Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Graham (18 Lists)



The Ritual by Adam L.G. NevillThe Ruins by Scott SmithThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumBooks of Blood by Clive BarkerRelic by Douglas Preston
Best Horror Novels Not By King or Koontz
612 books — 496 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisHaunted by Chuck PalahniukThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumGeek Love by Katherine Dunn
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,288 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Shining by Stephen KingRelic by Douglas PrestonRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Thrillers
4,603 books — 5,592 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,466 books — 119,837 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books Ever
76,043 books — 282,525 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Feast for Crows by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Fantasy You Have Read More Than Once
198 books — 81 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisBooks of Blood by Clive BarkerRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumHeart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,550 books — 1,501 voters
Halo by Eric S. NylundHalo by William C. Dietz
Video Game Tie-In Novels & Comics
345 books — 326 voters

Carrie by Stephen King
Best Break Out
2,131 books — 3,977 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,209 books — 8,953 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Stand by Stephen KingSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,703 books — 2,196 voters
The Fog by James Herbert'48 by James Herbert
The best of James Herbert
27 books — 39 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonRelic by Douglas PrestonThe Lost World by Michael Crichton1984 by George OrwellThe Running Man by Richard Bachman
Best Technothrillers Ever
686 books — 1,022 voters
Death Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi Ohba
Good Manga
221 books — 211 voters

Death Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi Ohba
Best Manga Books
650 books — 517 voters
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Best First Novels - Bram Stoker Award Winners
38 books — 31 voters