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Best Horror Books

Description: What is your favorite/scariest/most chilling horror book?

Members: 77 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2 3Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
The Shining
by Stephen King
19,249 members, 396 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: JonHutchings (1), tina1969 (1), rocketmac360 (1), hipdeep (1), ShirleyMiller (1), nyarly (1), mccin68 (1), angelikat (1), ocgreg34 (2), rft183 (2), Cheshire-Cat (2) — 13 more, SqueakyChu (2), LisaMaria_C (2), AngelaJMaher (3), cthulhuslibrarian (3), susiesharp (3), geitebukkeskjegg (4), flying_monkeys (4), amobogio (7), ijustgetbored (8), cptron (15), .Monkey. (23), ahef1963 (34), sturlington (39)

Score: 75.55

2
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
6,979 members, 343 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (1), Tracylynne (1), Megansmithells (1), ocgreg34 (1), randoymwords (1), Cheshire-Cat (1), geitebukkeskjegg (1), BruceCoulson (1), ahef1963 (1), cthulhuslibrarian (1), susiesharp (1) — 12 more, Rtrace (2), jhaggis (2), angelikat (3), amobogio (3), ijustgetbored (3), artturnerjr (4), jain (5), LisaMaria_C (5), tottman (5), flying_monkeys (7), .Monkey. (14), sturlington (20)

Thumbs down: mainrun

Score: 75.12

3
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
28,104 members, 533 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: AngelaJMaher (1), Rtrace (1), rft183 (1), flying_monkeys (1), devenish (1), SqueakyChu (1), LisaMaria_C (1), mccin68 (2), angelikat (2), susiesharp (2), jhaggis (3) — 13 more, geitebukkeskjegg (3), nyarly (3), BruceCoulson (3), Jarandel (3), .Monkey. (4), electrice (4), ijustgetbored (5), martensgirl (6), leigonj (6), sturlington (8), ocgreg34 (8), hipdeep (11), cthulhuslibrarian (11)

Thumbs down: randoymwords, tros, magnumpigg, Edward, amobogio, ncgraham (7)

Score: 63.88

Explanations:

electrice (4): vampires

4
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
34,483 members, 618 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: fintherat (1), ijustgetbored (1), Quaisior (1), artturnerjr (1), Laura1124 (2), electrice (2), Rtrace (3), mccin68 (3), devenish (3), AngelaJMaher (4), jhaggis (4) — 11 more, BruceCoulson (4), ahef1963 (4), LWhite54 (5), sturlington (6), flying_monkeys (6), Jarandel (6), LisaMaria_C (6), leigonj (7), thecoroner (8), hipdeep (13), geitebukkeskjegg (15)

Thumbs down: rft183, magnumpigg, amobogio, ncgraham (6)

Score: 57.03

Explanations:

electrice (2): creature made of different men parts

5
Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
13,340 members, 262 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Nikos-ra (1), LWhite54 (1), mainrun (1), tina1969 (2), ShirleyMiller (2), nyarly (2), flying_monkeys (2), ahef1963 (2), rft183 (3), Cheshire-Cat (3), Claudy73 (3) — 7 more, Quaisior (3), LisaMaria_C (3), mccin68 (4), cthulhuslibrarian (4), angelikat (5), geitebukkeskjegg (12), .Monkey. (18)

Thumbs down: sturlington, randoymwords, tros

Score: 50.44

Explanations:

sturlington (0): I think every King book is on this list! I love him, but I tried to limit my choices to my absolute faves.

6
Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin
3,735 members, 104 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: lilacwest (1), Tracylynne (2), randoymwords (2), .Monkey. (2), geitebukkeskjegg (2), ShirleyMiller (3), ahef1963 (3), rft183 (4), angelikat (4), Cheshire-Cat (5), mccin68 (5) — 7 more, Quaisior (5), ijustgetbored (6), leigonj (8), KimarieBee (12), devenish (13), LisaMaria_C (13), sturlington (25)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 48.3

7
At the Mountains of Madness
by H. P. Lovecraft
993 members, 33 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: BruceCoulson (2), tros (2), cthulhuslibrarian (2), Bluewolf0411 (2), merrystar (3), randoymwords (3), artturnerjr (3), Rtrace (4), Cheshire-Cat (4), nyarly (4), amobogio (4) — 6 more, Jarandel (5), ocgreg34 (6), angelikat (6), thecoroner (7), devenish (11), geitebukkeskjegg (14)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 46.4

8
It
by Stephen King
17,771 members, 356 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: youthfulzombie (1), Navarone (1), rocketmac360 (2), hipdeep (2), BionicWitch (3), martensgirl (4), rft183 (5), ShirleyMiller (5), susiesharp (5), Cheshire-Cat (7), mccin68 (7) — 7 more, LWhite54 (8), ocgreg34 (9), nyarly (9), ahef1963 (9), cptron (14), .Monkey. (19), sturlington (40)

Thumbs down: tros, amobogio

Score: 44.42

9
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings [Bantam Classics]
by Edgar Allan Poe
1,976 members, 23 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), thecoroner (1), devenish (2), Laura1124 (3), merrystar (4), susiesharp (4), Bluewolf0411 (4), .Monkey. (5), jhaggis (5), BruceCoulson (5), hipdeep (6) — 3 more, tottman (6), ShirleyMiller (7), geitebukkeskjegg (16)

Score: 40.48

10
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris
10,340 members, 114 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (1), martensgirl (1), ijustgetbored (2), Quaisior (2), tottman (2), Tracylynne (3), .Monkey. (3), ShirleyMiller (4), BionicWitch (4), LisaMaria_C (4), Cheshire-Cat (6) — 3 more, KimarieBee (6), LWhite54 (7), sturlington (56)

Thumbs down: janerawoof

Score: 39.69

11
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
32,513 members, 546 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Jarandel (1), merrystar (2), leigonj (2), sturlington (3), thecoroner (3), randoymwords (4), nyarly (5), ahef1963 (5), .Monkey. (6), ShirleyMiller (6), BruceCoulson (6) — 3 more, devenish (6), LisaMaria_C (7), angelikat (8)

Thumbs down: amobogio, ncgraham (9)

Score: 36.05

12
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
14,487 members, 277 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (2), ncgraham (2), electrice (3), Laura1124 (4), leigonj (4), sturlington (5), merrystar (5), Rtrace (5), jhaggis (6), .Monkey. (7), pogoboy (7) — 1 more, ahef1963 (12)

Score: 33.07

Explanations:

electrice (3): evil alter ego

13
Misery
by Stephen King
12,423 members, 170 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: jhaggis (1), BionicWitch (1), tina1969 (3), Tracylynne (4), martensgirl (5), Claudy73 (6), ShirleyMiller (8), Cheshire-Cat (8), KimarieBee (9), mccin68 (9), nyarly (11) — 2 more, .Monkey. (20), ahef1963 (24)

Thumbs down: sturlington, rocketmac360, tros

Score: 28.37

14
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind
16,027 members, 394 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: haledyr (1), pogoboy (1), martensgirl (3), SomeGuyInVirginia (6), nyarly (6), ahef1963 (6), jhaggis (7), KimarieBee (7), angelikat (10), tottman (13), sturlington (44)

Thumbs down: SJaneDoe, tros

Score: 25.53

Explanations:

SomeGuyInVirginia (6): As good as its hype.

15
Carrie
by Stephen King
12,049 members, 253 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: martensgirl (2), tina1969 (5), Tracylynne (6), mccin68 (6), nyarly (7), ahef1963 (7), ShirleyMiller (9), ijustgetbored (9), LisaMaria_C (10), ocgreg34 (11), sturlington (28)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 24.87

16
The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
4,430 members, 128 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: mousse (1), lilacwest (2), LWhite54 (3), Tracylynne (5), rft183 (6), cthulhuslibrarian (7), amobogio (8), ocgreg34 (10), ShirleyMiller (11), sturlington (79)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 24.26

17
The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James
6,663 members, 203 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2), dsp501 (2), mousse (2), devenish (4), ncgraham (4), thecoroner (5), geitebukkeskjegg (5), Laura1124 (6), ocgreg34 (14), Rtrace (18)

Thumbs down: tros, magnumpigg

Score: 23.66

18
Hell House
by Richard Matheson
1,895 members, 90 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: Robineliza (1), pogoboy (5), rft183 (7), angelikat (7), geitebukkeskjegg (8), Cheshire-Cat (10), .Monkey. (22), LWhite54 (23), sturlington (30)

Score: 21.6

19
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
11,559 members, 194 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: tina1969 (4), Laura1124 (5), Tracylynne (7), geitebukkeskjegg (9), flying_monkeys (9), LisaMaria_C (9), ShirleyMiller (10), Cheshire-Cat (11), .Monkey. (12), mccin68 (12), ahef1963 (18)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 21.58

20
The Stepford Wives
by Ira Levin
2,586 members, 74 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: jickson (1), lilacwest (3), randoymwords (5), .Monkey. (9), LWhite54 (11), devenish (14), geitebukkeskjegg (17), Cheshire-Cat (18), ahef1963 (26), sturlington (78)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 21.32

21
I Am Legend and Other Stories
by Richard Matheson
6,650 members, 232 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: Bluewolf0411 (1), Stepn (4), randoymwords (6), geitebukkeskjegg (7), Rtrace (9), rft183 (9), .Monkey. (10), jhaggis (10), mccin68 (11), sturlington (16)

Thumbs down: tros, amobogio

Score: 21.16

22
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka
9,868 members, 159 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (2), artturnerjr (2), pogoboy (3), thecoroner (4), ijustgetbored (4), Rtrace (6), Jarandel (7), tottman (9), nyarly (10), ahef1963 (13)

Thumbs down: magnumpigg, amobogio, Bluewolf0411

Score: 21.1

23
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
17,377 members, 334 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: .Monkey. (1), Nikos-ra (2), youthfulzombie (2), Navarone (2), tottman (4), artturnerjr (5), ijustgetbored (7), mccin68 (8), Cheshire-Cat (12), ShirleyMiller (13), sturlington (54)

Thumbs down: rocketmac360, BruceCoulson, tros, amobogio, LisaMaria_C

Score: 20.16

24
The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson
2,107 members, 75 reviews
3.25 stars (3.25 stars)

Lists: jickson (3), lilacwest (4), dsp501 (4), Laura1124 (7), Tracylynne (9), ShirleyMiller (18), Cheshire-Cat (23), mccin68 (23), ahef1963 (35)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 18.7

25
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [Broadview Edition]
by Robert Louis Stevenson
152 members, 1 review
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: dsp501 (1), ncgraham (1), BionicWitch (2), Jarandel (4), devenish (5), Rtrace (7), LisaMaria_C (8), BruceCoulson (10), ahef1963 (10), geitebukkeskjegg (13)

Thumbs down: sturlington, leigonj, .Monkey., amobogio, Bluewolf0411

Score: 18.31

Explanations:

sturlington (0): This is on the list twice.

.Monkey. (0): "This is on the list twice."

26
Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen King
7,074 members, 77 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: mainrun (2), RebeccaOTool (3), tina1969 (6), Claudy73 (7), Tracylynne (8), ShirleyMiller (12), nyarly (12), ahef1963 (14), .Monkey. (24)

Thumbs down: sturlington, BionicWitch

Score: 17.97

27
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
by H. P. Lovecraft
1,406 members, 26 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Bluewolf0411 (3), tros (4), BruceCoulson (7), Rtrace (8), nyarly (8), ahef1963 (8), Cheshire-Cat (9), devenish (12)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 17.92

28
Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury
9,511 members, 251 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ocgreg34 (5), hipdeep (5), flying_monkeys (5), randoymwords (7), LWhite54 (10), BruceCoulson (12), ShirleyMiller (15), sturlington (27)

Thumbs down: ncgraham

Score: 16.67

29
Books of Blood 1-3
by Clive Barker
2,105 members, 29 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: ArchDucchess (1), amobogio (5), Quaisior (6), rft183 (8), Tracylynne (11), tottman (12), Cheshire-Cat (13)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 16.06

30
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell
69,162 members, 1,128 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: sr994 (1), Laura1124 (8), randoymwords (10), .Monkey. (11), hipdeep (14), sturlington (15), BruceCoulson (18), nyarly (23), Cheshire-Cat (28), ahef1963 (37)

Thumbs down: electrice, flying_monkeys, tros

Score: 16.05

Explanations:

electrice (0): dystopia

sturlington (15): Very scary.

31
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
6,318 members, 183 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: jickson (2), KimarieBee (10), LWhite54 (12), Cheshire-Cat (15), sturlington (17), BruceCoulson (17), ahef1963 (21)

Score: 15.6

32
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice
19,987 members, 288 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Quaisior (4), tina1969 (8), jhaggis (11), LisaMaria_C (11), Tracylynne (13), KimarieBee (13), tottman (15), ahef1963 (36)

Thumbs down: tros, Bluewolf0411

Score: 13.48

33
The King in Yellow
by Robert W. Chambers
1,338 members, 47 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: Jarandel (2), tros (3), randoymwords (8), BruceCoulson (8), devenish (9)

Score: 13.47

34
Ghost Story
by Peter Straub
3,137 members, 103 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: LWhite54 (2), susiesharp (6), Stepn (7), rft183 (10), cptron (10), ocgreg34 (12), mccin68 (18)

Thumbs down: tros, amobogio

Score: 12.97

35
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
42,194 members, 662 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: sr994 (2), Laura1124 (9), jhaggis (13), tottman (17), sturlington (18), BruceCoulson (19), nyarly (22), Cheshire-Cat (27), ahef1963 (38)

Thumbs down: .Monkey., martensgirl, tros

Score: 12.82

36
World War Z
by Max Brooks
13,247 members, 658 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Friederike.Geissler (1), Navarone (3), jhaggis (8), BruceCoulson (9), leigonj (9), sturlington (64)

Thumbs down: rocketmac360, SJaneDoe

Score: 11.45

37
The Rats
by James Herbert
813 members, 26 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), Stepn (6), geitebukkeskjegg (10), cptron (12)

Score: 10.95

38
Let The Right One In
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
4,854 members, 251 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: ocgreg34 (3), Robineliza (5), Navarone (6), flying_monkeys (8), angelikat (9), geitebukkeskjegg (18)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 10.9

39
The Fog
by James Herbert
799 members, 13 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: SomeGuyInVirginia (2), sr994 (3), Stepn (8), LWhite54 (19)

Score: 10.7

40
Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill
5,882 members, 336 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Scott_Fletcher (1), jhaggis (9), amobogio (9), cthulhuslibrarian (10), Cheshire-Cat (20), sturlington (58)

Thumbs down: mainrun, tros

Score: 10.21

41
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
by Herbert A. Wise
538 members, 9 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: pogoboy (4), tros (5), randoymwords (9), cthulhuslibrarian (9)

Score: 10.12

42
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural
by Arthur Machen
157 members, 3 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: tros (1), pogoboy (2), BruceCoulson (13)

Score: 9.47

44
Insomnia
by Stephen King
9,021 members, 105 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: Navarone (5), Claudy73 (5), .Monkey. (15), ShirleyMiller (17), mccin68 (17), ahef1963 (17)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 9.29

45
Firestarter
by Stephen King
8,039 members, 93 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: Claudy73 (4), mccin68 (10), ahef1963 (11), Tracylynne (12), .Monkey. (26)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 9.2

46
Night Shift
by Stephen King
7,674 members, 101 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Claudy73 (2), hipdeep (4), cthulhuslibrarian (5), Tracylynne (10), ShirleyMiller (14)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 9.18

47
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
21,795 members, 187 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), sr994 (4), hipdeep (9), Laura1124 (10), Rtrace (14), ahef1963 (46)

Thumbs down: sturlington, jain, tros

Score: 8.99

48
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
29,975 members, 1,321 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ocgreg34 (4), Navarone (10), flying_monkeys (10), jhaggis (12), tottman (16), sturlington (62)

Thumbs down: aickman, KimarieBee

Score: 8.9

49
Red Dragon
by Thomas Harris
8,595 members, 87 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (5), KimarieBee (5), LWhite54 (15), Cheshire-Cat (30), sturlington (55)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 8.56

50
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [short story]
by Washington Irving
3,220 members, 108 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: sturlington (10), Laura1124 (12), ShirleyMiller (23), mccin68 (27)

Score: 7.98

51
The Passage
by Justin Cronin
8,060 members, 586 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: youthfulzombie (3), Robineliza (6), Navarone (7), pogoboy (8), mccin68 (15), sturlington (59)

Thumbs down: ahef1963, tros, JGKC

Score: 7.91

52
Desperation
by Stephen King
8,232 members, 90 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: Robineliza (3), Navarone (4), Cheshire-Cat (16), mccin68 (16), ahef1963 (16)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 7.87

53
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
6,069 members, 344 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: tottman (14), BruceCoulson (14), Cheshire-Cat (19), sturlington (21), ahef1963 (33)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 7.59

54
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
10,410 members, 169 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (3), devenish (8), sturlington (14), Rtrace (17)

Thumbs down: .Monkey.

Score: 7.46

Explanations:

.Monkey. (0): Thought it was mediocre.

55
Phantoms
by Dean Koontz
3,150 members, 44 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: cptron (2), LWhite54 (14), Cheshire-Cat (21)

Score: 7.3

56
Bag of Bones
by Stephen King
9,455 members, 134 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: Robineliza (2), mccin68 (14), ahef1963 (15), ShirleyMiller (16), .Monkey. (27)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 7.22

57
The Bachman Books
by Stephen King
4,668 members, 47 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (6), hipdeep (8), youthfulzombie (9), .Monkey. (17)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 7.21

58
Summer of Night
by Dan Simmons
1,580 members, 38 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: cptron (5), LWhite54 (9), KimarieBee (11)

Score: 7.18

59
The Girl Next Door
by Jack Ketchum
1,198 members, 64 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: amobogio (2), dsp501 (3), pogoboy (6), LWhite54 (13)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 7.07

60
The Damnation Game
by Clive Barker
1,974 members, 20 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: Quaisior (8), Jarandel (8), cptron (11), Cheshire-Cat (17)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 6.92

61
One Rainy Night
by Richard Laymon
392 members, 11 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: youthfulzombie (8), cptron (8), LWhite54 (16)

Score: 6.76

62
Floating Dragon
by Peter Straub
1,128 members, 8 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: cptron (9), rft183 (11), ShirleyMiller (21)

Score: 6.37

63
The Yellow Wallpaper [short story]
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,526 members, 112 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: .Monkey. (8), sturlington (11), ahef1963 (41)

Score: 6.16

64
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
by H. P. Lovecraft
834 members, 11 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: nyarly (13), Cheshire-Cat (14), BruceCoulson (15), ahef1963 (19)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 6.12

65
Pig Island
by Mo Hayder
839 members, 29 reviews
3.11 stars (3.11 stars)

Lists: Stepn (3), SomeGuyInVirginia (4)

Score: 5.87

66
The Dark Half
by Stephen King
7,468 members, 63 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (9), Tracylynne (14), .Monkey. (16), ahef1963 (28), Cheshire-Cat (32)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 5.8

67
Jaws
by Peter Benchley
3,272 members, 115 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (13), Rtrace (15), Tracylynne (18), LWhite54 (21), mccin68 (22)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 5.8

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Movie is better though

68
Cujo
by Stephen King
8,282 members, 128 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (11), LisaMaria_C (12), Tracylynne (15), mccin68 (19), .Monkey. (21), ahef1963 (42)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros, Bluewolf0411

Score: 5.73

69
The Other
by Thomas Tryon
1,125 members, 30 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: SomeGuyInVirginia (1), LWhite54 (18), sturlington (32)

Thumbs down: youthfulzombie

Score: 5.62

Explanations:

SomeGuyInVirginia (1): Incredibly hot author.

70
The Dead Zone
by Stephen King
8,538 members, 108 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: BruceCoulson (16), ShirleyMiller (19), ahef1963 (20), .Monkey. (25)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 5.6

71
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
6,046 members, 153 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: leigonj (3), sturlington (7)

Score: 5.5

72
Dark Matter
by Michelle Paver
787 members, 56 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: jain (1), sturlington (68)

Score: 5.39

73
The Dark
by James Herbert
541 members, 4 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: LWhite54 (4), cptron (6)

Score: 5.38

74
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin
2,920 members, 140 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: youthfulzombie (4), Navarone (8), mccin68 (26)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 4.98

75
The Vampire Lestat
by Anne Rice
12,077 members, 113 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: dsp501 (5), tottman (8), Rtrace (13), Cheshire-Cat (24)

Thumbs down: tros, Bluewolf0411

Score: 4.97

76
The Stand {1978}
by Stephen King
3,408 members, 67 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: Claudy73 (1), RebeccaOTool (4), youthfulzombie (6), ShirleyMiller (24), Cheshire-Cat (34)

Thumbs down: sturlington, .Monkey., rocketmac360, BruceCoulson

Score: 4.85

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Prefer complete and uncut edition.

.Monkey. (0): Seconding Sturlington, plus no need to list twice!

77
Under the Dome: A Novel
by Stephen King
9,728 members, 416 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: youthfulzombie (5), Navarone (9), mccin68 (25)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 4.77

78
The Woman in Black
by Susan Hill
2,966 members, 210 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: flying_monkeys (3), sturlington (42)

Score: 4.61

79
The Black Dahlia
by James Ellroy
4,837 members, 118 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: Stepn (10), Tracylynne (17)

Score: 4.22

80
Snow
by Ronald Malfi
117 members, 4 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: magnumpigg (2), Robineliza (4)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 4.19

81
Children of Chaos
by Greg F. Gifune
54 members, 0 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: magnumpigg (1), pogoboy (12)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 4.15

82
The October Country
by Ray Bradbury
2,947 members, 46 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (11), sturlington (19)

Score: 4.11

83
They Thirst
by Robert R. McCammon
678 members, 18 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: cptron (1)

Score: 4

84
Harper: A Collection of Horrors
by Gunnar K. A. Njalsson
2 members, 1 review
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: hanas (1)

Score: 4

85
The Ax
by Donald E. Westlake
491 members, 16 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: SomeGuyInVirginia (13), LWhite54 (20)

Score: 4

Explanations:

SomeGuyInVirginia (13): Economic downturn turns Joe Six Pack into a serial killer.

86
The Ballad of Black Tom
by Victor LaValle
977 members, 48 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: jain (9), sturlington (69)

Score: 3.7

87
Through the Woods
by Emily Carroll
1,342 members, 126 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: jain (10), sturlington (71)

Score: 3.63

88
Grendel
by John Gardner
5,270 members, 98 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: devenish (15), ahef1963 (22), sturlington (31)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 3.58

89
Come Closer
by Sara Gran
556 members, 36 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: ocgreg34 (13), sturlington (61)

Score: 3.54

90
Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane
6,504 members, 286 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: SomeGuyInVirginia (14), sturlington (66)

Score: 3.47

91
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
12,484 members, 255 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (13), ShirleyMiller (22), .Monkey. (28), ahef1963 (31)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 3.39

92
The Last Werewolf
by Glen Duncan
1,364 members, 108 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2)

Score: 3.36

93
Maplecroft
by Cherie Priest
482 members, 43 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: jain (2)

Score: 3.36

94
Jinn
by Matthew B.J. Delaney
179 members, 4 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: Friederike.Geissler (2)

Score: 3.36

95
Macabre: A Journey Through Australia's Darkest Fears
by Angela Challis
10 members, 1 review
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: AngelaJMaher (2)

Score: 3.36

96
From a Buick 8
by Stephen King
5,883 members, 60 reviews
3.31 stars (3.31 stars)

Lists: electrice (1), .Monkey. (30), ahef1963 (39)

Thumbs down: sturlington, tros

Score: 3.31

97
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
by Iain Reid
1,107 members, 81 reviews
3.26 stars (3.26 stars)

Lists: Tracylynne (19), sturlington (70)

Score: 3.3

98
Lost Souls
by Poppy Z. Brite
2,214 members, 41 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: ArchDucchess (3), .Monkey. (13)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 3.15

99
Others
by James Herbert
448 members, 11 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (3)

Score: 3.04

100
Incarnate
by Ramsey Campbell
223 members, 1 review
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: cptron (3)

Score: 3.04

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