Big Books of 2026

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



Dracula by Bram StokerMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The Most Popular Horror on Goodreads
221 books — 114 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHorns by Joe Hill
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,976 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHorns by Joe HillCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward GoreySideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharThe Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
Best Books for Morbid Kids
730 books — 524 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuDracula by Bram Stoker
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,503 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanMacbeth by William ShakespeareEqual Rites by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
Wicca and other Pagan-based Fiction
538 books — 971 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanDracula by Bram StokerThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937
361 books — 717 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumCoraline by Neil GaimanStardust by Neil GaimanMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Best Books With Witches
1,778 books — 2,404 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition by R.A. Salvatore
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,724 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakCoraline by Neil GaimanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters

I Kill Giants by Joe KellyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingNight by Elie Wiesel
Books That Made You Cry
1,607 books — 3,275 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMetamorphoses by OvidThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Odyssey by HomerMaus I by Art Spiegelman
Best Books Ever
76,166 books — 283,152 voters