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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson’s *We Have Always Lived in the Castle* presents a chilling portrait of isolation and psychological horro...

Classic Isolation Gothic Unreliable Narrator

9.1 Excellent

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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories is a 1999 Penguin Classics anthology of short fiction by H. P. Lovecraft, ed...

Classic Anthology Cosmic Horror Lovecraftian

9.1 Excellent

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Boy's Life

Robert McCammon’s *Boy's Life* is a supernatural horror novel exploring themes of innocence and corruption through the e...

Supernatural Coming Of Age Small Town 1990S

9.0 Excellent

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Swan Song

Robert McCammon’s *Swan Song* presents a sprawling post-apocalyptic horror narrative set in 1987. The novel explores the...

Post Apocalyptic Epic Supernatural 1980S

8.9 Great

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The Only Good Indians

Published in 2020, "The Only Good Indians" is a horror novel written by American author Stephen Graham Jones, an enrolle...

Native American 2020S Folk Horror Stephen Graham Jones

8.6 Great

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'Salem's Lot

'Salem's Lot is a 1975 horror novel by Stephen King, set principally in the fictional Maine town of Jerusalem's Lot. The...

Supernatural Vampire Small Town 1970S

8.5 Great

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Hell House

'Hell House' is a supernatural horror novel by Richard Matheson published in 1971. The narrative centers on an aging mil...

Classic 1970S Haunted House Richard Matheson

8.3 Great

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The Face That Must Die

"The Face That Must Die" is a psychological horror novel written by Ramsey Campbell, first published in 1979. The story...

Psychological 1970S Serial Killer Ramsey Campbell

8.2 Great

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The Other

The Other is a 1971 psychological horror novel by American writer and actor Thomas Tryon. Set in rural Connecticut durin...

Psychological 1970S Gothic Thomas Tryon

8.1 Great

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The House Next Door

"The House Next Door" is a Southern Gothic horror novel written by Anne Rivers Siddons, published in 1978. The story tak...

Psychological 1970S Suburban Haunted House

8.0 Great

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The Loney

The Loney is the debut novel by English writer Andrew Michael Hurley, first published by Tartarus Press in 2014 and issu...

Atmospheric Novel Religious Folk Horror

7.7 Good

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The Rats

The Rats is a 1974 creature horror novel by British author James Herbert that launched his career. The story details an...

London 1970S James Herbert Creature Horror

7.5 Good

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The Hungry Moon

The Hungry Moon is a 1986 folk horror novel by British author Ramsey Campbell. The plot is set in Moonwell, an isolated...

1980S Pagan Folk Horror Ramsey Campbell

7.5 Good

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Suffer the Children

Suffer the Children is a 1977 supernatural horror novel and the debut book of American author John Saul. The story is se...

Supernatural Small Town 1970S Evil Children

7.5 Good

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The Reddening

The Reddening is a 2019 folk-horror novel by English writer Adam Nevill, set in the coastal landscape of South Devon. It...

Rural 2010S Pagan Folk Horror

7.3 Good

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House of Small Shadows

House of Small Shadows is a 2013 horror novel by Adam Nevill. It follows an antiques cataloguer who is invited to an iso...

Gothic 2010S Folk Horror Dolls

7.2 Good

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Starve Acre

Starve Acre is a 2019 folk horror novel written by British author Andrew Michael Hurley. Set in an isolated rural Yorksh...

Supernatural Grief Novel Folk Horror

7.2 Good

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Cunning Folk

Cunning Folk is a 2021 folk-horror novel by Adam Nevill. It follows a couple who are renovating a rural English property...

Suburban Witchcraft 2020S Folk Horror

6.8 Fair

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The Manitou

The Manitou is Graham Masterton's 1976 debut novel and the first book associated with his long-running horror series abo...

Supernatural 1970S Body Horror Graham Masterton

6.8 Fair

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Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic is a Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews, first published in 1979. It follows four siblings who are confi...

1970S Gothic Family Horror Vc Andrews

6.5 Fair