Dominion by Bentley Little
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,399 books — 2,047 voters
The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein
Your Favorite Heinlein Novel
49 books — 316 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,264 books — 12,322 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,719 books — 3,795 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieIn the Woods by Tana French
Best Literary Mysteries
2,714 books — 5,323 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownRed Dragon by Thomas  HarrisThe Shining by Stephen  KingAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,632 books — 9,233 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonStorm Front by Jim  ButcherJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeWorld War Z by Max Brooks
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,259 books — 2,917 voters
The Shining by Stephen  KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonHeart-Shaped Box by Joe  HillThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanHell House by Richard Matheson
Ghost Stories
1,619 books — 2,162 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Stand by Stephen  KingDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,146 books — 27,052 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen  KingThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,888 books — 27,137 voters

The Shining by Stephen  KingHeart-Shaped Box by Joe  HillHell House by Richard MathesonThe Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Wolf's Hour by Robert McCammon
Best Horror Novels
2,147 books — 5,868 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Books About Being Trapped or Stranded
674 books — 247 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen  KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksSwan Song by Robert McCammonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Apocalypse Challenge
110 books — 187 voters
Eternity Road by Jack McDevittThe Stand by Stephen  KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,318 books — 3,623 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,917 books — 26,342 voters
The Imago Sequence and Other Stories by Laird BarronBatman by Mike Mignola
Lovecraftian Fiction
50 books — 27 voters

Meg by Steve AltenThe Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
Monsters & Beasts
278 books — 74 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,885 books — 70,466 voters

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Best Novels with Demonic Possession
18 books — 14 voters
Beast by Peter BenchleyThe Loch by Steve AltenMeg by Steve Alten
Sea Monster Books!
160 books — 235 voters

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe  HillThe Terror by Dan SimmonsUnder the Dome by Stephen  KingCell by Stephen  KingA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
509 books — 1,507 voters
Devour by Kurt  AndersonBeast by Peter BenchleyMeg by Steve AltenThe Loch by Steve AltenThe Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene
Tooth and Claw
36 books — 10 voters

To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever by Will BlytheMen at Work by George F. WillPlaying for Keeps by David HalberstamFlashing Before My Eyes by Dick SchaapUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Top reads for sports fans
973 books — 799 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceDracula by Bram StokerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
2,041 books — 3,065 voters

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Favorite books from my childhood
4,543 books — 7,739 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanKing Rat by China MiévilleStorm Front by Jim  Butcher
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,369 books — 13,075 voters