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’Salem’s Lot ’Salem’s Lot (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 4.10 — 678,366 ratings — published 1975
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Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 4.05 — 29,856 ratings — published 1991
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Hex Hex (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.70 — 52,453 ratings — published 2013
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It It (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,306,987 ratings — published 1986
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Needful Things Needful Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.99 — 285,475 ratings — published 1991
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Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1) Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.72 — 45,648 ratings — published 2020
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Goblin Goblin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.39 — 6,374 ratings — published 2017
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The Tommyknockers The Tommyknockers (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.61 — 168,119 ratings — published 1987
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Pines (Wayward Pines, #1) Pines (Wayward Pines, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.91 — 199,441 ratings — published 2012
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My Throat an Open Grave My Throat an Open Grave (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.72 — 4,754 ratings — published 2024
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Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale, #1) Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.82 — 44,338 ratings — published 2015
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American Elsewhere American Elsewhere (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,782 ratings — published 2013
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.89 — 157,880 ratings — published 1962
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My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1) My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.50 — 55,666 ratings — published 2021
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Under the Dome Under the Dome (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.93 — 329,732 ratings — published 2009
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Darkness on the Edge of Town Darkness on the Edge of Town (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.67 — 4,101 ratings — published 2008
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The Woods All Black The Woods All Black (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.51 — 5,521 ratings — published 2024
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Small Town Horror Small Town Horror (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.87 — 7,352 ratings — published 2024
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The Unmothers The Unmothers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.29 — 6,249 ratings — published 2024
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Phantoms Phantoms (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.95 — 82,103 ratings — published 1983
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Compound Fracture Compound Fracture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 4.38 — 9,136 ratings — published 2024
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I Was a Teenage Slasher I Was a Teenage Slasher (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.48 — 26,760 ratings — published 2024
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Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 4.16 — 25,662 ratings — published 2020
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Starling House Starling House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.78 — 175,961 ratings — published 2023
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The Mist The Mist (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.93 — 187,482 ratings — published 1980
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.90 — 312,465 ratings — published 1962
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Cycle of the Werewolf Cycle of the Werewolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.67 — 67,324 ratings — published 1983
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Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2) Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 4.04 — 17,219 ratings — published 2023
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Uzumaki Uzumaki (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 4.45 — 93,231 ratings — published 1998
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Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.82 — 13,573 ratings — published 2022
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My Best Friend's Exorcism My Best Friend's Exorcism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.92 — 159,464 ratings — published 2016
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.78 — 329,303 ratings — published 2020
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A God in the Shed (A God in the Shed, #1) A God in the Shed (A God in the Shed, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.56 — 6,173 ratings — published 2017
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Ghost Story Ghost Story (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.91 — 84,310 ratings — published 1979
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Hemlock Grove Hemlock Grove (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.47 — 7,434 ratings — published 2012
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Trad Wife Trad Wife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.70 — 958 ratings — published 2026
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We're Not Safe Here We're Not Safe Here (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.35 — 692 ratings — published 2025
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Abandon Abandon (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.61 — 32,836 ratings — published 2009
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Where Darkness Blooms Where Darkness Blooms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.46 — 2,437 ratings — published 2023
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Bittersweet in the Hollow (Bittersweet in the Hollow, #1) Bittersweet in the Hollow (Bittersweet in the Hollow, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.99 — 5,307 ratings — published 2023
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Memorials Memorials (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.72 — 8,669 ratings — published 2024
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You Weren't Meant to Be Human You Weren't Meant to Be Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.79 — 15,527 ratings — published 2025
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Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1) Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 4.05 — 62,474 ratings — published 2024
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The Last Town (Wayward Pines, #3) The Last Town (Wayward Pines, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 4.09 — 99,677 ratings — published 2014
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Brother Brother (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.91 — 80,758 ratings — published 2015
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Feast While You Can Feast While You Can (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.89 — 3,822 ratings — published 2024
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Dead Eleven Dead Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.68 — 14,045 ratings — published 2023
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Cuckoo Cuckoo (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.41 — 7,299 ratings — published 2024
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The Gathering The Gathering (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.88 — 18,242 ratings — published 2024
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The Low, Low Woods The Low, Low Woods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as small-town-horror)
avg rating 3.94 — 6,011 ratings — published 2020
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