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Most Praised Horror
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overwhelmingly positive
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
17 creators · 88% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
9 creators · 100% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
The Shining
Stephen King
10 creators · 90% loved it
mostly positive
Nettle & Bone
T. Kingfisher
11 creators · 82% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
A Dowry of Blood
S T Gibson
8 creators · 100% loved it
mostly positive
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
13 creators · 62% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
Pet Sematary
Stephen King
9 creators · 89% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
8 creators · 100% loved it
mostly positive
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
11 creators · 73% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
9 creators · 89% loved it
mostly positive
Misery
Stephen King
11 creators · 73% loved it
mostly positive
City of Heavenly Fire
Cassandra Clare
10 creators · 70% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
The Long Walk
Stephen King
7 creators · 100% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
7 creators · 100% loved it
mostly positive
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
10 creators · 70% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
You
Caroline Kepnes
8 creators · 88% loved it
mostly positive
Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
9 creators · 78% loved it
mostly positive
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
9 creators · 78% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
7 creators · 86% loved it
mostly positive
Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer
9 creators · 67% loved it
mostly positive
Dracula
Bram Stoker
9 creators · 67% loved it
mostly positive
Night Film
Marisha Pessl
7 creators · 86% loved it
mostly positive
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
8 creators · 75% loved it
overwhelmingly positive
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
5 creators · 100% loved it
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