 18, 2012 03:00AM) (new)

Mar 16, 2012 05:28AM

Half the choices on this list confuse me...

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message 13: by Ronley (last edited Mar 29, 2012 06:52PM) (new)

Mar 29, 2012 06:50PM

William wrote: "Compared to some of the other selections American Psycho is not that gory. I don't have any idea how Harry Potter got on here!"

what the hell is harry potter doing on this list?
Wow what a list of scary books Im so excited!!!! I hope the books are still available to buy! thanks to whoever started this list. a
nother gory book i would like to add to the list would be funland by Richard laymon I really enjoyed it!

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message 14: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 28, 2012 03:52PM

read a book called "killer fiction" by GJ Schaefer and try to beat it. you cant.

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message 15: by James (new)

Jul 25, 2012 04:39PM

i am currently reading catching fire.other than a scene wear a guy is wiped it is not gory,but i am half way finished.

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message 16: by Marcyr. (new)

Sep 29, 2012 03:37AM

I am very excited to read many of these books. Thankyou for making this list. I agree that Snuff is gory. So sick as a matter ofinshf fact that I couldn't finish it. I am writing this with my phone abd having issues. please forgive misspellibgs and poor grammer. American psycho was the sivkeat book ever, no doubt, but unlike Snuff the story kept me going until the end. I suppose I prefer the "perverse" genre. Books are the only means of exploring those concepts safely in my opinion. Would you care to create a "sick/perverse" list for me? That would be great. Pyre suggestions would be welcom as well. I have read all Palahniuk and Bret Easton Ellis. Has anyone ever heard of Carlton Mellick III? I can never find him in any book stores. i have an ereader now but am poor so often use only library ot pub domain or "shared" . Thabks again for the list!

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message 17: by Lola (new)

Nov 17, 2012 12:26PM

WHY IS THE HUNGER GAMES ON HERE?!?!?

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message 18: by Megan (last edited Nov 25, 2012 10:23PM) (new)

Nov 25, 2012 10:21PM

How is snuff gory? I can't possibly understand why everyone is flipping out about how gory it was.

Just because you DISLIKE a book and it has dirty parts does not make it gory. The book is dirty(both sexual and just literally dirty) yes but gore?

Gore is defined as "Blood that has been shed, esp. as a result of violence." not just anything that's graphic or dirty.

A graphic book? Yes but again most of the books on this list assume that gore is the definition of anything graphic but it's not. Rename this as being a list of graphic books and I would agree snuff deserves to be close to the top but for the 100th time graphic does not mean gory. Gore is specifically relating to large amounts of blood/violence

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message 19: by Marcyr. (new)

Dec 23, 2012 03:04AM

Yes indeed. I used the word wrong. I'll just say sick and perverse and violent instead. And a terrible book unfortunately. Chuck is one of my faves but Snuff was an epic failure.

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message 20: by Dana (new)

Feb 25, 2013 03:08PM

Great list. Thanks - I have some reading to do...

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message 21: by Anna (Bananas) (last edited Mar 03, 2013 10:08PM) (new)

Mar 03, 2013 10:06PM

Someone needs to audit this list. Many of the books aren't gory at all. Some of the selections are downright retarded.

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message 22: by [deleted user] (new)

Apr 29, 2013 04:57AM

Extremely strange list with a lot of books that aren't very gory at all.

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message 23: by Samantha (new)

Oct 12, 2013 09:09PM

William wrote: "Compared to some of the other selections American Psycho is not that gory. I don't have any idea how Harry Potter got on here!"

I thought the same thing! Lol

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message 24: by Megan (new)

Oct 18, 2013 02:30PM

Marcyr. wrote: "Yes indeed. I used the word wrong. I'll just say sick and perverse and violent instead. And a terrible book unfortunately. Chuck is one of my faves but Snuff was an epic failure."

While not one of his best book epic failure is a stretch. It's well written, an interesting enough story, solid characters. Like most of his books though just not for everyone

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message 25: by Álvaro (new)

Nov 02, 2013 01:51PM

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)? What the hell?

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message 26: by David (new)

May 15, 2014 06:58AM

wow...this list shows me a lot of people haven't read Edward Lee or Wrath James White.

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message 27: by Richard (new)

Oct 07, 2014 11:47PM

It The Silence of the Lambs Hannibal Rising Hannibal The Sculptor The Impaler Mr. Mercedes Necroscope

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message 28: by N.B. (new)

Jan 06, 2015 04:29PM

I recently read Perfume by Patrick Suskind, which I thought was a little gory (didn't add that here though). But then I read The Omitted Place by Noelle Blanche, and that is incredibly gory and very graphic too! Thoroughly enjoyed them both! :)

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message 29: by Francesca (new)

Aug 04, 2015 07:00AM

Harry Potter and the Hunger Games should not be so high up this list. Personally, I wouldn't put them on here at all but if they are, or must be, on here then they should at least be at the bottom of the list. How they can be above some of the other books on here is beyond me!

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message 30: by JoyToy (new)

Aug 20, 2015 01:36PM

There should really be a way to add a -1 vote as a way to deal with trolls on this public lists >.>

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message 31: by Jarod Barbee (new)

Aug 23, 2015 01:10AM

I don't know who made this list, but the inclusion of Harry Potter pretty much makes it an irrelevant crock of shit.

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message 32: by Fefs (new)

Jan 12, 2016 06:21AM

I don't think most people know what gore is at all judging by this list...

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message 33: by Tony (new)

Sep 04, 2016 11:02AM

The same book is at positions 35 and 43, i.e. "The Cruise"

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message 34: by Blow Pop (last edited Dec 07, 2016 12:06AM) (new)

Dec 07, 2016 12:05AM

I'm giggling at some of the true crime books on here while telling my computer screen OFC they have gore in them.

In Cold Blood was *LITERALLY* about murders that happened. You can't write a GOOD and COMPREHENSIVE book about a murder that shook the nation for the time period it happened in without including the quite literal gory details about it ~~even if I seriously dislike Capote and how he wound up being able to get all the inside scoop and be able to write the book in the first place but that's neither here nor there~~.

Snuff has the ONE scene at the end that can *KIND* of be called gore but not really because it's not. Haunted would be the better book if you want gore from what I remember (and yes I did notice that it is on the list). Authors in a house for a "writing retreat" who panic and start resorting to cannibalism and paranoia. Battle Royale has some pretty gory scenes so I'll allow that. But THG? HP? 1984? Seriously? 1984? What's next? Flowers for Algernon and Of Mice and Men? I feel like 1984 being on this list that we read 2 different books. I could make an argument for it being a horror book yes. But not gore. It's on par with FfA/OM&M/Snuff IMO. And John Dies at the End? Dude takes drugs, sees things, shit goes to hell, I fell asleep so many times through that book. Had there been gore it might have actually caught my attention.

American Psycho I could make a better argument for it to be on a list of being a gory book than for it not to be on a list of gory books.

Shakespeare isn't gore. That I had to massively laugh at. I've read modern day romance novels that are more gory than Shakespeare that I *STILL* wouldn't put on this list (ok fine *technically* paranormal side of the romance genre for some of them and mystery side for others and not cozy mystery but like murder mystery types where authors forgot they were writing a mystery and wrote a romance with a mystery thrown in though I do read those from time to time too.......just clarifying I wasn't referring to them at this point.).

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message 35: by Samantha (new)

Aug 27, 2019 03:51PM

Wow, a lot to read! One life surely isn't enough!

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message 36: by Sherrelle (new)

Nov 11, 2021 01:06PM

Megan wrote: "Snuff? Seriously? Unless you find sex to be gorey then I have no clue why that is on there. There is ONE slightly gorey scene but hardly goriest"

I know this is an old comment, but she was fucked by an extreme amount of men in one sitting and died halfway through. THAT itself is gory as hell, even if the details weren't.

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message 37: by Sherrelle (last edited Nov 11, 2021 01:17PM) (new)

Nov 11, 2021 01:13PM

Megan wrote: "How is snuff gory? I can't possibly understand why everyone is flipping out about how gory it was.

Just because you DISLIKE a book and it has dirty parts does not make it gory. The book is dirty(b..."

"Large amounts of violence" does one woman being fucked continuously by an obscene amount of men to the point of death not constitute as a large amount of violence?

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message 38: by liliana (new)

Feb 15, 2025 03:16PM