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Gideon the Ninth

Published in 2019, Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth opens The Locked Tomb series with an uneasy partnership between swords...

Dark Fantasy Novel Lgbtq+ Necromancy

8.34 Great

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Boy's Life

Robert McCammon's Boy's Life follows Cory Mackenson through childhood in a small Alabama town during the 1960s. A distur...

Supernatural Coming Of Age Small Town 1990S

8.28 Great

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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

8.14 Great

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Carrion Comfort

Carrion Comfort is a sprawling horror novel by Dan Simmons exploring themes of mind control and vampirism. The story fol...

Epic 1980S Mind Control Dan Simmons

8.00 Great

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a dark fantasy horror novel by Neil Gaiman. It recounts an adult’s fragmented memory...

Supernatural Dark Fantasy Childhood 2010S

8.00 Great

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The Hellbound Heart

The Hellbound Heart is a horror novella by the English writer and filmmaker Clive Barker, first published in 1986. Its p...

1980S Body Horror Demons Clive Barker

7.87 Good

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Summer of Night

"Summer of Night" is a 1991 horror novel by American author Dan Simmons that blends supernatural terror with a coming-of...

Supernatural Coming Of Age Small Town 1990S

7.73 Good

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My Soul to Keep

'My Soul to Keep' is a supernatural thriller novel published in 1997 by American author Tananarive Due. The narrative ce...

Family 1990S Immortal Tananarive Due

7.64 Good

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Weaveworld

Weaveworld is a 1987 dark fantasy and horror novel by British author Clive Barker. The narrative follows a magical realm...

Epic Dark Fantasy 1980S Clive Barker

7.54 Good

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The Cipher

"The Cipher" is a debut body horror novel written by Kathe Koja, published in 1991. The narrative centers around a seemi...

1990S Cosmic Horror Transgressive Kathe Koja

7.54 Good

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The Talisman

The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy horror novel jointly written by Stephen King and Peter Straub. It follows twelve year old...

Dark Fantasy 1980S Road Trip Stephen King

7.45 Good

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Bag of Bones

"Bag of Bones" is a 1998 horror and ghost story novel by Stephen King. The plot centers on Mike Noonan, a bestselling no...

Grief 1990S Ghost Story Haunted House

7.18 Good

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The Witching Hour

"The Witching Hour" is a 1990 supernatural horror novel by Anne Rice, serving as the inaugural book in the Lives of the...

Supernatural Family Saga 1990S Witches

7.18 Good

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Intensity

"Intensity" is a 1995 psychological horror novel by Dean Koontz. The story follows Chyna Shepherd, a young woman who bec...

Psychological Thriller 1990S Serial Killer

7.18 Good

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Four Past Midnight

Four Past Midnight is a collection of four horror and suspense novellas written by Stephen King, published in 1990. The...

Varied Anthology 1990S Stephen King

7.18 Good

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The Great and Secret Show

The Great and Secret Show is a dark fantasy and horror novel by British author Clive Barker, published in 1989. It serve...

Epic Supernatural 1980S Cosmic Horror

7.08 Good

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Lost Souls

Lost Souls is a 1992 debut horror novel by American author Poppy Z. Brite. The narrative blends vampire mythology with S...

Vampire Gothic 1990S Transgressive

6.90 Fair

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The Between

The Between is a 1995 debut horror novel by American author Tananarive Due. The plot centers on Hilton James, an African...

Supernatural Psychological 1990S Tananarive Due

6.90 Fair

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Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale is a 2022 novel by Stephen King that combines dark fantasy, horror, and portal-fantasy elements. It follows t...

Epic Dark Fantasy 2020S Stephen King

6.81 Fair

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Everville

Everville is a 1994 fantasy and horror novel by British writer Clive Barker and the second published volume of his Books...

Supernatural Novel Sequel Cosmic

6.78 Fair