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Overview
On May 11th 2024, Forbes published a list of what they consider to be the 25 greatest horror books of all time. How many of these have you read?
I included their "who should read" section for each book.
*Link: The 25 Greatest Horror Books Of All Time (forbes.com)
I included their "who should read" section for each book.
*Link: The 25 Greatest Horror Books Of All Time (forbes.com)
Forbe's 25 Greatest Horror Books of All Time
35 participants (25 books)
Overview
On May 11th 2024, Forbes published a list of what they consider to be the 25 greatest horror books of all time. How many of these have you read?
I included their "who should read" section for each book.
*Link: The 25 Greatest Horror Books Of All Time (forbes.com)
I included their "who should read" section for each book.
*Link: The 25 Greatest Horror Books Of All Time (forbes.com)
Challenge Books
13
The Ruins
Scott Smith
Who should read: Readers who enjoy horror, fantasy, adventure, and fiction will be drawn to the heart-pounding plot in Smith’s The Ruins.
14
Those Across the River
Christopher Buehlman
Who should read: Christopher Buehlman’s Those Across The River is a great read for readers who enjoy horror and cultural rituals and traditions.
15
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
Roald Dahl
Who should read: Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories is a good read for readers who enjoy a collection of short stories with various plots.
16
Beloved
Toni Morrison
Who should read: Readers who enjoy evocative stories by Black authors that tap into serious elements of history and provocative themes will enjoy this book.
17
Doing Harm
Kelly Parsons
Who should read: Doing Harm is a good read for readers who enjoy medical-themed plots and are fascinated by out-of-the-box storylines.
18
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The Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones
Who should read: Readers who like books that highlight themes of horror, cultural identity, and the influence of the past on the present, will appreciate the intense and haunting scenes of this book.
19
Road of Bones
Christopher Golden
Who should read: Readers who enjoy stories with plots that delve into spooky historical facts and ghostly apparitions will find Road of Bones very satisfying.
20
Nothing But Blackened Teeth
Cassandra Khaw
Who should read: Readers who enjoy reading about culture will like the angle in which Khaw approached the plot of this story. This novel is also a good read for those with a penchant for tight-knit storytelling.
21
The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night
Marjorie Liu
Who should read: Readers who enjoy plot twists and like to find horror in unimaginable places will find this book to be an appropriate literary escape.
22
The Case Against Satan
Ray Russell
Who should read: Readers who are fascinated by the confluence of religion and its contrast with demonic possession and the fight for good and evil.
23
Let the Right One In
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Who should read: Lindqvist’s Let the Right One In is a good read for people who enjoy stories about underdogs whose lives take a swift turn in the most unexpected ways.
24
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
Who should read: The Haunting of Hill House is a psychological horror book with gothic elements and is ideal for readers who are drawn to classic horror.