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A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,838 books — 4,981 voters
The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisRosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
Best Horror Novels
2,121 books — 5,509 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyPerfume by Patrick Süskind
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,291 books — 11,634 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnBehind Her Eyes by Sarah PinboroughRebecca by Daphne du MaurierBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyYou by Caroline Kepnes
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,489 books — 3,505 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,281 books — 7,691 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Gothic Books of All Time
639 books — 3,599 voters

Babel by R.F. KuangThe Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,998 books — 5,524 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttBabel by R.F. KuangIf We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Dark Academia
374 books — 1,508 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Shining by Stephen King
Ghost Stories
1,514 books — 1,977 voters
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoRiders by Veronica RossiThe Rose & the Dagger by Renée AhdiehShallow Graves by Kali WallaceThe First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter
Best Books of 2016
1,827 books — 2,781 voters

Angelfall by Susan EeCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Great fiction books
155 books — 147 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherShiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Best Books Ever
78,329 books — 291,983 voters