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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.
The Pallbearers Club
Paul Tremblay, 2022
Growing Things and Other Stories
Paul Tremblay, 2019
The Twisted Ones
T. Kingfisher, 2019
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 2020
Little Eve
Catriona Ward, 2018
The Reddening
Adam Nevill, 2019
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Montague Rhodes James, 1971
Suffer the Children
Craig DiLouie
Don't Fear the Reaper
Stephen Graham Jones, 2023
The Last Final Girl
Stephen Graham Jones, 2012
Experimental Film
Gemma Files, 2015
The Wolfen
Whitley Strieber, 1978
Number One Fan
Meg Elison, 2022
Coyote Songs
Gabino Iglesias
Broken Monsters
Lauren Beukes, 2014
Zone One
Colson Whitehead, 2000
Ring Shout
P. Djèlí Clark, 2020
Wayward
Chuck Wendig, 2022
Devil's Creek
Todd Keisling, 2020
Cunning Folk
Adam Nevill, 2021
KIN
Kealan Patrick Burke, 2011
Baby Teeth
Zoje Stage, 2018
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Stephen Graham Jones, 2021
Children of Chicago
Cynthia Pelayo, 2021
§ About this list
- Books
- 239
- Published
- 1971–2023
- Average rating (top 24)
- 3.7 / 5 across 2,266 ratings
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Fiction
Most-rated on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
- 1Mexican Gothic · Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- 2Ring Shout · P. Djèlí Clark
- 3My Heart Is a Chainsaw · Stephen Graham Jones
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 1971 and 2023.
- Which book on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered is the most popular?
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the most-rated book on the list, with 893 ratings and a 3.8 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.0 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Start with Mexican Gothic, Ring Shout and My Heart Is a Chainsaw: the three most-rated books on the list.
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- The books on this list are tagged Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller and Fiction.
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