Top Horror Novels You Must Read Before You Die

The most iconic horror books tend to loom so large that you don’t need to have read them to know the mythos or understand their legacy (though you always should). Some horror authors, meanwhile, have made such an impact that it seems impossible to define them by just one iconic horror novel. Then there are the books lurking just around the corner, undiscovered or simply under-celebrated, waiting to catch you by surprise in the middle of the night.