NPR Reader Poll: 100 Best Horror Novels and Stories

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Source of list: https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/632779706/click-if-you-dare-100-favorite-horror-stories
5
The Shining
by Stephen King
27,133 members
528 reviews
4.1
9 Members
hipdeep, raidergirl3, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Crazymamie, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda, BenTucker
6
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
48,109 members
1,232 reviews
4.1
10 Members
raidergirl3, amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Kristelh, Crazymamie, ahef1963, sungir1, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
7
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
23,857 members
685 reviews
4.2
10 Members
amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Kristelh, Crazymamie, ahef1963, NinieB, booksbooks63, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
8
Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin
5,311 members
156 reviews
3.8
8 Members
amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda, lizabeth150
9
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
56,657 members
809 reviews
½ 3.7
8 Members
raidergirl3, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Kristelh, Crazymamie, ahef1963, sungir1, BenTucker
11
The Body
by Stephen King
1,297 members
18 reviews
3.9
7 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda, lizabeth150, BenTucker
12
The Tell-Tale Heart [short story]
by Edgar Allan Poe
1,126 members
40 reviews
4.1
7 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, sturlington, Kristelh, sungir1, ManWithAnAgenda, BenTucker
13
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
22,888 members
753 reviews
4
7 Members
hipdeep, raidergirl3, amanda4242, sturlington, Crazymamie, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
14
The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story
by Susan Hill
4,162 members
253 reviews
½ 3.7
6 Members
amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Crazymamie, ahef1963, Eiseley.Staff
15
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
26,396 members
447 reviews
3.9
6 Members
sturlington, Kristelh, ahef1963, NinieB, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
16
The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James
9,392 members
296 reviews
½ 3.4
6 Members
amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Kristelh, ManWithAnAgenda, BenTucker
17
Interview with the Vampire / The Vampire Lestat / The Queen of the Damned
by Anne Rice
1,690 members
10 reviews
4.2
7 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Kristelh, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham
Explanations
sturlington: The entire trilogy was on the list as one entry.
18
The Monkey's Paw [short story]
by W. W. Jacobs
394 members
20 reviews
3.8
6 Members
sturlington, Kristelh, Crazymamie, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, BenTucker
19
At the Mountains of Madness [novella]
by H. P. Lovecraft
1,493 members
53 reviews
½ 3.6
6 Members
amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Kristelh, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
20
The Absolute Sandman Volume One
by Neil Gaiman
2,099 members
38 reviews
½ 4.6
6 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
sturlington: The entire series was on the list as one entry.
21
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
by John Bellairs
2,871 members
90 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, Varshan
22
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
by Angela Carter
6,381 members
162 reviews
4
5 Members
amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, andomck, Crazymamie
23
The Other
by Thomas Tryon
1,559 members
34 reviews
3.9
4 Members
DeltaQueen50, sturlington, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
24
The Collector
by John Fowles
5,556 members
135 reviews
3.9
4 Members
DeltaQueen50, Kristelh, ahef1963, Stepn
25
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson
5,560 members
213 reviews
4
4 Members
sturlington, Kristelh, Crazymamie, Stepn
26
The Ruins
by Scott Smith
4,144 members
210 reviews
½ 3.4
4 Members
DeltaQueen50, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, Eiseley.Staff
27
Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale
by Sheridan Le Fanu
4,664 members
186 reviews
½ 3.7
5 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, BenTucker, Eiseley.Staff
28
The Girl With All the Gifts
by M. R. Carey
6,288 members
447 reviews
4
4 Members
amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Crazymamie
29
Young Goodman Brown [short story]
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
294 members
14 reviews
½ 3.3
5 Members
amanda4242, sturlington, Kristelh, Crazymamie, ManWithAnAgenda
30
The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
6,736 members
174 reviews
3.9
4 Members
amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, sturlington, TeriAndersonNeedham
31
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
17,481 members
764 reviews
4
4 Members
DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Crazymamie, ManWithAnAgenda
32
"Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad" (short story)
by M. R. James
116 members
12 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
DeltaQueen50, sturlington, Kristelh, ManWithAnAgenda
33
The Terror
by Dan Simmons
5,450 members
225 reviews
4
3 Members
amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, Crazymamie
34
The House Next Door
by Anne Rivers Siddons
1,322 members
52 reviews
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, TeriAndersonNeedham, Eiseley.Staff
35
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Octavia E. Butler
881 members
39 reviews
4.2
3 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
36
Swan Song
by Robert R. McCammon
3,896 members
134 reviews
4.1
3 Members
sturlington, Kristelh, TeriAndersonNeedham
37
The Shadow Over Innsmouth [novella]
by H. P. Lovecraft
610 members
18 reviews
3.9
3 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, BenTucker
38
Down a Dark Hall
by Lois Duncan
954 members
20 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
39
Shadowland
by Peter Straub
1,834 members
26 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
DeltaQueen50, sturlington, TeriAndersonNeedham
40
Goblin Market
by Christina Rossetti
837 members
15 reviews
4.1
3 Members
amanda4242, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
41
The Elementals
by Michael McDowell
1,043 members
59 reviews
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, Eiseley.Staff
42
Those Across the River
by Christopher Buehlman
835 members
86 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
DeltaQueen50, sturlington
43
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Alvin Schwartz
4,921 members
96 reviews
3.9
2 Members
ManWithAnAgenda, BenTucker
44
Lunar Park
by Bret Easton Ellis
3,226 members
56 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
45
The Fisherman
by John Langan
1,389 members
50 reviews
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, Eiseley.Staff
46
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu
1,425 members
67 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
sturlington, andomck
47
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski
18,821 members
433 reviews
4.1
3 Members
amanda4242, Kristelh, ManWithAnAgenda,ahef1963
48
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
3,596 members
135 reviews
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, andomck
49
Come Closer
by Sara Gran
1,379 members
61 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
DeltaQueen50, sturlington
50
Goosebumps
12 members
2 Members
amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
51
Elizabeth: A Novel of the Unnatural
by Ken Greenhall
172 members
5 reviews
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, Eiseley.Staff
52
Let the Right One In
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
6,436 members
283 reviews
4
2 Members
sturlington, ahef1963
53
The Ballad of Black Tom
by Victor LaValle
2,029 members
100 reviews
3.9
2 Members
amanda4242, sturlington
54
A Head Full of Ghosts
by Paul Tremblay
2,778 members
160 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, ahef1963
55
The October Country
by Ray Bradbury
4,087 members
68 reviews
4
2 Members
sturlington, BenTucker
56
Through the Woods
by Emily Carroll
2,277 members
171 reviews
4.1
2 Members
sturlington, Crazymamie
57
The Troop
by Nick Cutter
2,581 members
163 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
DeltaQueen50, ManWithAnAgenda
58
Intensity
by Dean Koontz
5,148 members
70 reviews
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, TeriAndersonNeedham
59
Bloodchild [short fiction]
by Octavia E. Butler
191 members
18 reviews
3.9
2 Members
amanda4242, sturlington
60
The Great God Pan
by Arthur Machen
1,028 members
42 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
amanda4242, sturlington
61
Books of Blood 1-3
by Clive Barker
2,704 members
35 reviews
4.1
2 Members
amanda4242, sturlington
62
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream [short story]
by Harlan Ellison
21 members
4.1
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
63
It's a Good Life
by Jerome Bixby
29 members
3 reviews
3.8
Member
hipdeep
64
The Bone Key
by Sarah Monette
480 members
28 reviews
4.2
Member
Eiseley.Staff
65
Burnt Offerings
by Robert Marasco
694 members
31 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
sturlington
66
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman
4,108 members
281 reviews
3.9
Member
sturlington
67
The Atrocity Archives
by Charles Stross
3,850 members
151 reviews
3.8
Member
Kristelh
68
Exquisite Corpse
by Billy Martin
2,205 members
45 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
amanda4242
69
Minion
by L. A. Banks
1,244 members
33 reviews
2.8
Member
amanda4242
70
Wylding Hall
by Elizabeth Hand
622 members
49 reviews
3.9
Member
amanda4242
71
Experimental Film
by Gemma Files
419 members
10 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
sturlington
72
John Dies at the End
by David Wong
4,347 members
196 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
73
The Cipher
by Kathe Koja
784 members
38 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
sturlington
74
The Screwfly Solution [short fiction]
by Raccoona Sheldon
46 members
1 review
4.2
Member
sturlington
75
The Red Tree
by Caitlín R. Kiernan
700 members
29 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
sturlington
76
The Willows (short story)
by Algernon Blackwood
745 members
36 reviews
4
Member
sturlington
77
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Selected Early Stories
by Joyce Carol Oates
383 members
3 reviews
3.9
Member
sturlington
Explanations
sturlington: Just the title story.
78
Uzumaki
by Junji Ito
2,423 members
58 reviews
½ 4.3
79
Communion
by Whitley Strieber
1,406 members
23 reviews
½ 3.3
80
Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories
by Mariana Enríquez
1,344 members
133 reviews
3.9
81
Penpal
by Dathan Auerbach
1,273 members
54 reviews
3.8
82
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
by Ann VanderMeer
965 members
21 reviews
½ 4.3
83
The Jumbies
by Baptiste Baptiste
738 members
29 reviews
3.9
84
The Imago Sequence and Other Stories
by Laird Barron
600 members
17 reviews
4
85
Rotters
by Daniel Kraus
417 members
38 reviews
½ 3.5
86
Alone with the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction of Ramsey Campbell, 1961–1991
by Ramsey Campbell
386 members
4 reviews
3.9
87
Spirit Hunters
by Ellen Oh
341 members
24 reviews
3.9
88
The Werewolf of Paris
by Guy Endore
334 members
11 reviews
½ 3.7
89
Infidel
by Pornsak Pichetshote
219 members
14 reviews
4
90
The Devil in America
by Kai Ashante Wilson
121 members
10 reviews
3.9
91
Furnace
by Livia Llewellyn
107 members
3 reviews
4
92
Night They Missed the Horror Show [short fiction]
by Joe R. Lansdale
24 members
1 review
½ 3.5
93
The Repairer of Reputations [short story]
by Robert W. Chambers
23 members
1 review
4.1
94
Left Foot, Right (short story)
by Nalo Hopkinson
1 member
97
NOS4A2
by Joe Hill
4,996 members
328 reviews
4
Member
sturlington,andomck
98
White Is for Witching
by Helen Oyeyemi
1,438 members
54 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
sturlington,andomck
99
The Girl Next Door
by Jack Ketchum
1,883 members
93 reviews
4
100
Feed
by Mira Grant
3,731 members
295 reviews
3.8
Member
DeltaQueen50,sturlington ,andomck