The 15 Best Horror Books to Read Right Now

Looking for the best horror books? We rounded up 15 essential horror books worth your time, with a quick take on each and where to dive in. Tap any title for the full guide.

1. Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego

Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego by Mariana Enríquez, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

2. Fright Night

Fright Night by NOW Comics, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

3. The Eyes of the Dragon

The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

4. Everville

Everville by Clive Barker, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

5. The Haunted and the Haunters, Or, The House and the Brain

The Haunted and the Haunters, Or, The House and the Brain by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

6. Maiden Flight Infinite

Maiden Flight Infinite by Faust: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

7. The White People

The White People by Arthur Machen, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

8. Darkness Comes

Darkness Comes by Dean Koontz, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

9. Summer of night

Summer of night by Dan Simmons, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

10. Are You Loathsome Tonight?

Are You Loathsome Tonight? by Poppy Z. Brite, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

11. Happy Town

Happy Town by Greg van Eekhout: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

12. The Damned

The Damned by Algernon Blackwood, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

13. Goosebumps - Deep Trouble

Goosebumps - Deep Trouble by Robert Lawrence Stine, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

14. Who Goes There?

Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

15. The Clackity

The Clackity by Lora Senf: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

This list is curated from Pop Culture Files guides and refreshed regularly.