Horror Books

Books built to unsettle, frighten, or disturb, from quiet dread to outright terror.

52 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

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis book cover

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis, 1991

Bag of Bones book cover

Bag of Bones

Black Sheep by Brynne Weaver book cover

Black Sheep

Brynne Weaver, 2022

Bones and All by Camille DeAngelis book cover

Literary Fiction

Bones and All

Camille DeAngelis, 2015

Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco book cover

Burnt Offerings

Robert Marasco, 1973

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu book cover

Carmilla

Sheridan Le Fanu, 1871

Come Closer book cover

Come Closer

Devolution by Max Brooks book cover

Devolution

Max Brooks, 2020

Dracula by Bram Stoker book cover

Dracula

Bram Stoker, 2017

FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven book cover

FantasticLand

Mike Bockoven, 2016

Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin book cover

Fevre Dream

George R. R. Martin, 1982

Final Girls by Riley Sager book cover

Final Girls

Riley Sager, 2017

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley book cover

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley, 1818

Gerald's Game by Stephen King book cover

Gerald's Game

Stephen King, 1992

Ghost Story by Peter Straub book cover

Ghost Story

Peter Straub, 1980

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

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski book cover

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski, 1998

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson book cover

I Am Legend

Richard Matheson, 2015

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga book cover

I Hunt Killers

Barry Lyga, 2012

Invisible Man book cover

Invisible Man

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist book cover

Let the Right One In

John Ajvide Lindqvist, 2004

Maynard's House by Herman Raucher book cover

Maynard's House

Herman Raucher, 1980

Meat by Joseph D'Lacey book cover

Meat

Joseph D'Lacey, 2008

Meat by Joseph D'Lacey book cover

Meat

Joseph D'Lacey, 2008

Melmoth the Wanderer book cover

Melmoth the Wanderer

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

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder book cover

Literary Fiction

Nightbitch

Rachel Yoder, 2021

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer book cover

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer book cover

Power

Jeffrey Pfeffer, 2011

The Ruin by Scott Smith book cover

The Ruin

Scott Smith, 2005

The Ruins by Scott Smith book cover

The Ruins

Scott Smith, 2007

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 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 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 Weight of Blood book cover

The Weight of Blood

Under the Skin by Michel Faber book cover

Under the Skin

Michel Faber, 2000

Wanderers by Chuck Wendig book cover

Wanderers

Chuck Wendig, 2019

Watchers by Dean Koontz book cover

Watchers

Dean Koontz, 1987

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher book cover

What Moves the Dead

T. Kingfisher, 2022

World War Z by Max Brooks book cover

World War Z

Max Brooks, 2006