10 Horror Classics You Should Read

10 Horror Classics You Should Read

10 Horror Classics You Should Read: Horror is one of the most well-liked genres.

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

It’s been dubbed the scariest movie ever, and it came from one of the scariest books to possibly ever make the Best-Seller List.

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It ranks among Stephen King’s most terrifying writings. Even now, movie or no movie, there are some scenes strewn throughout the pages of this horrifying book that make readers want to throw up.

Coraline

Coraline

Coraline should be the one novel by Neil Gaiman that readers choose to read in their lifetime. The Henry Selick movie is fantastic and might be among the scariest ones.

Interview With the Vampire

Interview With the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire delivers a vampire romance story with a real bite if the likes of Twilight left anyone with a foul taste in their mouth.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

It’s the key American haunting, and possibly the only horror book even the timidest readers can manage.

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley not only invented the current science fiction subgenre but also gave horror a fresh look.

The Turn of The Screw

The Turn of The Screw

There was The Turn of the Screw before The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Turning, and other cinematic versions of the novel.

Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark

Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark

With this venerable ’90s series, where do I even start? Horror readers have certainly heard at least a few of Schwartz’s stories someplace.

Dracula

Dracula

Dracula by Bram Stoker is a classic example of a horror book. It includes Gothic castles, vampires, and monster hunters—everything a devotee of the genre might want.

The Shining

The Shining

Once again, Stephen King tops the list with what is arguably the most well-known haunted house tale in all of literature.