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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.
Apart in the Dark: Novellas
Ania Ahlborn, 2018
The Shuddering
Ania Ahlborn, 2013
Rosemary's Baby
Ira Levin, 1967
Lord of the Flies
William Golding, 1954
The Ballad of Black Tom
Victor LaValle, 2016
The Fisherman
John Langan, 2016
A Lush and Seething Hell
John Hornor Jacobs, 2019
The Listener
Robert R. McCammon, 2018
Goblin: A Novel in Six Novellas
Josh Malerman, 2017
Walk the Darkness Down
John Boden, 2019
The Bottoms
Joe R. Lansdale, 2000
December Park
Ronald Malfi, 2014
Penpal
Dathan Auerbach, 2012
The Ghost Tree
Christina Henry, 2020
Unbury Carol
Josh Malerman, 2018
Inspection
Josh Malerman, 2019
Red X
David Demchuk
A Head Full of Ghosts
Paul Tremblay, 2015
Disappearance at Devil's Rock
Paul Tremblay, 2016
Survivor Song
Paul Tremblay, 2020
The Deer Kings
Wendy N. Wagner, 2021
Strangers on a Train
Patricia Highsmith, 1950
Red
Jack Ketchum, 1996
Full Immersion
Gemma Amor
§ About this list
- Books
- 239
- Published
- 1950–2021
- Average rating (top 24)
- 3.7 / 5 across 4,244 ratings
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Classics
Most-rated on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
- 1Lord of the Flies · William Golding
- 2A Head Full of Ghosts · Paul Tremblay
- 3The Ballad of Black Tom · Victor LaValle
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 1950 and 2021.
- Which book on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered is the most popular?
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding is the most-rated book on the list, with 2,753 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?
- Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 3.9 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Start with Lord of the Flies, A Head Full of Ghosts and The Ballad of Black Tom: 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, Thriller, Suspense and Classics.
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