Our guide includes the classic horror stories you’ve heard of … Another year has passed, delivering us a terrible bounty of new horror books to terrify us on quiet nights. This post contains affiliate links. Because they’re behind the supernatural attacks. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. More from. The field narrows to the top 10 books in each category, and members have one last chance to vote! From bold new voices in horror to the thrilling return of genre masters, here are the best horror books of 2019. (Number 1 … It takes place in a town cursed by spirals. This book may not be to everyone’s taste, but I’m not going to lie. Book: Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Horror Genres: Fiction Literary,Fiction Genre Horror Format: ePub, Mobi ISBN13: 9781849013048 ISBN10: 1849013047 Summary: This best-of-the-best of exceptional horror and dark fantasy fiction stories is the must-have for horror buffs. Horror Books. The author, Ann Rule, was tracking a story about a serial killer. Maybe people are realizing just how satisfying it is to settle into a scary story, feel the rush of adrenaline, and then close the book, turn off the movie, or walk away from that haunted house at the end. A list of essential horror novels taken from Horror: The 100 Best Books (1988), edited by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman. There are plenty of good horror books in this category. (4.44 avg rating; 219,773 ratings) I’m not surprised a Stephen King book is the top horror book on Goodreads. June 2020. I am surprised it’s The Green Mile. Tell me if you’ve heard this story before. What list of top horror books would be complete without the works of Edgar Allan Poe? Filter by horror book review blogs and horror book bloggers who do free book reviews. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. 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