Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by William (12 Lists)



Naomi's Room by Jonathan AycliffeThe Rain Dancers by Greg F. GifuneA Winter Haunting by Dan SimmonsThe Nightmare Chronicles by Douglas CleggThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Dark Literature
270 books — 175 voters
Horns by Joe HillLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistThe Bleeding Season by Greg F. GifuneThe Ritual by Adam L.G. NevillThe Missing by Sarah Langan
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
484 books — 1,246 voters

Spacemen 3 & the Birth of the Spiritualized by Erik MorseTemperature's Rising by Mike McGonigalThe Jesus and Mary Chain by John RobertsonAlan McGee and the Story of Creation Records by Paolo HewittShaun Ryder by Mick Middles
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,438 books — 1,341 voters
Creepers by David MorrellBlack Evening by David MorrellNightscape by David MorrellThe Totem by David MorrellScavenger by David Morrell
Best of David Morrell
30 books — 33 voters

Dark Places by Gillian FlynnApt Pupil by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyLittle Star by John Ajvide LindqvistThe Ritual by Adam L.G. Nevill
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters
Ritual by Graham MastertonWalkers by Graham MastertonThe House That Jack Built by Graham MastertonThe Pariah by Graham Masterton
Graham Masterton's Best
78 books — 48 voters

It by Stephen KingRavenous by Ray GartonDweller by Jeff StrandCastaways by Brian KeenePhantoms by Dean Koontz
Best Monster Books!
575 books — 521 voters
By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz
The Worst of Dean Koontz :-(
49 books — 135 voters

Black Evening by David MorrellWalkers by Graham MastertonPhantoms by Dean KoontzGhost Story by Peter StraubThe Missing by Sarah Langan
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,550 books — 1,501 voters
Different Seasons by Stephen KingNight Shift by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,876 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Missing by Sarah Langan
Best horror books
491 books — 361 voters
Boy's Life by Robert McCammonHeart-Shaped Box by Joe HillThe Missing by Sarah Langan
Bram Stoker Award Winners
61 books — 110 voters