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    Horror: The 100 Best Books

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      — The Editors

      458 BC: The Oresteia, Aeschylus

      1300: Inferno, Dante

      1657: Paradise Lost, John Milton

      1764: The Castle of Otranto, Horace Walpole

      1776: Ugetsu Monogatari/Tales of The Pale Moon After Rain, Ueda Akinari

      1778: The Old English Baron, Clara Reeve

      1788: Vathek, William Beckford

      1794: The Mysteries of Udolpho, Anne Radcliffe

      1798: Wetland; or: The Transformation, Charles Brockden Brown

      Lyrical Ballads, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

      1815: Die Elixir Des Teufels/The Devil’s Elixirs, E. T. A. Hoffmann

      1819: The Vampyre, John Polidori

      1831: Notre Dame De Paris/The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo

      1834: Pikovaia Dama/Queen of Spades, Aleksandr Pushkin

      1883: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, Edgar Allan Poe

      1839: The Phantom Ship, Frederick Marryat

      1843: A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

      1845: Varney The Vampire, J. M. Rymer

      1847: Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte

      1850: Auriol; or: The Elixir of Life, W. Harrison Ainsworth

      1851: House of The Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne

      The Piazza Tales, Herman Melville

      1857: Les Fleurs Du Mal/Flowers of Evil, Charles Beaudelaire

      1860: The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins

      1870: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Charles Dickens

      1872: In A Glass Darkly, J. Sheridan Le Fanu

      1883: Contes Cruels, Villiers de l’Isle Adam

      1887: The Diamand Lens, Fitz-James O’Brien

      1888: The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales, Rudyard Kipling

      1890: Hauntings, Vernon Lee

      1891: La Bas/Down There, J. K. Huysmans

      The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

      1895: A Bid For Fortune, Guy Boothby

      1897: The Hill of Dreams, Arthur Machen

      The Beetle, Richard Marsh

      1898: The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells

      1902: The Hound of The Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle

      1904: Kwaidan, Lafcadio Hearn

      1906: The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, Algernon Blackwood

      1911: Wandering Ghosts, F. Marion Crawford

      Fantome De L’Opera/The Phantom of The Opera, Gaston Leroux

      1912: The Night Land, William Hope Hodgson

      1913: The Lodger, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes

      The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu, Sax Rohmer

      1914: Beasts and Superbeasts, Saki

      Dracula’s Guest, Bram Stoker

      1915: The Golem, Gustav Meyrink

      1922: The Undying Monster, Jessie Douglas Kerruish

      1923: Madame Crowl’s Ghost, J. Sheridan Le Farm

      1925: The Smoking Leg and Other Stories, John Metcalfe

      1926: The Ghost Book, Lady Cynthia Asquith (ed.)

      Das Schloss/The Castle, Franz Kafka

      1927: Benighted, J. B. Priestley

      Lukundoo and Other Stories, Edward Lucas White

      1928: The Beast With Five Fingers, W. F. Harvey

      1930: As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner

      1931: The Supernatural Omnibus, Montague Summers

      1933: Burn, Witch Burn, A. Merritt

      Miss Loneleyhearts, Nathaniel West

      1934: The Cat Jumps, Elizabeth Bowen

      1935: The Circus of Dr. Lao, Charles G. Finney

      The Devil Hides Out, Dennis Wheatley

      1936: Metamorphosis and Other Stories, Franz Kafka

      1937: The Beast Must Die, Nicholas Blake

      1938: Rebecca, Daphne Du Marnier

      Hangover Square, Patrick Hamilton

      1939: Day of The Locust, Nathaniel West

      1939: Gaslight, Patrick Hamilton

      The Edge of Running Water, William Sloane

      1940: Darker Than You Think, Jack Williamson

      1942: The Best Short Stories of Walter De La Mare The Uninvited, Dorothy McCardle

      Black Alibi, Cornell Woolrich

      1943: Donovan’s Brain, Curt Siodmak

      Malpertuis, Jean Ray

      1944: Ficciones, Jorge Luis Borges

      Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, Wise and Fraser (ed.)

      1945: The Demon Lover, Elizabeth Bowen

      Witch House, Evangeline Walton

      All Hallows’ Eve, Charles Williams

      1946/59: The Gormenghast Trilogy, Mervyn Peake

      1946: Fearful Pleasures, A. E. Coppard

      The Deadly Percheron, John Franklin Bardin

      Skull Face and Others, Robert E. Howard

      The Hounds of Tindalos, Frank Belknap Long

      West India Lights, Henry S. Whitehead

      1947: This Mortal Coil, Cynthia Asquith

      Dark Carnival, Ray Bradbury

      Night’s Black Agents, Fritz Leiber

      Bend Sinister, Vladimir Nabokov

      1948: The Travelling Grave, L. P. Hartley

      1949. The Screaming Mimi, Fredric Brown

      Tomato Cain and Other Stories, Nigel Kneale

      Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell

      1950-54: Tales From the Crypt, The Vault of Horror, The Haunt of Fear, William M. Gaines (publisher)

      1951: Fancies and Goodnights, John Collier

      Ringstones and Other Curious Tales, Sarban

      1952: The Killer Inside Me, Jim Thompson

      1953: Night of The Hunter, Davis Grubb

      The Doll Maker and Other Tales, Sarban

      1954: Someone Like You, Roald Dahl

      1955: The Body Snatchers, Jack Finney

      Men Without Bones, Gerald Kersh

      Satan In Goray, Isaac Beshevis Singer

      1956: The Shrinking Man, Richard Matheson

      1957: The Cosmic Puppets, Philip K. Dick

      The Midwich Cuckoos, John Wyndham

      1958: A Scent of New-Mown Hay, John Blackburn

      The Third Level, Jack Finney

      The Sundial, Shirley Jackson

      1959: The Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs

      Night of The Big Heat, John Lymington

      Doctors Wear Scarlet, Simon Raven

      The Pan Book of Horror Stories, Herbert Van Thai (ed.)

      1961: Nightmares and Geezenstacks, Fredrick Brown

      Some of Your Blood, Theodore Sturgeon

      1962: Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper, Robert Bloch

      A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess

      We Have Always Lived in The Castle, Shirley Jackson

      The Surly Sullen Bell, Russell Kirk

      The Case Against Satan, Ray Russell

      1963: Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury

      The Dark Man and Others, Robert E. Howard

      Who Fears The Devil?, Manly Wade Wellman

      1964: The Kiss of Death, Charles Birkin

      Seconds, David Ely

      1965-77: The Dark Is Rising, Susan Cooper

      1965: In Cold Blood, Truman Capote

      The Magic Man, Charles Beaumont

      Something Breathing, Stanley McNail

      1966: Le Locutaire/The Tenant, Roland Topor

      1967: Not After Nightfall, Basil Copper

      Camp Concentration, Thomas M. Disch

      Rosemary’s Baby, Ira Levin

      The Playboy Book of Horror and The Supernatural, Unholy Trinity, Ray Russell

      The Mind Parasites, Colin Wilson

      1968: Dagon, Fred Chappell

      The Ring of Thoth, Arthur Conan Doyle

      Dance of The Dwarfs, Geoffrey Household

      1971: The Caller of The Black, Brian Lumley

      Hell House, Richard Matheson

      The Other, Thomas Tryon

      1972: For Fear of Little Men, John Blackburn

      First Blood, David Morrell

      1973: Crash, J. G. Ballard

      Demons By Daylight, Ramsey Campbell

      From Evil’s Pillow, Basil Copper

      Gravity’s Rainbow, Thomas
    Pyncheon

      Harvest Home, Thomas Tryon

      1974: The Elemental, R. Chetwynd-Hayes

      The Burrowers Beneath, Brian Lumley

      The Black House, Paul Theroux

      Collected Ghost Stories, Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman

      1975: Cold Hand In Mine, Robert Aickman

      The Fog, James Herbert

      Testament, David Morrell

      Nameless Places, Gerald W. Page (ed.)

      The Auctioneer, Joan Samson

      Julia, Peter Straub

      1976: Eaters of The Dead, Michael Crichton

      The Year of The Sex Olympics: 3 TV Plays, Nigel Kneale

      Interview With A Vampire, Anne Rice

      The Children of Dynmouth, William Trevor

      1977: Echoes From The Macabre, Daphne Du Maurier

      Our Lady of Darkness, Fritz Leiber

      NightSide, Joyce Carol Oates

      Blind Voices, Tom Reamy

      Nightwing, Martin Cruz Smith

      1978: Half In Shadow, Mary Elizabeth Counselman

      The Black Castle, Les Daniels

      The Cement Garden, Ian McEwan

      San Diego Lightfoot Sue and Other Stories, Tom Reamy

      The House Next Door, Anne Rivers Siddons

      1979: Flowers In The Attic, V. C. Andrews

      The Lizard’s Tail, Marc Brendel

      The Face That Must Die, Ramsey Campbell

      Kiss of The Spider Woman, Manuel Puig

      The Nightwalker, Thomas Tessier

      1980: The Shapes of Midnight, Joseph Payne Brennan

      New Terrors, Ramsey Campbell (ed.)

      The Vampire Tapestry, Suzy McKee Charnas

      The Specialty of The House and Other Stories, Stanley Ellin

      The Voice of The Night, Dean R. Koontz

      Dark Forces, Kirby McCauley (ed.)

      Cold Moon Over Babylon, Michael McDowell

      Shadowland, Peter Straub

      Puffball, Fay Weldon

      1981: Tales From The Nightside, Charles L. Grant

      They Thirst, Robert R. McCammon

      The Elementals, Michael McDowell

      1982: Psycho II, Robert Bloch

      The Nestling, Charles L. Grant

      Different Seasons, Stephen King

      Fevre Dream, George R. R. Martin

      Blackwater, Michael McDowell

      The Book of The Beast, Robert Stallman

      1983/87: Nighthunter, Robert Faulcon (Robert Holdstock)

      1983: The Ice Maiden, Marc Behm

      Incarnate, Ramsey Campbell

      The Name of The Rose, Umberto Eco

      Flying To Nowhere, John Fuller

      The Ice Monkey and Other Stories, M. John Harrison

      A Cold Blue Light, Marvin Kaye and Parke Godwin

      Pet Sematary, Stephen King

      Mystery Walk, Robert R. McCammon

      Claw, Jay Ramsey (Ramsey Campbell)

      Dead White, Alan Ryan

      Monkey Shines, Michael Stewart

      Phantom, Thomas Tessier

      Familiar Spirit, Lisa Tuttle

      1984/86: The Books of Blood, Clive Barker

      1984: The Voice of Our Shadow, Jonathan Carroll

      The Businessman: A Tale of Terror, Thomas M. Disch

      Stiffled Dreams, Dennis Etchison

      Catch Your Death, John Gordon

      Domain, James Herbert

      The Ghost Light, Fritz Leiber

      Night Train, Thomas F. Monteleone

      Things Beyond Midnight, William F. Nolan

      Cast A Cold Eye, Alan Ryan

      Vampire function, S. P. Somtow (Somtow Sucharitkul)

      A Manhattan Ghost Story, T. M. Wright

      1985: Death Is A Lonely Business, Ray Bradbury

      Obsession, Ramsey Campbell

      Son of The Endless Night, John Farris

      Darklings, Ray Carton

      The Tea Party, Charles L. Grant

      Moon, James Herbert

      Dark Gods, T. E. D. Klein

      Angelus!, Peter Tremayne

      1986: The Cormorant, Stephen Gregory

      Witchwater Country, Garry Kilworth

      Dreams of Dark and Light, Tanith Lee

      Time Out of Mind, John R. Maxim

      The Vampire Lestat, Anne Rice

      The Unconquered Country, Geoff Ryman

      Green Eyes, Lucius Shepard

      The Light at The End, John Skipp and Craig Spector

      1987: Weaveworld, Clive Barker

      The Hungry Moon, Ramsey Campbell

      Bones of The Moon, Jonathan Carroll

      Valley of Lights, Stephen Gallagher

      Wildwood, John Farris

      Strange Toys, Patricia Geary

      The Dark Descent, David G. Hartwell (ed.)

      Dark Seeker, K. W. Jeter

      Mantis, K. W. Jeter

      Misery, Stephen King

      The Wyrm, Stephen Laws

      Slob, Rex Martin

      Scars & Other Distinguishing Marks, Richard Christian Matheson

      Finishing Touches, Thomas Tessier

      Why Not You And I?, Karl Edward Wagner

      The Power, Ian Watson

      1988: Ripper! (UK: Jack the Ripper), Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper (ed.)

      Selected Stories, Charles Beaumont

      The Selected Stories of Robert Bloch

      The Influence, Ramsey Campbell

      Sleeping in Flame Jonathan Carroll

      The Big Nowhere, James Ellroy

      For Fear of the Night, Charles L. Grant

      Immortal Blood (US: Those Who Hunt The Night), Barbara Hambly

      The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris

      Lavondyss, Robert Holdstock

      The Nightrunners, Joe R. Lansdale

      The Troupe, Gordon Linzer

      Blood and Water and Other Tales, Patrick McGrath

      The Magnificent Gallery, Thomas F. Montelone

      The Kill Riff, David J. Schow

      Silver Scream, David J. Schow (ed.)

      White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings, Iain Sinclair

      The Empire of Fear, Brian Stableford

      Koko, Peter Straub

      Perfume, Patrick Suskind

      Dark Winds, Graham Watkins

      1989: Webs, Scott Baker

      The Great and Secret Show, Clive Barker

      The History of Luminous Motion, Scott Bradfield

      Ancient Images, Ramsey Campbell

      A Child Across the Sky, Jonathan Carroll

      Goat Dance, Douglas Clegg

      Sunglasses After Dark, Nancy Collins

      Blood is Not Enough, Ellen Datlow (ed.)

      Geek Love, Katherine Dunn

      Down River, Stephen Gallagher

      The Woodwitch, Stephen Gregory

      In the Land of the Dead, K. W. Jeter

      The Dark Half, Stephen King

      By Bizarre Hands, Joe R. Lansdale

      Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Thomas Ligotti

      The Grotesque, Patrick McGrath

      Toady, Mark Morris

      Seeing Red, David J. Schow

      Carrion Comfort, Dan Simmons

      Mystery, Peter Straub

      Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Horrorstory Volume Four, Karl Edward Wagner (ed.)

      Unthreatened By the Morning Light, Karl Edward Wagner

      Antique Dust, Robert Westall

      1990: Sex and Other Acts of the Imagination, Cliff Burns

      Midnight Sun, Ramsey Campbell

      The Brains of Hats, Michael Blumlein

      Rune, Christopher Fowler

      Rain, Stephen Gallagher

      Adventureland, Steve Harris

      Creed, James Herbert

      Sweet Heart, Peter James

      Phantom, Susan Kay

      The Frighteners, Stephen Laws

      The Hope, James Lovegrove

      Mary Reilly, Valerie Martin

      Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

      The Shaft, David J. Schow

      Moon Dance, S.P. Somtow

      The Werewolves of London, Brian Stableford

      Houses Without Doors, Peter Straub

      Rap
    ture, Thomas Tessier

      Horrorstory Volume Five, Karl Edward Wagner (ed.)

      1991: Saint Peter’s Wolf, Michael Cadnum

      The Count of Eleven, Ramsey Campbell

      Outside the Dog Museum, Jonathan Carroll

      The M.D.: A Horror Story, Thomas M. Disch

      American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis

      The Boat House, Stephen Gallagher

      The Fetch, Robert Holdstock

      Twilight, Peter James

      Dreamside, Graham Joyce

      The Cipher, Kathe Koja

     


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