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Best Horror Books

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

Members: 82 participating members (show all)

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1
The Shining
by Stephen King
20,494 members, 417 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: AlexP1990 (1), sturlington (1), JonHutchings (1), tina1969 (1), rocketmac360 (1), hipdeep (1), ShirleyMiller (1), nyarly (1), mccin68 (1), angelikat (1), ocgreg34 (2) — 16 more, rft183 (2), Cheshire-Cat (2), SqueakyChu (2), LisaMaria_C (2), AngelaJMaher (3), cthulhuslibrarian (3), susiesharp (3), geitebukkeskjegg (4), flying_monkeys (4), amobogio (7), ijustgetbored (8), alex68 (14), cptron (15), .Monkey. (23), ahef1963 (34), ManWithAnAgenda (49)

Score: 85.53

2
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
7,845 members, 376 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (1), Tracylynne (1), Megansmithells (1), ocgreg34 (1), TheEphemeraRemix (1), Cheshire-Cat (1), geitebukkeskjegg (1), BruceCoulson (1), ahef1963 (1), cthulhuslibrarian (1), susiesharp (1) — 14 more, ManWithAnAgenda (2), Rtrace (2), jhaggis (2), angelikat (3), amobogio (3), ijustgetbored (3), artturnerjr (4), jain (5), LisaMaria_C (5), tottman (5), flying_monkeys (7), alex68 (12), .Monkey. (14), sturlington (23)

Thumbs down: mainrun

Score: 80.57

3
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
36,917 members, 646 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: alex68 (1), fintherat (1), ijustgetbored (1), Quaisior (1), artturnerjr (1), Laura1124 (2), electrice (2), ManWithAnAgenda (3), Rtrace (3), mccin68 (3), devenish (3) — 14 more, Stav (4), AngelaJMaher (4), jhaggis (4), BruceCoulson (4), ahef1963 (4), LWhite54 (5), flying_monkeys (6), Jarandel (6), LisaMaria_C (6), leigonj (7), thecoroner (8), hipdeep (13), geitebukkeskjegg (15), sturlington (22)

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

Score: 66.19

Explanations:

electrice (2): creature made of different men parts

4
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
30,235 members, 563 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), Stav (3) — 15 more, jhaggis (3), geitebukkeskjegg (3), nyarly (3), BruceCoulson (3), Jarandel (3), .Monkey. (4), electrice (4), ijustgetbored (5), martensgirl (6), leigonj (6), ocgreg34 (8), hipdeep (11), cthulhuslibrarian (11), sturlington (25), ManWithAnAgenda (56)

Thumbs down: alex68, TheEphemeraRemix, tros, magnumpigg, Edward, amobogio, ncgraham (7)

Score: 65.79

Explanations:

electrice (4): vampires

5
Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
14,352 members, 276 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Eiseley.Staff (1), Nikos-ra (1), LWhite54 (1), mainrun (1), tina1969 (2), ShirleyMiller (2), nyarly (2), flying_monkeys (2), ahef1963 (2), rft183 (3), Cheshire-Cat (3) — 11 more, Claudy73 (3), Quaisior (3), LisaMaria_C (3), mccin68 (4), cthulhuslibrarian (4), Stav (5), angelikat (5), geitebukkeskjegg (12), .Monkey. (18), sturlington (39), ManWithAnAgenda (39)

Thumbs down: TheEphemeraRemix, tros

Score: 62.31

Explanations:

sturlington (39): 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
4,066 members, 119 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: lilacwest (1), Tracylynne (2), TheEphemeraRemix (2), .Monkey. (2), geitebukkeskjegg (2), ShirleyMiller (3), ahef1963 (3), rft183 (4), angelikat (4), Cheshire-Cat (5), mccin68 (5) — 9 more, Quaisior (5), ijustgetbored (6), leigonj (8), KimarieBee (12), devenish (13), LisaMaria_C (13), sturlington (14), alex68 (16), ManWithAnAgenda (33)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 52.25

7
It
by Stephen King
19,022 members, 380 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: youthfulzombie (1), Navarone (1), rocketmac360 (2), hipdeep (2), sturlington (3), BionicWitch (3), martensgirl (4), rft183 (5), ShirleyMiller (5), susiesharp (5), AlexP1990 (6) — 10 more, Cheshire-Cat (7), mccin68 (7), LWhite54 (8), ocgreg34 (9), nyarly (9), ahef1963 (9), alex68 (13), cptron (14), .Monkey. (19), ManWithAnAgenda (47)

Thumbs down: tros, amobogio

Score: 52.06

8
At the Mountains of Madness
by H. P. Lovecraft
1,072 members, 39 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: BruceCoulson (2), tros (2), cthulhuslibrarian (2), Bluewolf0411 (2), merrystar (3), TheEphemeraRemix (3), artturnerjr (3), Rtrace (4), Cheshire-Cat (4), nyarly (4), amobogio (4) — 8 more, Jarandel (5), Stav (6), ocgreg34 (6), angelikat (6), thecoroner (7), alex68 (10), devenish (11), geitebukkeskjegg (14)

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 51.2

9
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris
11,235 members, 123 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

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

Thumbs down: alex68, janerawoof

Score: 42.42

10
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings [Bantam Classics]
by Edgar Allan Poe
2,142 members, 25 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (1), devenish (2), alex68 (3), Laura1124 (3), merrystar (4), susiesharp (4), Bluewolf0411 (4), .Monkey. (5), jhaggis (5), BruceCoulson (5), hipdeep (6) — 4 more, tottman (6), ShirleyMiller (7), geitebukkeskjegg (16), ManWithAnAgenda (60)

Score: 40.96

11
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
15,519 members, 300 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: Stav (1), alex68 (2), thecoroner (2), ncgraham (2), electrice (3), Laura1124 (4), leigonj (4), merrystar (5), Rtrace (5), jhaggis (6), .Monkey. (7) — 3 more, pogoboy (7), ahef1963 (12), ManWithAnAgenda (55)

Score: 39.23

Explanations:

electrice (3): evil alter ego

12
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
34,667 members, 576 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Jarandel (1), merrystar (2), leigonj (2), thecoroner (3), TheEphemeraRemix (4), nyarly (5), ahef1963 (5), .Monkey. (6), ShirleyMiller (6), BruceCoulson (6), devenish (6) — 4 more, alex68 (7), LisaMaria_C (7), angelikat (8), ManWithAnAgenda (54)

Thumbs down: amobogio, ncgraham (9)

Score: 36.94

13
Misery
by Stephen King
13,296 members, 183 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: jhaggis (1), BionicWitch (1), tina1969 (3), Tracylynne (4), martensgirl (5), Claudy73 (6), AlexP1990 (7), ShirleyMiller (8), Cheshire-Cat (8), KimarieBee (9), mccin68 (9) — 4 more, nyarly (11), .Monkey. (20), ahef1963 (24), sturlington (47)

Thumbs down: rocketmac360, tros

Score: 34.36

14
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
12,392 members, 204 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 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) — 2 more, ManWithAnAgenda (34), sturlington (45)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 26.78

15
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind
16,669 members, 414 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

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

Thumbs down: SJaneDoe, tros

Score: 26.44

Explanations:

SomeGuyInVirginia (6): As good as its hype.

16
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
18,192 members, 353 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: .Monkey. (1), Nikos-ra (2), youthfulzombie (2), Navarone (2), AlexP1990 (3), tottman (4), sturlington (5), artturnerjr (5), ijustgetbored (7), mccin68 (8), Cheshire-Cat (12) — 2 more, ShirleyMiller (13), ManWithAnAgenda (35)

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

Score: 26.05

17
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka
10,602 members, 172 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (2), artturnerjr (2), pogoboy (3), thecoroner (4), ijustgetbored (4), alex68 (5), Rtrace (6), Jarandel (7), tottman (9), nyarly (10), ahef1963 (13) — 1 more, ManWithAnAgenda (53)

Thumbs down: magnumpigg, amobogio, Bluewolf0411

Score: 25.26

18
The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
4,781 members, 134 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), alex68 (17)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 24.89

19
Carrie
by Stephen King
13,032 members, 265 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 (41)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 24.71

20
The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James
7,129 members, 220 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: dsp501 (2), mousse (2), devenish (4), ncgraham (4), thecoroner (5), geitebukkeskjegg (5), alex68 (6), Laura1124 (6), ocgreg34 (14), Rtrace (18), ManWithAnAgenda (24)

Thumbs down: tros, magnumpigg

Score: 24.66

21
The Stepford Wives
by Ira Levin
2,712 members, 78 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: jickson (1), lilacwest (3), TheEphemeraRemix (5), .Monkey. (9), LWhite54 (11), devenish (14), geitebukkeskjegg (17), alex68 (18), Cheshire-Cat (18), ahef1963 (26), ManWithAnAgenda (59)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 23.36

22
I Am Legend and Other Stories
by Richard Matheson
7,054 members, 240 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: Bluewolf0411 (1), Stepn (4), TheEphemeraRemix (6), geitebukkeskjegg (7), Stav (8), Rtrace (9), rft183 (9), .Monkey. (10), jhaggis (10), mccin68 (11), sturlington (51)

Thumbs down: tros, amobogio

Score: 23.03

23
Hell House
by Richard Matheson
2,028 members, 93 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), ManWithAnAgenda (52)

Score: 21.38

24
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
by H. P. Lovecraft
1,508 members, 31 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

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

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 20.23

25
Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen King
7,587 members, 85 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: BionicWitch

Score: 19.97

26
Books of Blood 1-3
by Clive Barker
2,224 members, 29 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ArchDucchess (1), alex68 (4), amobogio (5), Quaisior (6), rft183 (8), Tracylynne (11), tottman (12), Cheshire-Cat (13)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 18.89

27
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell
73,291 members, 1,184 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: sr994 (1), sturlington (2), Laura1124 (8), TheEphemeraRemix (10), .Monkey. (11), hipdeep (14), BruceCoulson (18), nyarly (23), Cheshire-Cat (28), ahef1963 (37), ManWithAnAgenda (50)

Thumbs down: electrice, flying_monkeys, tros

Score: 18.89

Explanations:

electrice (0): dystopia

sturlington (2): Very scary.

28
Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury
10,171 members, 272 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ocgreg34 (5), hipdeep (5), flying_monkeys (5), TheEphemeraRemix (7), LWhite54 (10), ManWithAnAgenda (12), BruceCoulson (12), ShirleyMiller (15), sturlington (40)

Thumbs down: ncgraham

Score: 18.66

29
The Amityville Horror: A True Story
by Jay Anson
2,289 members, 82 reviews
3.28 stars (3.28 stars)

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

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Score: 16.7

30
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice
20,856 members, 305 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: Quaisior (4), tina1969 (8), Stav (10), jhaggis (11), LisaMaria_C (11), Tracylynne (13), KimarieBee (13), tottman (15), ahef1963 (36)

Thumbs down: tros, Bluewolf0411

Score: 15.73

31
Ghost Story
by Peter Straub
3,385 members, 107 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: LWhite54 (2), susiesharp (6), Stepn (7), rft183 (10), cptron (10), ocgreg34 (12), mccin68 (18), sturlington (42)

Thumbs down: tros, amobogio

Score: 14.54

32
World War Z
by Max Brooks
14,101 members, 681 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Friederike.Geissler (1), Navarone (3), AlexP1990 (4), jhaggis (8), BruceCoulson (9), leigonj (9), ManWithAnAgenda (51)

Thumbs down: rocketmac360, SJaneDoe

Score: 14.36

33
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Broadview Edition)
by Robert Louis Stevenson
124 members, 0 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 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, Stav, ManWithAnAgenda, leigonj, .Monkey., amobogio, Bluewolf0411

Score: 14.31

Explanations:

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

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

34
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
6,770 members, 189 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

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

Score: 13.63

35
The King in Yellow
by Robert W. Chambers
1,513 members, 49 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

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

Score: 13.47

36
The Rats
by James Herbert
864 members, 27 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), Stepn (6), geitebukkeskjegg (10), Stav (11), cptron (12)

Score: 13.15

37
Red Dragon
by Thomas Harris
9,170 members, 90 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (5), KimarieBee (5), AlexP1990 (8), Stav (14), LWhite54 (15), Cheshire-Cat (30), sturlington (43)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 13.1

38
Bag of Bones
by Stephen King
10,093 members, 141 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Robineliza (2), ManWithAnAgenda (9), mccin68 (14), ahef1963 (15), ShirleyMiller (16), .Monkey. (27), sturlington (50)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 13.03

39
Let the Right One In
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
5,119 members, 254 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

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

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 12.9

40
Night Shift
by Stephen King
8,122 members, 105 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Claudy73 (2), hipdeep (4), cthulhuslibrarian (5), Tracylynne (10), ShirleyMiller (14), sturlington (32)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 12.87

41
The Fog
by James Herbert
836 members, 14 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: SomeGuyInVirginia (2), sr994 (3), Stepn (8), Stav (13), LWhite54 (19)

Score: 12.8

42
Firestarter
by Stephen King
8,515 members, 102 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: Claudy73 (4), mccin68 (10), ahef1963 (11), Tracylynne (12), .Monkey. (26), ManWithAnAgenda (46)

Score: 12.73

43
Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill
6,186 members, 353 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Scott_Fletcher (1), Eiseley.Staff (2), sturlington (9), jhaggis (9), amobogio (9), cthulhuslibrarian (10), Cheshire-Cat (20)

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, mainrun, tros

Score: 12.43

44
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
31,199 members, 1,349 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ocgreg34 (4), sturlington (8), AlexP1990 (9), Navarone (10), flying_monkeys (10), Stav (12), jhaggis (12), tottman (16)

Thumbs down: alex68, aickman, KimarieBee

Score: 12.31

45
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
44,476 members, 701 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: sr994 (2), Laura1124 (9), jhaggis (13), tottman (17), BruceCoulson (19), nyarly (22), Cheshire-Cat (27), ahef1963 (38), sturlington (64)

Thumbs down: .Monkey., martensgirl, tros

Score: 12.29

46
Desperation
by Stephen King
8,679 members, 96 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: Robineliza (3), Navarone (4), Cheshire-Cat (16), mccin68 (16), ahef1963 (16), ManWithAnAgenda (36)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 11.5

47
Insomnia
by Stephen King
9,486 members, 111 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

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

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 11.29

48
The Dead Zone
by Stephen King
9,039 members, 114 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: BruceCoulson (16), ShirleyMiller (19), ahef1963 (20), .Monkey. (25), ManWithAnAgenda (30), sturlington (38)

Score: 10.92

49
The Bachman Books
by Stephen King
4,892 members, 47 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (6), hipdeep (8), youthfulzombie (9), .Monkey. (17), sturlington (46)

Score: 10.75

50
The Passage
by Justin Cronin
8,485 members, 600 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: youthfulzombie (3), Robineliza (6), Navarone (7), pogoboy (8), sturlington (12), mccin68 (15), ManWithAnAgenda (18)

Thumbs down: ahef1963, tros, JGKC

Score: 10.56

51
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
by Herbert A. Wise
578 members, 10 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

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

Score: 10.12

52
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
6,657 members, 382 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (13), tottman (14), BruceCoulson (14), Cheshire-Cat (19), sturlington (24), ahef1963 (33)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 9.63

53
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
3,526 members, 112 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (12), ManWithAnAgenda (17), alex68 (19), ShirleyMiller (23), mccin68 (27)

Score: 9.62

54
The Dark Half
by Stephen King
7,989 members, 64 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (9), Tracylynne (14), .Monkey. (16), ahef1963 (28), ManWithAnAgenda (31), Cheshire-Cat (32)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 9.49

55
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural
by Arthur Machen
166 members, 4 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

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

Score: 9.47

56
The Other
by Thomas Tryon
1,207 members, 30 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1), SomeGuyInVirginia (1), LWhite54 (18), sturlington (53)

Thumbs down: youthfulzombie

Score: 9.42

Explanations:

SomeGuyInVirginia (1): Incredibly hot author.

58
Cujo
by Stephen King
8,819 members, 135 reviews
3.44 stars (3.44 stars)

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

Thumbs down: tros, Bluewolf0411

Score: 9.31

59
The Girl Next Door
by Jack Ketchum
1,305 members, 69 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

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

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 9.07

60
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin
3,163 members, 151 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: youthfulzombie (4), Navarone (8), sturlington (15), mccin68 (26)

Score: 9.01

61
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
13,441 members, 268 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (13), alex68 (20), ShirleyMiller (22), .Monkey. (28), ahef1963 (31), ManWithAnAgenda (58)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 8.73

62
Pig Island
by Mo Hayder
874 members, 30 reviews
3.1 stars (3.1 stars)

Lists: Stepn (3), Eiseley.Staff (4), SomeGuyInVirginia (4)

Score: 8.7

63
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
by H. P. Lovecraft
877 members, 11 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

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

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 8.16

64
Different Seasons
by Stephen King
8,058 members, 116 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Eiseley.Staff (5), hipdeep (7), nyarly (14), ahef1963 (40), ManWithAnAgenda (43), sturlington (44)

Thumbs down: tros, amobogio

Score: 7.91

65
Jaws
by Peter Benchley
3,540 members, 130 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

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

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 7.8

66
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
6,442 members, 164 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: leigonj (3), alex68 (8), Stav (17)

Score: 7.39

67
Phantoms
by Dean Koontz
3,316 members, 45 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

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

Score: 7.3

68
Summer of Night
by Dan Simmons
1,696 members, 41 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

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

Score: 7.18

69
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
23,111 members, 201 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

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

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington, jain, tros

Score: 6.99

70
Under the Dome
by Stephen King
10,439 members, 429 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: youthfulzombie (5), Navarone (9), sturlington (11), mccin68 (25)

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 6.97

71
The Damnation Game
by Clive Barker
2,063 members, 20 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

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

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 6.92

72
One Rainy Night
by Richard Laymon
416 members, 11 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

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

Score: 6.76

73
The Shrinking Man
by Richard Matheson
749 members, 33 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (7), Stav (16), LWhite54 (17)

Score: 6.43

74
Floating Dragon
by Peter Straub
1,207 members, 8 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

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

Score: 6.37

75
The Last Werewolf
by Glen Duncan
1,431 members, 113 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2), Eiseley.Staff (6)

Score: 5.92

76
The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,727 members, 122 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: .Monkey. (8), ManWithAnAgenda (21), ahef1963 (41)

Score: 5.83

77
I Remember You
by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
495 members, 50 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: Eiseley.Staff (3), geitebukkeskjegg (6)

Score: 5.6

78
Prelude to a Certain Midnight
by Gerald Kersh
67 members, 2 reviews
3.32 stars (3.32 stars)

Lists: SomeGuyInVirginia (3), Eiseley.Staff (7)

Score: 5.5

79
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
11,227 members, 190 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

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

Thumbs down: .Monkey.

Score: 5.39

Explanations:

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

80
The Dark
by James Herbert
564 members, 5 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: LWhite54 (4), cptron (6)

Score: 5.38

81
From a Buick 8
by Stephen King
6,239 members, 66 reviews
3.31 stars (3.31 stars)

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

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 5.31

82
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King
7,492 members, 71 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (3), youthfulzombie (10), sturlington (13), ManWithAnAgenda (38)

Thumbs down: tros, amobogio

Score: 5.01

83
The Vampire Lestat
by Anne Rice
12,532 members, 119 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

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

Thumbs down: tros, Bluewolf0411

Score: 4.97

84
Duma Key
by Stephen King
7,411 members, 243 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (24), ManWithAnAgenda (40), ahef1963 (43)

Score: 4.96

85
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
by Stephen King
7,509 members, 58 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (13), ahef1963 (25), sturlington (48), ManWithAnAgenda (48)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 4.94

86
Haunted
by James Herbert
687 members, 17 reviews
3.44 stars (3.44 stars)

Lists: tina1969 (7), Eiseley.Staff (8)

Score: 4.84

87
The Sundial
by Shirley Jackson
614 members, 13 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4), sturlington (18)

Score: 4.77

88
The Nanny
by Evelyn Piper
33 members, 1 review
3.25 stars (3.25 stars)

Lists: alex68 (11), SomeGuyInVirginia (11)

Score: 4.39

Explanations:

SomeGuyInVirginia (11): Practically perfect in every way.

89
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
18,116 members, 654 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: jain (6), ManWithAnAgenda (25)

Score: 4.35

90
The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones
1,239 members, 78 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (5), sturlington (37)

Score: 4.3

91
To Walk the Night
by William Sloane
88 members, 3 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (8), BruceCoulson (21)

Score: 4.25

92
The Black Dahlia
by James Ellroy
5,050 members, 123 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: Stepn (10), Tracylynne (17)

Score: 4.22

93
Snow
by Ronald Malfi
131 members, 4 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: magnumpigg (2), Robineliza (4)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 4.19

94
Children of Chaos
by Greg F. Gifune
55 members, 0 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: magnumpigg (1), pogoboy (12)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 4.15

95
Four Past Midnight
by Stephen King
7,098 members, 64 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: RebeccaOTool (8), nyarly (17), ahef1963 (27)

Thumbs down: tros

Score: 4.1

96
The Green Mile
by Stephen King
11,049 members, 149 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: sturlington (6), tottman (10), Tracylynne (21), nyarly (21), ahef1963 (45)

Thumbs down: tros, Bluewolf0411, amobogio

Score: 4.09

97
Dark Matter
by Michelle Paver
872 members, 60 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: jain (1)

Score: 4

98
They Thirst
by Robert R. McCammon
719 members, 20 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: cptron (1)

Score: 4

99
Harper: A Collection of Horrors
by Gunnar K. A. Njalsson
1 member, 1 review
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: hanas (1)

Score: 4

100
The Ax
by Donald E. Westlake
509 members, 17 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.

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