Horror

Horror novels can overlap with several other genres (particularly fantasy and thriller), but what sets the horror genre apart is that the point is to scare the reader and set them ill at ease. The plot can involve either real-world or supernatural horror.

Try some of these authors: Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Stephen King, Joe Hill, Jim Butcher, Max Brooks, Riley Sager, Shirley Jackson, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz, Alma Katsu, Grady Hendrix