Horror Books

Horror fiction is designed to unsettle, frighten, and linger in your mind long after you close the book. The genre ranges from supernatural hauntings and cosmic dread to psychological terror rooted in entirely human cruelty, united by a shared interest in what scares us and why.

149 books

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers book cover

Literary Fiction

A Certain Hunger

Chelsea G. Summers, 2020

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay book cover

A Head Full of Ghosts

Paul Tremblay, 2015

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee book cover

A Lesson in Vengeance

Victoria Lee, 2021

Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer book cover

Science Fiction

Absolution

Jeff VanderMeer, 2024

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis book cover

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis, 1991

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer book cover

Science Fiction

Annihilation

Jeff VanderMeer, 2018

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace book cover

Belladonna

Adalyn Grace, 2022

Bestiary by K-Ming Chang book cover

Literary Fiction

Bestiary

K-Ming Chang, 2020

Bird Box by Josh Malerman book cover

Bird Box

Josh Malerman, 2014

Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature

Literary Fiction

Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature

Alberto Manguel

Bluebeard's Castle

Bluebeard's Castle

Anna Biller, 2023

Bones and All by Camille DeAngelis book cover

Literary Fiction

Bones and All

Camille DeAngelis, 2015

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer book cover

Science Fiction

Borne

Jeff VanderMeer, 2017

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu book cover

Carmilla

Sheridan Le Fanu, 1871

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas book cover

Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas, 2020

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare book cover

City of Bones

Cassandra Clare, 2007

Come Closer book cover

Come Closer

Coraline by Neil Gaiman book cover

Coraline

Neil Gaiman, 2001

Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin book cover

Cuckoo

Gretchen Felker-Martin, 2024

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung book cover

Literary Fiction

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung, 2021

Devolution by Max Brooks book cover

Devolution

Max Brooks, 2020

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King book cover

Doctor Sleep

Stephen King, 2013

Doll Bones by Holly Black book cover

Doll Bones

Holly Black, 2015

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King book cover

Dolores Claiborne

Stephen King, 1992

Dracula by Bram Stoker book cover

Dracula

Bram Stoker, 1897

Dracula by Bram Stoker book cover

Dracula

Bram Stoker, 2017

Literary Fiction

Empire of Wild

Cherie Dimaline

Expiration Dates book cover

Expiration Dates

Fallen by Lauren Kate book cover

Fallen

Lauren Kate, 2009

FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven book cover

FantasticLand

Mike Bockoven, 2016

Final Girls by Riley Sager book cover

Final Girls

Riley Sager, 2017

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler book cover

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler, 2005

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley book cover

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley, 1818

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley book cover

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley, 1818

Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi book cover

Literary Fiction

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi, 2018

Gerald's Game by Stephen King book cover

Gerald's Game

Stephen King, 1992

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James book cover

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

M.R. James, 1904

Ghost Story by Peter Straub book cover

Ghost Story

Peter Straub, 1980

Gideon the Ninth book cover

Science Fiction

Gideon the Ninth

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman book cover

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman, 1990

Hell House by Richard Matheson book cover

Hell House

Richard Matheson, 1971

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado book cover

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado, 2017

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt book cover

Hex

Thomas Olde Heuvelt, 2016

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak book cover

Hidden Pictures

Jason Rekulak, 2022

Holly by Stephen King book cover

Holly

Stephen King, 2023

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager book cover

Home Before Dark

Riley Sager, 2020

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski book cover

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski, 1998

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig book cover

House of Salt and Sorrows

Erin A. Craig, 2019

Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor book cover

Literary Fiction

Hurricane Season

Fernanda Melchor, 2017

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson book cover

I Am Legend

Richard Matheson, 2015

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice book cover

Interview with the Vampire

Anne Rice, 1976

It by Stephen King book cover

It

Stephen King, 1986

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist book cover

Let the Right One In

John Ajvide Lindqvist, 2004

Meat by Joseph D'Lacey book cover

Meat

Joseph D'Lacey, 2008

Meat by Joseph D'Lacey book cover

Meat

Joseph D'Lacey, 2008

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia book cover

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 2020

Misery by Stephen King book cover

Misery

Stephen King, 1987

Model Home by Rivers Solomon book cover

Model Home

Rivers Solomon, 2024

Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin book cover

Mouthful of Birds

Samanta Schweblin, 2008

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix book cover

My Best Friend's Exorcism

Grady Hendrix, 2016

Naomi's Room by Jonathan Aycliffe book cover

Naomi's Room

Jonathan Aycliffe, 1991

Needful Things by Stephen King book cover

Needful Things

Stephen King, 1991

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman book cover

Neverwhere

Neil Gaiman, 1996

Night Film by Marisha Pessl book cover

Night Film

Marisha Pessl, 2013

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen book cover

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen, 2022

Nothing Tastes as Good

Nothing Tastes as Good

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz book cover

Odd Thomas

Dean Koontz, 2003

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez book cover

Our Share of Night

Mariana Enríquez, 2019

Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy book cover

Literary Fiction

Outer Dark

Cormac McCarthy, 1968

Penance by Eliza Clark book cover

Literary Fiction

Penance

Eliza Clark, 2023

Pet Sematary by Stephen King book cover

Pet Sematary

Stephen King, 1983

Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer book cover

Power

Jeffrey Pfeffer, 2011

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman book cover

Practical Magic

Alice Hoffman, 1995

Quicksilver by Callie Hart book cover

Quicksilver

Callie Hart, 2025

Roses by Leila Meacham book cover

Roses

Leila Meacham, 2015

Salem's Lot by Stephen King book cover

Salem's Lot

Stephen King, 1975

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett book cover

Science Fiction

Small Gods

Terry Pratchett, 1992

Small Spaces by Katherine Arden book cover

Small Spaces

Katherine Arden, 2018

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury book cover

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Ray Bradbury, 1962

Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse book cover

Steppenwolf

Hermann Hesse, 1927

Stuart Little by E. B. White book cover

Stuart Little

E. B. White, 1945

Summer of Night by Dan Simmons book cover

Summer of Night

Dan Simmons, 1991

Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon book cover

Swan Song

Robert R. McCammon, 1978

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica book cover

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica, 2015

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter book cover

Literary Fiction

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

Angela Carter, 1978

The Bullet Swallower

Literary Fiction

The Bullet Swallower

Elizabeth Gonzalez James, 2024

The Chain by Adrian McKinty book cover

The Chain

Adrian McKinty, 2019

The Collector by John Fowles book cover

The Collector

John Fowles, 1963

The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft book cover

The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft

H.P. Lovecraft, 2014

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White book cover

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

Kiersten White, 2018

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton book cover

The Devil and the Dark Water

Stuart Turton, 2020

The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan book cover

The Drowning Girl

Caitlin R. Kiernan, 2012

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty book cover

The Exorcist

William Peter Blatty, 1971

The Fall by Albert Camus book cover

The Fall

Albert Camus, 2017

The Fisherman by John Langan book cover

The Fisherman

John Langan, 2016

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King book cover

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Stephen King, 1999

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc book cover

The Grip of It

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson book cover

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson, 1959

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova book cover

The Historian

Elizabeth Kostova, 2005

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher book cover

The Hollow Places

T. Kingfisher, 2020

The Hours by Michael Cunningham book cover

The Hours

Michael Cunningham, 2002

The Institute by Stephen King book cover

The Institute

Stephen King, 2019

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells book cover

The Island of Doctor Moreau

H. G. Wells, 1896

The Lamb by Lucy Rose book cover

The Lamb

Lucy Rose, 2025

The Last Days of Jack Sparks book cover

The Last Days of Jack Sparks

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward book cover

Literary Fiction

The Last House on Needless Street

Catriona Ward, 2021

The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman book cover

The Lesser Dead

Christopher Buehlman, 2014

The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu book cover

The Library of the Dead

T.L. Huchu, 2021

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan book cover

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan, 2005

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters book cover

The Little Stranger

Sarah Waters, 2009

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters book cover

The Little Stranger

Sarah Waters, 2009

The Long Run by Mishka Shubaly book cover

The Long Run

Mishka Shubaly, 2011

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling book cover

Science Fiction

The Luminous Dead

Caitlin Starling, 2019

The Magicians by Lev Grossman book cover

The Magicians

Lev Grossman, 2020

The North Water by Ian McGuire book cover

Literary Fiction

The North Water

Ian McGuire, 2016

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman book cover

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman, 2013

The October Country by Ray Bradbury book cover

The October Country

Ray Bradbury, 1955

The Overnight by Ramsey Campbell book cover

The Overnight

Ramsey Campbell, 2005

The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories

The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux book cover

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux, 1910

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde book cover

Literary Fiction

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde, 1890

The Power by Naomi Alderman book cover

The Power

Naomi Alderman, 2017

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater book cover

The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater, 2012

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due book cover

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due, 2023

The Ruin by Scott Smith book cover

The Ruin

Scott Smith, 2005

The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud book cover

The Screaming Staircase

Jonathan Stroud, 2013

The Shining by Stephen King book cover

The Shining

Stephen King, 1977

The Silence by Thomas Harris book cover

The Silence

Thomas Harris, 1988

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris book cover

The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas Harris, 1988

The Skeleton Flute

The Skeleton Flute

The Stand by Stephen King book cover

The Stand

Stephen King, 1978

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson book cover

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson, 1875

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson book cover

Historical Fiction

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson, 1875

The Sundial by Shirley Jackson book cover

The Sundial

Shirley Jackson, 1958

The Thief of Always by Clive Barker book cover

The Thief of Always

Clive Barker, 1992

The Troop by Nick Cutter book cover

The Troop

Nick Cutter, 2014

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James book cover

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James, 1898

The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica book cover

Literary Fiction

The Unworthy

Agustina Bazterrica, 2023

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks book cover

Literary Fiction

The Wasp Factory

Iain Banks, 1984

The Whisper Man by Steve Mosby book cover

The Whisper Man

Steve Mosby, 2019

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill book cover

The Woman in Black

Susan Hill, 1984

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez book cover

Things We Lost in the Fire

Mariana Enríquez, 2016

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia book cover

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Kwame Mbalia, 2019

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead book cover

Vampire Academy

Richelle Mead, 2007

Wanderers by Chuck Wendig book cover

Wanderers

Chuck Wendig, 2019

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson book cover

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson, 1962

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher book cover

What Moves the Dead

T. Kingfisher, 2022

Wishbone

Justine Pucella Winans, 2024

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett book cover

Wyrd Sisters

Terry Pratchett, 1988