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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.
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Brom, 2021
A Head Full of Ghosts
Paul Tremblay, 2015
Through the Woods
Emily Carroll
The Final Girl Support Group
Grady Hendrix, 2021
Transmuted
Eve Harms, 2021
The Fisherman
John Langan, 2016
The Ballad of Black Tom
Victor LaValle, 2016
Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill, 2000
The Body
Stephen King, 1982
Penpal
Dathan Auerbach, 2012
The Cabin at the End of the World
Paul Tremblay, 2018
Things We Lost in the Fire
Mariana Enriquez, 2016
The Fireman
Joe Hill, 2016
The Hacienda
Isabel Cañas, 2022
The Twisted Ones
T. Kingfisher, 2019
Come Closer
Sara Gran, 2003
The Ruins
Scott Smith, 2006
The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig, 2021
Night of the Mannequins
Stephen Graham Jones, 2020
Brother
Ania Ahlborn, 2015
We Sold Our Souls
Grady Hendrix, 2018
The Halloween Tree
Ray Bradbury, 1972
Just Like Home
Sarah Gailey, 2022
The Deep
Nick Cutter, 2015
§ About this list
- Books
- 239
- Published
- 1972–2022
- Average rating (top 24)
- 3.7 / 5 across 3,989 ratings
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Suspense, Adventure, Young Adult
Most-rated on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
- 1The Final Girl Support Group · Grady Hendrix
- 2The Cabin at the End of the World · Paul Tremblay
- 3A Head Full of Ghosts · Paul Tremblay
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 1972 and 2022.
- Which book on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered is the most popular?
- The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix is the most-rated book on the list, with 373 ratings and a 3.5 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.3 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Mother Horror's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered?
- Start with The Final Girl Support Group, The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts: 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, Suspense, Adventure and Young Adult.
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