Dark Horror Books

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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.77 — 415,454 ratings — published 2017
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.91 — 300,631 ratings — published 1962
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.09 — 203,189 ratings — published 2000
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.66 — 447,515 ratings — published 2020
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.13 — 787,238 ratings — published 2002
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.50 — 205,369 ratings — published 2016
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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.00 — 406,051 ratings — published 2019
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The Troop The Troop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.83 — 129,072 ratings — published 2014
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.02 — 654,372 ratings — published 1976
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.45 — 338,500 ratings — published 2019
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.87 — 205,380 ratings — published 1872
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It It (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,281,725 ratings — published 1986
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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.81 — 400,673 ratings — published 1959
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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,722,122 ratings — published 1977
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House of Hollow House of Hollow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,309 ratings — published 2021
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’Salem’s Lot ’Salem’s Lot (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.10 — 666,014 ratings — published 1975
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,491,686 ratings — published 1897
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.80 — 366,590 ratings — published 1991
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Our Wives Under the Sea Our Wives Under the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.69 — 132,960 ratings — published 2022
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.84 — 144,532 ratings — published 2022
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.04 — 560,990 ratings — published 1985
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The Ruins The Ruins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.69 — 67,771 ratings — published 2006
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A Certain Hunger A Certain Hunger (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.70 — 68,736 ratings — published 2019
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Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1) Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.03 — 155,102 ratings — published 2021
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Her Body and Other Parties: Stories Her Body and Other Parties: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.80 — 107,007 ratings — published 2017
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Pretty Girls Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.00 — 733,099 ratings — published 2015
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Wilder Girls Wilder Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.45 — 100,794 ratings — published 2019
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Carrie Carrie (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.99 — 854,701 ratings — published 1974
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.59 — 111,722 ratings — published 2005
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.83 — 672,206 ratings — published 1886
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Pet Sematary Pet Sematary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.08 — 707,011 ratings — published 1983
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The Lamb The Lamb (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.77 — 36,465 ratings — published 2025
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Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1) Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.94 — 904,011 ratings — published 2021
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Intercepts Intercepts (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.09 — 40,149 ratings — published 2019
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Earthlings Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.60 — 102,616 ratings — published 2018
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The Long Walk The Long Walk (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.00 — 285,538 ratings — published 1979
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Gone to See the River Man Gone to See the River Man (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.64 — 24,833 ratings — published 2020
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Come Closer Come Closer (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.65 — 51,634 ratings — published 2003
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Hell House Hell House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.69 — 64,039 ratings — published 1971
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Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1) Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.82 — 52,807 ratings — published 2015
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.10 — 432,184 ratings — published 2020
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The Wasp Factory The Wasp Factory (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.75 — 110,673 ratings — published 1984
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,919,942 ratings — published 1818
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The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.15 — 567,288 ratings — published 2008
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Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.13 — 299,641 ratings — published 2013
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The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.21 — 273,968 ratings — published 1971
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Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.07 — 375,805 ratings — published 1981
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The Passage (The Passage, #1) The Passage (The Passage, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 4.05 — 224,045 ratings — published 2010
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.89 — 155,119 ratings — published 1962
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-horror)
avg rating 3.93 — 171,213 ratings — published 2025
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Marie Montine
“How can you help me and protect me when you lie to me? How can I be a good man when you don’t have faith that I will be one?”
Marie Montine, Arising Son: Part One

Marie Montine
“He held his head back to let the rain fall on his face with a small grin. When he opened his eyes, he looked across the crowd, straight at Cassandra. All the rain in the world could not wash down the growing heat of her passion for him.”
Marie Montine, Arising Son: Part Two

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