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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.95 — 74,519 ratings — published 2025
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Between Two Fires Between Two Fires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.16 — 112,132 ratings — published 2012
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The Reformatory The Reformatory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.43 — 104,541 ratings — published 2023
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Ring Shout Ring Shout (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.92 — 70,213 ratings — published 2020
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The Hunger The Hunger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.59 — 37,745 ratings — published 2018
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Blood on Her Tongue Blood on Her Tongue (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.78 — 23,739 ratings — published 2025
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.66 — 473,282 ratings — published 2020
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Vampires of El Norte Vampires of El Norte (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.87 — 48,309 ratings — published 2023
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The Terror The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.09 — 79,783 ratings — published 2007
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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.88 — 157,881 ratings — published 2025
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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.19 — 140,258 ratings — published 2021
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Lone Women Lone Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.69 — 39,884 ratings — published 2023
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The Hacienda The Hacienda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.84 — 65,483 ratings — published 2022
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Victorian Psycho Victorian Psycho (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.53 — 67,607 ratings — published 2025
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The Starving Saints The Starving Saints (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.56 — 27,898 ratings — published 2025
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Hungerstone Hungerstone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.89 — 47,314 ratings — published 2025
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The Possession of Alba Díaz The Possession of Alba Díaz (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.84 — 21,408 ratings — published 2025
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Red Rabbit (Sadie Grace #1) Red Rabbit (Sadie Grace #1)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.16 — 18,223 ratings — published 2023
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Pilgrim: A Medieval Horror Pilgrim: A Medieval Horror (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,507 ratings — published 2023
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What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2) What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.78 — 54,080 ratings — published 2024
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His Black Tongue His Black Tongue (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.16 — 7,206 ratings — published 2021
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The Fervor The Fervor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.60 — 5,896 ratings — published 2022
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Thin Air Thin Air (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.81 — 10,678 ratings — published 2016
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Dark Matter Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.95 — 27,382 ratings — published 2010
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The Silent Companions The Silent Companions (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.86 — 50,798 ratings — published 2017
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The Historian The Historian (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.80 — 282,068 ratings — published 2005
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Odessa Odessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.88 — 3,034 ratings — published 2026
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Japanese Gothic Japanese Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.87 — 31,073 ratings — published 2026
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Wolf Worm Wolf Worm (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.05 — 26,641 ratings — published 2026
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The Bewitching The Bewitching (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.79 — 52,838 ratings — published 2025
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Once Was Willem Once Was Willem (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,446 ratings — published 2025
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Lapvona Lapvona (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.53 — 113,397 ratings — published 2022
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Howls from the Dark Ages Howls from the Dark Ages (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.63 — 1,740 ratings — published 2022
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Bone of My Bone Bone of My Bone (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,508 ratings — published 2026
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The Winter People The Winter People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.81 — 106,029 ratings — published 2014
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The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,160 ratings — published 2025
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.83 — 164,647 ratings — published 2022
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The Chatelaine The Chatelaine (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.66 — 759 ratings — published 2018
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Grey Dog Grey Dog (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.79 — 5,803 ratings — published 2024
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The Woods All Black The Woods All Black (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.49 — 5,829 ratings — published 2024
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Wakenhyrst Wakenhyrst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.86 — 19,471 ratings — published 2019
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The Deep The Deep (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.32 — 12,856 ratings — published 2020
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Those Across the River Those Across the River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.71 — 18,492 ratings — published 2011
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The Ballad of Black Tom The Ballad of Black Tom (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.81 — 37,881 ratings — published 2016
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The Woman in Black The Woman in Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.76 — 87,508 ratings — published 1983
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Sarafina Sarafina (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,629 ratings — published 2024
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The Glowing Hours The Glowing Hours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.04 — 428 ratings — published 2026
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This House Will Feed This House Will Feed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 4,927 ratings — published 2026
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The Devils (The Devils, #1) The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 4.19 — 91,366 ratings — published 2025
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-horror)
avg rating 3.87 — 244,953 ratings — published 2025
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Isabel Cañas
“...perhaps that was where reality began, and I was the one trapped in an uneven, unending dream.”
― Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda
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Augusta Achard
“It was clear that the city had none of the dignity of older capitals. It did not swagger like London, preen like Paris, or prize artistry like Vienna. Manchester was a brute. It pushed up its sleeves, and it smoked, and hammered, and grew.”
― Augusta Achard
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