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Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
A comprehensive list of every book recommended in Sadie Hartmann's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered, including side suggestions.
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica, 2017
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier, 1938
The Grip of It
Jac Jemc, 2017
Aliens: Vasquez
V. Castro, 2022
The Bone Weaver's Orchard
Sarah Read, 2019
Black Mad Wheel
Josh Malerman, 2017
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Patrick Süskind, 1985
The Cabin at the End of the World
Paul Tremblay, 2018
The Ritual
Adam Nevill, 2011
Wyrd and Other Derelictions
Adam Nevill, 2020
Last Days
Brian Evenson, 2009
The Laws of the Skies
Grégoire Courtois, 2016
We Need to Do Something
Max Booth Iii, 2020
North American Lake Monsters
Nathan Ballingrud, 2013
Greener Pastures
Michael Wehunt, 2016
The Ghost Sequences
A.C. Wise, 2021
101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
Sadie Hartmann, 2023
'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, 1975
The Eyes of the Dragon
Stephen King, 1959
The Gunslinger
Stephen King, 1982
The Talisman
Stephen King, Peter Straub, 1984
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson, 1959
The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig, 2021
The Lesser Dead
Christopher Buehlman, 2014
§ About this list
- Books
- 239
- Published
- 1938–2023
- Average rating (top 24)
- 3.8 / 5 across 6,720 ratings
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, General, Dystopian
Most-rated on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
- 1The Gunslinger · Stephen King
- 2'Salem's Lot · Stephen King
- 3The Haunting of Hill House · Shirley Jackson
Common questions about Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
- How many books are on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered has 239 books, published between 1938 and 2023.
- Which book on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered is the most popular?
- The Gunslinger by Stephen King is the most-rated book on the list, with 1,565 ratings and a 3.6 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.1 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Start with The Gunslinger, 'Salem's Lot and The Haunting of Hill House: the three most-rated books on the list.
- What genres are on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- The books on this list are tagged Science Fiction, Fantasy, General and Dystopian.
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