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Horror Bestsellers

The top 50 Horror books on Amazon — with recorded rankings, chart movement, and tracking history. Check the snapshot date to see when these books were collected.

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Horror — 2026-09-1750 booksAvg 4.43★2,081,927 total reviewsLatest collected snapshot

Movement compared with 2026-09-16

CoverRankMoveBookRatingReviewsShare

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The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4

Matt Dinniman

49 days tracked

4.765,666 reviews

Dead Beat (Ninth House Series Book 3)

Leigh Bardugo

2 days tracked

4.922 reviews

Burn of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book 4

Penn Cole

30 days tracked · peak #1 · −1 this week

4.52,835 reviews

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The Poison Daughter

Sheila Masterson

49 days tracked · peak #2 · +1 this week

4.667,227 reviews

The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom Book 1)

Rachel Gillig

49 days tracked · peak #3 · −1 this week

4.534,810 reviews

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The Knave and the Moon

Rachel Gillig

8 days tracked · peak #3 · −3 this week

4.64,369 reviews

The Emperor's Enemy: A Spicy, Dark Romantasy Novel (Unsurvivable Love Duet Book 1)

Jasmine Mas

2 days tracked

4.772 reviews

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 3

Matt Dinniman

49 days tracked · peak #2 · −1 this week

4.685,526 reviews

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Crown Me Dead (The Heartstring Duet Book 1)

Liv Zander

49 days tracked · peak #4 · −1 this week

4.340,833 reviews

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The Witches of Cambridge (A Read with Jenna Pick): A Novel

Alice Hoffman

5 days tracked · peak #7

4.2190 reviews

112

Grim Tidings: A Novel – A Grim Reaper x Guardian Angel Romance (Ghosted Book 2)

B.K. Borison

2 days tracked

4.6102 reviews

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Crown Me Yours (The Heartstring Duet Book 2)

Liv Zander

49 days tracked · peak #3 · −3 this week

4.644,477 reviews

131

Death Row (Alibis collection)

Freida McFadden

49 days tracked · peak #5 · −1 this week

3.8131,754 reviews

141

The Unknown: A Novel

Riley Sager

41 days tracked · peak #2 · −4 this week

4.14,741 reviews

1513

Incidents Around the House: A Novel: The Inspiration for the Movie "Other Mommy"

Josh Malerman

49 days tracked · peak #12 · +23 this week

3.811,955 reviews

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We Used to Live Here: A Novel

Marcus Kliewer

3.926,836 reviews

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Dire Bound (The Wolves of Ruin Book 1)

Sable Sorensen

49 days tracked · peak #4 · −4 this week

4.684,800 reviews

182

Hidden Pictures: A Novel

Jason Rekulak

49 days tracked · peak #14

4.4113,193 reviews

191

The Whisper Man: A Novel

Alex North

37 days tracked · peak #7 · −8 this week

4.331,508 reviews

203

One Dark Window (The Shepherd King Book 1)

Rachel Gillig

49 days tracked · peak #15 · −4 this week

4.5106,657 reviews

212

Alchemised

SenLinYu

49 days tracked · peak #10 · −7 this week

4.741,834 reviews

222

The Only One Left: A Novel

Riley Sager

35 days tracked · peak #15 · −7 this week

4.463,238 reviews

2312

True Believer (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell Book 1)

Nicholas Sparks

12 days tracked · peak #9

4.417,461 reviews

243

Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel (The Talisman Trilogy)

Stephen King

8 days tracked · peak #9 · +25 this week

—— reviews

253

Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic

Alice Hoffman

13 days tracked · peak #13 · +7 this week

4.613,541 reviews

263

Eldritch: The Eating Woods, Book 2

Keri Lake

48 days tracked · peak #17 · +1 this week

4.319,745 reviews

275

Ninth House

Leigh Bardugo

13 days tracked · +6 this week

4.430,633 reviews

281

Fury Bound

Sable Sorensen

7 days tracked · peak #20

4.332,203 reviews

294

Japanese Gothic: A Folk Horror Dual-Timeline Novel of Ghosts, Hauntings and Redemption

Kylie Lee Baker

2 days tracked · peak #25

4.31,458 reviews

303

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

Brom

13 days tracked · peak #21 · −2 this week

4.416,400 reviews

315

The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 1)

Carissa Broadbent

49 days tracked · peak #11 · −11 this week

4.5164,041 reviews

323

11-22-63: A Novel

Stephen King

49 days tracked · peak #16 · −9 this week

4.6397 reviews

332

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

44 days tracked · peak #15 · −14 this week

4.448,346 reviews

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The Shining

Stephen King

4.7— reviews

352

Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King Book 2)

Rachel Gillig

49 days tracked · peak #21 · −6 this week

4.6108,921 reviews

362

Pretty Girls: A Psychological Thriller Novel Exploring Secrets and Lies Among Sisters

Karin Slaughter

49 days tracked · peak #19 · −11 this week

4.2165,523 reviews

374

Anathema (The Eating Woods)

Keri Lake

49 days tracked · peak #27 · −3 this week

4.441,736 reviews

388

Practical Magic 2: A Novel

Alice Hoffman

13 days tracked · peak #18 · −2 this week

4.67,875 reviews

391

The Rules of Magic: A Novel

Alice Hoffman

6 days tracked · peak #30

4.520,339 reviews

403

Dracula

Bram Stoker

27 days tracked · peak #20 · −16 this week

4.431,765 reviews

411

Tame the Dark: A Dark Romantasy Standalone

Ella Fields

13 days tracked · peak #25 · −10 this week

4.5832 reviews

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Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

9 days tracked

4.4— reviews

434

Home Before Dark: A Novel

Riley Sager

7 days tracked · peak #27

4.330,192 reviews

446

The First Witch of Boston: A Novel

Andrea Catalano

4 days tracked

4.335,991 reviews

45New

New

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches: A romantic cozy fantasy

Sangu Mandanna

4.337,868 reviews

462

Spark of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book 1

Penn Cole

42 days tracked · peak #9 · −7 this week

4.478,876 reviews

4711

Good Omens: A Full Cast Production

Neil Gaiman

7 days tracked · peak #23

4.637,804 reviews

483

The Good Daughter: A Chilling Psychological Horror Novel of Family Bonds and Haunting Memories

Karin Slaughter

5 days tracked · peak #36

4.466,132 reviews

493

Glow (The Plated Prisoner Series Book 4)

Raven Kennedy

49 days tracked · peak #21 · −12 this week

4.470,867 reviews

501

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 2)

Carissa Broadbent

49 days tracked · peak #25 · −6 this week

4.440,336 reviews

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