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Black Unicorn by Tanith LeeThe Secret Books of Paradys by Tanith LeeGold Unicorn by Tanith Lee
Best Of (And Everything By) Tanith Lee
77 books — 48 voters
The Yellow Sign and Other Stories by Robert W. ChambersThe Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard by Robert E. Howard
Cult fction
360 books — 216 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWilly by Robert DunbarThe Keeper by Sarah LanganThe Missing by Sarah LanganAudrey's Door by Sarah Langan
Literary Horror
199 books — 142 voters
Carrion Comfort by Dan SimmonsWilly by Robert DunbarThe Damnation Game by Clive BarkerThe Keeper by Sarah LanganThe Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,626 books — 1,551 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonHell House by Richard MathesonCollected Ghost Stories by M.R. James
Ghost Stories
1,523 books — 1,993 voters
I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson1984 by George OrwellThe Call of Cthulhu by H.P. LovecraftWeave World by Clive BarkerAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Quality Dark Fiction
2,704 books — 3,971 voters

Birth Control is Sinful in the Christian Marriages and also R... by Eliyzabeth Yanne Strong-And...How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterGoing Rogue by Sarah PalinConfessions of a Guidette by Nicole "Snooki" PolizziHow to Be Famous by Heidi Montag
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,042 books — 5,314 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonHell House by Richard MathesonColdheart Canyon by Clive Barker
Haunted Houses
614 books — 616 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Most Over Hyped and Annoying Books Ever
562 books — 602 voters
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen VásquezSquee by Jhonen VásquezHellboy, Vol. 1 by Mike Mignola
Best Graphic Novels
3,502 books — 6,792 voters

1984 by George OrwellTales of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. LovecraftAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Odyssey by HomerThe Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
Must Read Classics
1,887 books — 4,746 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Separate Peace by John KnowlesThe Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily DickinsonA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Read These In School - Would Have Preferred A Root Canal
464 books — 1,589 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollI Know This Much Is True by Wally LambWeave World by Clive BarkerSabriel by Garth NixThe Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,233 books — 15,906 voters
The Damnation Game by Clive BarkerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Books To Read While working the Night Shift
94 books — 85 voters

Carrion Comfort by Dan SimmonsSummer of Night by Dan SimmonsThe Damnation Game by Clive BarkerSong of Kali by Dan SimmonsHell House by Richard Matheson
Best Modern Horror Novels
332 books — 259 voters
Hell House by Richard MathesonWhat Dreams May Come by Richard MathesonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonNightmare at 20,000 Feet by Richard Matheson
The Best of Richard Matheson
31 books — 49 voters

The Damnation Game by Clive BarkerWeave World by Clive BarkerThe Great and Secret Show by Clive BarkerEverville by Clive BarkerColdheart Canyon by Clive Barker
The Best of Clive Barker
21 books — 185 voters
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. LovecraftThe Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories by H.P. LovecraftThe Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft
Best of the Cthulhu Mythos
253 books — 167 voters

Tales of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. LovecraftThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. LovecraftThe Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard by Robert E. HowardMasterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural by Marvin KayeBooks of Blood, Volumes Four to Six by Clive Barker
Most Terrifying Short Stories
376 books — 497 voters
The Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisIn a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan Le FanuThe Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard by Robert E. HowardThe Call of Cthulhu by H.P. LovecraftBest Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood by Algernon Blackwood
The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937
369 books — 743 voters

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardThe Return of the Sorcerer by Clark Ashton SmithThe Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. HowardTales by H.P. LovecraftWeird Tales by Marvin Kaye
Best of the Pulp Magazines
81 books — 33 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,764 books — 25,799 voters

The Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughtonThe Damnation Game by Clive BarkerI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisHell House by Richard Matheson
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,393 books — 2,005 voters
Haunted America by Marvin KayeGhosts by Marvin KayeMasterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural by Marvin KayeGreat Tales of Terror by S.T. Joshi
Best Horror Anthologies
461 books — 548 voters

I Know This Much Is True by Wally LambThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,876 books — 6,999 voters
In Silent Graves by Gary A. BraunbeckYou Come When I Call You by Douglas CleggSacrament by Clive BarkerFour Past Midnight by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen King
The Worst Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Books
533 books — 379 voters

The Damnation Game by Clive BarkerCarrion Comfort by Dan SimmonsHell House by Richard MathesonSummer of Night by Dan SimmonsThe Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton
Best Horror Novels
2,132 books — 5,527 voters
The Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuThe Castle of Otranto by Horace WalpoleThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
646 books — 3,641 voters

Summer of Night by Dan SimmonsThe Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard by Robert E. HowardThe Damnation Game by Clive BarkerNightmare at 20,000 Feet by Richard MathesonHell House by Richard Matheson
Scariest books of all time
646 books — 736 voters