Best Horror Books

Beschrijving
What is your favorite/scariest/most chilling horror book?
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Bezeten stad
door Stephen King
16,295 leden
295 besprekingen
3.9
22 Members
Quaisior, angelikat, Cheshire-Cat, Stav, cthulhuslibrarian, mccin68, .Monkey., geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, mainrun, LisaMaria_C, tina1969, ShirleyMiller, ahef1963, flying_monkeys, nyarly, Claudy73, rft183, LWhite54, Nikos-ra, ManWithAnAgenda, Eiseley.Staff,TheEphemeraRemix ,tros
Verklaringen
sturlington: I think every King book is on this list! I love him, but I tried to limit my choices to my absolute faves.
8
De bergen van de waanzin
door H. P. Lovecraft
1,216 leden
49 besprekingen
½ 3.6
20 Members
angelikat, ocgreg34, devenish, Cheshire-Cat, Stav, Rtrace, cthulhuslibrarian, amobogio, TheEphemeraRemix, tros, merrystar, geitebukkeskjegg, artturnerjr, thecoroner, alex68, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, Jarandel, ahef1963, nyarly,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda ,
Verklaringen
: i do not care for sci fi, and definitely not lovecraft in particular.
10
De wonderlijke geschiedenis van dr Jekyll en mr Hyde
door Robert Louis Stevenson
17,128 leden
315 besprekingen
½ 3.7
16 Members
Stav, Rtrace, .Monkey., merrystar, blackdove07, sturlington, jhaggis, ncgraham, thecoroner, leigonj, alex68, electrice, pogoboy, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
electrice: evil alter ego
13
Misery
door Stephen King
15,305 leden
205 besprekingen
4
15 Members
Cheshire-Cat, KimarieBee, mccin68, .Monkey., sturlington, jhaggis, tina1969, martensgirl, ShirleyMiller, ahef1963, nyarly, Claudy73, BionicWitch, Tracylynne, AlexP1990,tros ,rocketmac360
14
Het parfum
door Patrick Süskind
18,116 leden
448 besprekingen
3.9
13 Members
angelikat, Stav, KimarieBee, haledyr, blackdove07, jhaggis, SomeGuyInVirginia, tottman, martensgirl, pogoboy, ahef1963, nyarly, mike0000, ,tros ,sturlington
Verklaringen
SomeGuyInVirginia: As good as its hype.
16
In de greep
door Henry James
8,110 leden
249 besprekingen
½ 3.4
13 Members
ocgreg34, devenish, Rtrace, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, ncgraham, thecoroner, mousse, alex68, dsp501, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,tros ,magnumpigg
18
De vrouwen van Stepford
door Ira Levin
3,064 leden
91 besprekingen
½ 3.6
13 Members
devenish, Cheshire-Cat, .Monkey., TheEphemeraRemix, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, alex68, jickson, ahef1963, lilacwest, LWhite54, ManWithAnAgenda,tros
19
Dodenwake
door Stephen King
14,135 leden
230 besprekingen
3.8
13 Members
Cheshire-Cat, mccin68, .Monkey., geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, tina1969, ShirleyMiller, ahef1963, flying_monkeys, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, Tracylynne,tros
20
The Exorcist
door William Peter Blatty
5,505 leden
151 besprekingen
3.9
11 Members
ocgreg34, cthulhuslibrarian, amobogio, sturlington, mousse, alex68, ShirleyMiller, lilacwest, rft183, LWhite54, Tracylynne,tros
21
Hell House
door Richard Matheson
2,352 leden
102 besprekingen
½ 3.5
11 Members
angelikat, Cheshire-Cat, .Monkey., geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, Robineliza, pogoboy, rft183, LWhite54, ManWithAnAgenda, mike0000
22
I Am Legend {story collection}
door Richard Matheson
7,767 leden
247 besprekingen
3.9
12 Members
Stav, Rtrace, mccin68, .Monkey., TheEphemeraRemix, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, jhaggis, Bluewolf0411, rft183, Stepn,amobogio ,tros
23
Carrie
door Stephen King
14,602 leden
289 besprekingen
½ 3.7
11 Members
ocgreg34, ijustgetbored, mccin68, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, tina1969, martensgirl, ShirleyMiller, ahef1963, nyarly, Tracylynne,tros
24
Dolores Claiborne
door Stephen King
8,567 leden
96 besprekingen
½ 3.7
10 Members
.Monkey., sturlington, mainrun, tina1969, RebeccaOTool, ShirleyMiller, ahef1963, nyarly, Claudy73, Tracylynne,BionicWitch
25
Dagboek van een onsterfelijke
door Anne Rice
22,924 leden
332 besprekingen
3.8
11 Members
Quaisior, Stav, KimarieBee, blackdove07, sturlington, jhaggis, tottman, LisaMaria_C, tina1969, ahef1963, Tracylynne,tros ,Bluewolf0411
26
De Triffids komen
door John Wyndham
7,452 leden
207 besprekingen
4
8 Members
Cheshire-Cat, KimarieBee, sturlington, BruceCoulson, jickson, ahef1963, LWhite54, angiestahl
27
Books of Blood 1-3
door Clive Barker
2,460 leden
32 besprekingen
4.1
9 Members
Quaisior, Cheshire-Cat, amobogio, blackdove07, tottman, alex68, ArchDucchess, rft183, Tracylynne,tros ,sturlington
28
1984
door George Orwell
81,962 leden
1,272 besprekingen
4.2
11 Members
hipdeep, Cheshire-Cat, .Monkey., TheEphemeraRemix, sturlington, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, sr994, nyarly, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,tros ,electrice ,flying_monkeys
Verklaringen
sturlington: Very scary.
electrice : dystopia
29
Aan het prikken van mijn duimen
door Ray Bradbury
11,373 leden
296 besprekingen
3.9
9 Members
hipdeep, ocgreg34, TheEphemeraRemix, sturlington, BruceCoulson, ShirleyMiller, flying_monkeys, LWhite54, ManWithAnAgenda,ncgraham
30
World War Z
door Max Brooks
15,475 leden
713 besprekingen
4
9 Members
sturlington, jhaggis, Navarone, leigonj, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, Friederike.Geissler, ManWithAnAgenda, AlexP1990, ,rocketmac360
31
De zaak Charles Dexter Ward
door H. P. Lovecraft
1,650 leden
32 besprekingen
3.9
9 Members
devenish, Cheshire-Cat, Stav, Rtrace, tros, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, nyarly,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
32
Rode draak
door Thomas Harris
10,016 leden
103 besprekingen
3.8
9 Members
Cheshire-Cat, Stav, KimarieBee, blackdove07, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, RebeccaOTool, LWhite54, AlexP1990,tros
33
Het Amityville mysterie
door Jay Anson
2,668 leden
85 besprekingen
½ 3.3
9 Members
Cheshire-Cat, mccin68, ShirleyMiller, jickson, ahef1963, dsp501, Laura1124, lilacwest, Tracylynne,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
34
Laat de ware binnenkomen
door John Ajvide Lindqvist
5,704 leden
263 besprekingen
4
8 Members
angelikat, ocgreg34, geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, Robineliza, Navarone, ahef1963, flying_monkeys,tros
35
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Broadview Edition)
door Robert Louis Stevenson
135 leden
½ 3.6
10 Members
devenish, Rtrace, geitebukkeskjegg, ncgraham, LisaMaria_C, BruceCoulson, Jarandel, ahef1963, dsp501, BionicWitch,Stav ,amobogio ,.Monkey. ,sturlington ,leigonj ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
.Monkey. : "This is on the list twice."
sturlington : This is on the list twice.
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Ogen van vuur
door Stephen King
9,480 leden
113 besprekingen
½ 3.6
7 Members
mccin68, .Monkey., sturlington, ahef1963, Claudy73, ManWithAnAgenda, Tracylynne
37
De Koning in't Geel
door Robert W. Chambers
1,924 leden
53 besprekingen
½ 3.6
5 Members
devenish, TheEphemeraRemix, tros, BruceCoulson, Jarandel
38
Dodelijk dilemma
door Stephen King
9,990 leden
124 besprekingen
3.8
7 Members
.Monkey., sturlington, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, ShirleyMiller, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
39
The Rats
door James Herbert
997 leden
31 besprekingen
½ 3.6
5 Members
Stav, KimarieBee, geitebukkeskjegg, cptron, Stepn
40
Vel over been
door Stephen King
10,981 leden
149 besprekingen
½ 3.7
7 Members
mccin68, .Monkey., sturlington, Robineliza, ShirleyMiller, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,tros
41
De Oversteek
door Justin Cronin
9,391 leden
633 besprekingen
3.9
8 Members
youthfulzombie, mccin68, sturlington, Robineliza, Navarone, Bluewolf0411, pogoboy, ManWithAnAgenda,tros ,JGKC ,ahef1963
42
Satanskinderen
door Stephen King
9,086 leden
114 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, cthulhuslibrarian, sturlington, ShirleyMiller, Claudy73, Tracylynne,tros
43
Desperation
door Stephen King
9,567 leden
105 besprekingen
½ 3.6
7 Members
Cheshire-Cat, mccin68, sturlington, Robineliza, Navarone, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,tros
44
The Fog
door James Herbert
955 leden
14 besprekingen
½ 3.5
5 Members
Stav, SomeGuyInVirginia, sr994, LWhite54, Stepn
45
De Twaalf
door Justin Cronin
3,561 leden
167 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
youthfulzombie, mccin68, sturlington, Navarone, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda
46
Insomnia
door Stephen King
10,611 leden
120 besprekingen
½ 3.7
7 Members
mccin68, .Monkey., sturlington, Navarone, ShirleyMiller, ahef1963, Claudy73,tros
47
Het Kwaad
door Peter Straub
3,831 leden
113 besprekingen
3.8
8 Members
ocgreg34, mccin68, sturlington, susiesharp, cptron, rft183, LWhite54, Stepn,amobogio ,tros ,ManWithAnAgenda
48
Zwart hart
door Joe Hill
6,769 leden
371 besprekingen
½ 3.7
7 Members
Cheshire-Cat, cthulhuslibrarian, amobogio, sturlington, jhaggis, Scott_Fletcher, Eiseley.Staff,tros ,mainrun ,ManWithAnAgenda
49
De weg roman
door Cormac McCarthy
34,422 leden
1,406 besprekingen
4.1
8 Members
ocgreg34, Stav, sturlington, jhaggis, tottman, Navarone, flying_monkeys, AlexP1990,KimarieBee ,alex68 ,
50
Heer der vliegen
door William Golding
49,592 leden
745 besprekingen
½ 3.7
9 Members
Cheshire-Cat, sturlington, jhaggis, tottman, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, sr994, nyarly, Laura1124,.Monkey. ,tros ,martensgirl
51
The Legend of Sleeping Hollow
door Washington Irving
4,093 leden
116 besprekingen
½ 3.6
6 Members
mccin68, sturlington, alex68, ShirleyMiller, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda
52
De duistere kant
door Stephen King
8,944 leden
69 besprekingen
½ 3.6
7 Members
Cheshire-Cat, .Monkey., sturlington, RebeccaOTool, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Tracylynne,tros
53
4 x Stephen King
door Stephen King
5,497 leden
50 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
hipdeep, youthfulzombie, .Monkey., sturlington, RebeccaOTool
54
Het eiland van dr. Moreau
door H. G. Wells
7,246 leden
172 besprekingen
½ 3.6
5 Members
Stav, blackdove07, sturlington, leigonj, alex68
55
Cujo
door Stephen King
9,830 leden
139 besprekingen
½ 3.4
8 Members
mccin68, .Monkey., sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, Tracylynne,tros ,Bluewolf0411
56
Summer of Night
door Dan Simmons
1,917 leden
46 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
KimarieBee, cptron, LWhite54, angiestahl
57
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
door Herbert A. Wise
641 leden
12 besprekingen
½ 4.3
4 Members
cthulhuslibrarian, TheEphemeraRemix, tros, pogoboy
58
De hond van de Baskervilles
door Arthur Conan Doyle
15,335 leden
300 besprekingen
3.9
7 Members
mccin68, .Monkey., sturlington, alex68, ShirleyMiller, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,tros
59
De laatste weerwolf
door Glen Duncan
1,526 leden
120 besprekingen
½ 3.5
3 Members
KimarieBee, KatyBee, Eiseley.Staff
60
We hebben altijd in het kasteel gewoond
door Shirley Jackson
8,149 leden
423 besprekingen
4.1
6 Members
Cheshire-Cat, sturlington, tottman, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,tros
61
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural
door Arthur Machen
178 leden
4 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
tros, BruceCoulson, pogoboy
62
De ander
door Thomas Tryon
1,361 leden
33 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, SomeGuyInVirginia, LWhite54, ManWithAnAgenda,youthfulzombie
Verklaringen
SomeGuyInVirginia: Incredibly hot author.
63
The Ax
door Donald E. Westlake
548 leden
17 besprekingen
4
4 Members
SomeGuyInVirginia, LWhite54, angiestahl, mike0000
Verklaringen
SomeGuyInVirginia: Economic downturn turns Joe Six Pack into a serial killer.
64
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories [Oxford World Classics]
door M. R. James
403 leden
10 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
devenish, cthulhuslibrarian, geitebukkeskjegg, BruceCoulson
65
The Yellow Wallpaper - story
door Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,203 leden
145 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
.Monkey., blackdove07, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
66
Duivelsspel
door Clive Barker
2,294 leden
23 besprekingen
½ 3.6
5 Members
Quaisior, Cheshire-Cat, blackdove07, Jarandel, cptron,tros
67
Duivelswerk
door Mo Hayder
930 leden
32 besprekingen
3.1
3 Members
SomeGuyInVirginia, Stepn, Eiseley.Staff
68
Fantomen
door Dean Koontz
3,659 leden
49 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
Cheshire-Cat, sturlington, cptron, LWhite54
69
To Walk the Night
door William Sloane
102 leden
6 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
sturlington, BruceCoulson, ManWithAnAgenda, mike0000
70
The Dark
door James Herbert
631 leden
4 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
cptron, LWhite54, mike0000
71
4 seizoenen
door Stephen King
8,926 leden
122 besprekingen
4
6 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, ahef1963, nyarly, ManWithAnAgenda, Eiseley.Staff,amobogio ,tros
72
De gekrompene
door Richard Matheson
840 leden
36 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
Stav, sturlington, RebeccaOTool, LWhite54
73
Floating Dragon
door Peter Straub
1,402 leden
10 besprekingen
½ 3.6
4 Members
sturlington, ShirleyMiller, cptron, rft183
74
Coraline
door Neil Gaiman
20,145 leden
692 besprekingen
4
4 Members
jain, blackdove07, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
75
The Girl Next Door
door Jack Ketchum
1,552 leden
79 besprekingen
4
4 Members
amobogio, pogoboy, dsp501, LWhite54,tros ,sturlington
76
Gevangen
door Stephen King
11,647 leden
452 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
youthfulzombie, mccin68, sturlington, Navarone,ManWithAnAgenda
77
The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story
door Susan Hill
891 leden
65 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
sturlington, flying_monkeys, mike0000
78
Ik vergeet je niet
door Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
584 leden
51 besprekingen
½ 3.6
3 Members
geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, Eiseley.Staff
79
One Rainy Night
door Richard Laymon
457 leden
10 besprekingen
½ 3.5
3 Members
youthfulzombie, cptron, LWhite54
80
The Phantom of the Opera
door Gaston Leroux
13,008 leden
204 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
devenish, Rtrace, sturlington, ncgraham,.Monkey.
Verklaringen
.Monkey. : Thought it was mediocre.
81
Geheim van de buick, het (From a Buick 8)
door Stephen King
6,968 leden
78 besprekingen
½ 3.3
4 Members
.Monkey., sturlington, electrice, ahef1963,tros
82
They Thirst
door Robert R. McCammon
801 leden
21 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
cptron, mike0000
83
Harper: A Collection of Horrors
door Gunnar K. A. Njalsson
1 lid
1 bespreking
5
2 Members
hanas, mike0000
84
Mijn naam is Lestat
door Anne Rice
13,519 leden
126 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
Cheshire-Cat, Rtrace, sturlington, tottman, dsp501,tros ,Bluewolf0411
85
Het kaartenhuis
door Mark Z. Danielewski
15,679 leden
377 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
alex68, ManWithAnAgenda, mike0000
86
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
door H. P. Lovecraft
966 leden
13 besprekingen
4.2
5 Members
Cheshire-Cat, Stav, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, nyarly,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
87
Vernietiging
door Jeff VanderMeer
6,346 leden
367 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
blackdove07, sturlington, mike0000
88
Empire of Wild
door Cherie Dimaline
531 leden
36 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, mike0000
89
Jaws De zomer van de witte haai
door Peter Benchley
4,018 leden
146 besprekingen
½ 3.6
5 Members
Rtrace, mccin68, Laura1124, LWhite54, Tracylynne,tros ,sturlington
Verklaringen
sturlington : Movie is better though
90
The Elementals
door Michael McDowell
813 leden
48 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
blackdove07, sturlington, mike0000
91
Prelude to a Certain Midnight
door Gerald Kersh
74 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 3.3
2 Members
SomeGuyInVirginia, Eiseley.Staff
92
Kom dichterbij
door Sara Gran
940 leden
48 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
ocgreg34, sturlington, mike0000
93
Tweeduister
door Stephen King
7,884 leden
66 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
sturlington, RebeccaOTool, ahef1963, nyarly,tros
94
Burnt Offerings
door Robert Marasco
567 leden
28 besprekingen
½ 3.6
3 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, mike0000
95
De geest van Gruhuken
door Michelle Paver
1,020 leden
62 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
jain, sturlington
96
The Sandman: The Doll's House
door Neil Gaiman
8,294 leden
150 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
blackdove07, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
97
Mexican Gothic
door Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4,731 leden
233 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
ocgreg34, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
98
De dief van altijd
door Clive Barker
3,032 leden
64 besprekingen
4
3 Members
Cheshire-Cat, blackdove07, ManWithAnAgenda
99
Het spiegelbeeld van de maaier
door Stephen King
8,310 leden
76 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
hipdeep, youthfulzombie, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,amobogio ,tros
100
Macbeth
door William Shakespeare
26,088 leden
228 besprekingen
4
6 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, merrystar, ahef1963, sr994, Laura1124,jain ,tros ,sturlington ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda