Horror Books
Horror Books List is a structured books dataset with 20 entries. Its fields include Book, Author, Year. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 20 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Editorial
- Data updated
- Mar 4, 2026
Included fields: Book, Author, Year, Subgenre, Setting.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1818 to 2020
- Across 20 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Book, Author, and Year across books entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 20 downloadable records
Book↕ | Author↕ | Year↕ | Subgenre↕ | Setting↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Shining | Stephen King | 1977 | Psychological Horror | Overlook Hotel |
Dracula | Bram Stoker | 1897 | Gothic Horror | Transylvania/London |
Frankenstein | Mary Shelley | 1818 | Gothic Sci-Fi | Europe |
It | Stephen King | 1986 | Cosmic Horror | Derry, Maine |
The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson | 1959 | Haunted House | Hill House |
The Exorcist | William Peter Blatty | 1971 | Religious Horror | Georgetown, D.C. |
House of Leaves | Mark Z. Danielewski | 2000 | Experimental Horror | A shifting house |
Pet Sematary | Stephen King | 1983 | Supernatural | Ludlow, Maine |
Mexican Gothic | Silvia Moreno-Garcia | 2020 | Gothic Horror | 1950s Mexico |
The Call of Cthulhu | H.P. Lovecraft | 1928 | Cosmic Horror | R'lyeh |
Bird Box | Josh Malerman | 2014 | Post-apocalyptic | USA (blindfolded) |
Misery | Stephen King | 1987 | Psychological | Remote cabin |
The Silence of the Lambs | Thomas Harris | 1988 | Crime Horror | FBI Academy |
Ring | Koji Suzuki | 1991 | J-Horror | Tokyo |
Interview with the Vampire | Anne Rice | 1976 | Vampire Horror | New Orleans |
The Turn of the Screw | Henry James | 1898 | Gothic | Bly Manor |
Beloved | Toni Morrison | 1987 | Literary Horror | Post-Civil War Ohio |
Rosemary's Baby | Ira Levin | 1967 | Occult Horror | New York City |
The Ritual | Adam Nevill | 2011 | Folk Horror | Scandinavian wilderness |
Uzumaki | Junji Ito | 1998 | Manga Horror | Kurôzu-cho, Japan |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Horror Books organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 20 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 20 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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