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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.
Red Widow
Alma Katsu, 2021
The Taker
Alma Katsu, 2011
The Worm and His Kings
Hailey Piper, 2020
Knock Knock
S.P. Miskowski, 2011
Children of the Dark
Jonathan Janz, 2016
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Montague Rhodes James, 1971
Children of Chicago
Cynthia Pelayo, 2021
The Fearing
John F.D. Taff
Camp Slaughter
Sergio Gomez, 2019
Malorie
Josh Malerman, 2019
Don't Fear the Reaper
Stephen Graham Jones, 2023
The Living Blood
Tananarive Due, 2001
Wayward
Chuck Wendig, 2022
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales
H. P. Lovecraft, 1985
Blood Colony
Tananarive Due, 2008
Red Hands
Christopher Golden, 2020
Lord of the Flies
William Golding, 1954
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley, 1818
The Road
Cormac McCarthy, 2006
Dracula
Bram Stoker, 1896
Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, 2014
It
Stephen King, 1986
Coraline
Neil Gaiman, 2001
§ About this list
- Books
- 239
- Published
- 1818–2023
- Average rating (top 24)
- 3.9 / 5 across 12,387 ratings
- Genres
- Adventure, Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction
Most-rated on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
- 1Lord of the Flies · William Golding
- 2Frankenstein · Mary Shelley
- 3The Road · Cormac McCarthy
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 1818 and 2023.
- 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?
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 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 Lord of the Flies, Frankenstein and The Road: 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 Adventure, Classics, Fiction and Science Fiction.
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