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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 688 times as terror)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,485,440 ratings — published 1897
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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 678 times as terror)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,716,461 ratings — published 1977
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It It (Paperback)
by (shelved 671 times as terror)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,277,106 ratings — published 1986
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Carrie Carrie (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 588 times as terror)
avg rating 3.99 — 851,613 ratings — published 1974
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 513 times as terror)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,907,494 ratings — published 1818
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Misery Misery (Paperback)
by (shelved 511 times as terror)
avg rating 4.23 — 855,397 ratings — published 1987
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Pet Sematary Pet Sematary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 491 times as terror)
avg rating 4.08 — 704,166 ratings — published 1983
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’Salem’s Lot ’Salem’s Lot (Paperback)
by (shelved 470 times as terror)
avg rating 4.10 — 663,900 ratings — published 1975
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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 336 times as terror)
avg rating 3.81 — 398,234 ratings — published 1959
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The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
by (shelved 310 times as terror)
avg rating 4.21 — 273,040 ratings — published 1971
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Our Share of Night Our Share of Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 289 times as terror)
avg rating 4.25 — 63,151 ratings — published 2019
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 273 times as terror)
avg rating 3.83 — 669,193 ratings — published 1886
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Things We Lost in the Fire Things We Lost in the Fire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 266 times as terror)
avg rating 4.03 — 63,606 ratings — published 2016
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
by (shelved 260 times as terror)
avg rating 3.38 — 181,238 ratings — published 1898
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 256 times as terror)
avg rating 3.87 — 202,348 ratings — published 1872
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 219 times as terror)
avg rating 3.91 — 298,632 ratings — published 1962
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Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2)
by (shelved 218 times as terror)
avg rating 4.13 — 298,493 ratings — published 2013
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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 190 times as terror)
avg rating 3.80 — 64,085 ratings — published 2009
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 186 times as terror)
avg rating 3.77 — 408,175 ratings — published 2017
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The Stand The Stand (Audiobook)
by (shelved 181 times as terror)
avg rating 4.35 — 838,908 ratings — published 1978
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Hell House Hell House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 179 times as terror)
avg rating 3.69 — 63,694 ratings — published 1971
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The Long Walk The Long Walk (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 178 times as terror)
avg rating 4.01 — 281,935 ratings — published 1979
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as terror)
avg rating 3.66 — 445,382 ratings — published 2020
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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 176 times as terror)
avg rating 3.78 — 314,074 ratings — published 2020
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The Outsider (Holly Gibney #1) The Outsider (Holly Gibney #1)
by (shelved 173 times as terror)
avg rating 4.01 — 383,819 ratings — published 2018
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Carcoma Carcoma (Paperback)
by (shelved 171 times as terror)
avg rating 4.09 — 29,595 ratings — published 2021
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I Am Legend I Am Legend (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 169 times as terror)
avg rating 4.05 — 153,975 ratings — published 1954
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La riada (Blackwater, #1) La riada (Blackwater, #1)
by (shelved 168 times as terror)
avg rating 3.69 — 83,043 ratings — published 1983
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How to Sell a Haunted House How to Sell a Haunted House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 166 times as terror)
avg rating 3.63 — 169,677 ratings — published 2023
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 166 times as terror)
avg rating 4.02 — 652,693 ratings — published 1976
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The Call of Cthulhu The Call of Cthulhu (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 162 times as terror)
avg rating 4.01 — 119,387 ratings — published 1928
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Cujo Cujo (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 161 times as terror)
avg rating 3.80 — 323,552 ratings — published 1981
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The Mist The Mist (Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as terror)
avg rating 3.93 — 182,611 ratings — published 1980
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At the Mountains of Madness At the Mountains of Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as terror)
avg rating 3.78 — 64,749 ratings — published 1936
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as terror)
avg rating 4.13 — 785,307 ratings — published 2002
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Night Shift Night Shift (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as terror)
avg rating 4.04 — 199,243 ratings — published 1978
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The Hellbound Heart The Hellbound Heart (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as terror)
avg rating 4.08 — 69,113 ratings — published 1986
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Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1) Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by (shelved 140 times as terror)
avg rating 4.06 — 160,215 ratings — published 1967
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Hex Hex (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as terror)
avg rating 3.71 — 50,071 ratings — published 2013
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as terror)
avg rating 4.09 — 202,099 ratings — published 2000
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A Sunny Place for Shady People A Sunny Place for Shady People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as terror)
avg rating 3.77 — 24,289 ratings — published 2024
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My Best Friend's Exorcism My Best Friend's Exorcism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 128 times as terror)
avg rating 3.92 — 152,822 ratings — published 2016
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The Institute The Institute (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as terror)
avg rating 4.19 — 344,373 ratings — published 2019
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as terror)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,895,682 ratings — published 1890
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The Last House on Needless Street The Last House on Needless Street (Hardcover)
by (shelved 125 times as terror)
avg rating 3.81 — 149,504 ratings — published 2021
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Uzumaki Uzumaki (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as terror)
avg rating 4.45 — 89,265 ratings — published 1998
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El dique (Blackwater, #2) El dique (Blackwater, #2)
by (shelved 122 times as terror)
avg rating 3.76 — 58,603 ratings — published 1983
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A Head Full of Ghosts A Head Full of Ghosts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 121 times as terror)
avg rating 3.78 — 106,708 ratings — published 2015
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The Dunwich Horror The Dunwich Horror (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as terror)
avg rating 3.81 — 15,596 ratings — published
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The Dead Zone The Dead Zone (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as terror)
avg rating 3.97 — 247,254 ratings — published 1979
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Space Horror
330 books — 294 voters
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Polar Horror
61 books — 103 voters

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Mikhail Bulgakov
“Kindness. The only possible method when dealing with a living creature. You'll get nowhere with an animal if you use terror, no matter what its level of development may be. That I have maintained, do maintain and always will maintain. People who think you can use terror are quite wrong. No, no, terror is useless, whatever its colour – white, red or even brown! Terror completely paralyses the nervous system.”
Mikhail Bulgakov, Heart of a Dog

Lydia Davis
“If you think of something, do it.

Plenty of people often think, “I’d like to do this, or that.”
Lydia Davis

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