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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.
Misery
Stephen King, 1987
'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, 1975
Pet Sematary
Stephen King, 1983
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 2020
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler, 1979
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski, 1999
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson, 1959
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier, 1938
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Patrick Süskind, 1985
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica, 2017
The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells, 1897
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix, 2020
The Library at Mount Char
Scott Hawkins, 2015
My Best Friend's Exorcism
Grady Hendrix, 2016
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Iain Reid, 2016
NOS4A2
Joe Hill, 2013
Ring Shout
P. Djèlí Clark, 2020
Horrorstör
Grady Hendrix, 2014
The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward, 2021
The Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones, 2020
How to Sell a Haunted House
Grady Hendrix, 2022
Cujo
Stephen King, 1981
Between Two Fires
Christopher Buehlman, 2012
The Eyes of the Dragon
Stephen King, 1959
§ About this list
- Books
- 239
- Published
- 1897–2022
- Average rating (top 24)
- 3.9 / 5 across 13,366 ratings
- Genres
- Fantasy, Classics, Science Fiction, General
Most-rated on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
- 1'Salem's Lot · Stephen King
- 2Pet Sematary · Stephen King
- 3Misery · Stephen King
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 1897 and 2022.
- Which book on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered is the most popular?
- 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King is the most-rated book on the list, with 966 ratings and a 3.9 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Kindred by Octavia E. Butler has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.4 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Start with 'Salem's Lot, Pet Sematary and Misery: 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 Fantasy, Classics, Science Fiction and General.
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