HDC Top 100 Horror Books

[Doc Faustus]

Such a thing is different from a Rolling Stones greatest hits album because you can track down Let it Bleed and recommend someone listen to it. They could acquire it with ease for about 12 bucks. You would not honestly want somebody to track down the works of Algernon Blackwood where they originally appeared or to purchase issues of Weird Tales at auction. The purpose of the list is to inform and help out horror fans, and telling them to try and track down 30s pulp magazines and musty tomes would not be especially helpful.

[swiss tony]

I'm going to lobby for an inclusion of The Book of Wonder, or, for that matter, any Lord Dunsany work that you deem fit. Probably more a writer of fantasy, I feel duty bound, being Irish, to try and get one of the most influential writers of the 20th century included.

[TheWickerFan]

Originally Posted by neverending

Why?



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It's cheating.:p Pick your favorite Poe or Lovecraft story, don't just say all of them.

[TheWickerFan]

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

Such a thing is different from a Rolling Stones greatest hits album because you can track down Let it Bleed and recommend someone listen to it. They could acquire it with ease for about 12 bucks. You would not honestly want somebody to track down the works of Algernon Blackwood where they originally appeared or to purchase issues of Weird Tales at auction. The purpose of the list is to inform and help out horror fans, and telling them to try and track down 30s pulp magazines and musty tomes would not be especially helpful.

I understand. I just think in the case of collections, a spotlight needs to be put on the best stories within.

[neverending]

A story is still not a book.

[Doc Faustus]

Originally Posted by swiss tony

I'm going to lobby for an inclusion of The Book of Wonder, or, for that matter, any Lord Dunsany work that you deem fit. Probably more a writer of fantasy, I feel duty bound, being Irish, to try and get one of the most influential writers of the 20th century included.

I'm with you on that one. One of the most important personages in the history of genre fiction. He had a great deal of influence on fantasy, horror and weird fiction as we know them.

[Fearonsarms]

I don't think anyone has mentioned James Herbert yet. I haven't read all his books yet but I'd give an honorary mention to "The Fog" and "Sepuchre" as my faves so far.

[swiss tony]

Originally Posted by Fearonsarms

I don't think anyone has mentioned James Herbert yet. I haven't read all his books yet but I'd give an honorary mention to "The Fog" and "Sepuchre" as my faves so far.

I mentioned him in passing but you're right to champion his cause. The English Stephen King! I'm sure he'll get in there.

I read Baal as a child and liked it but can't really say if it would stand up to an adult reader.

Also, the Child Possessed scared me shitless as an adolescent, is it worthy of a place?

[roshiq]

Though almost all of them already mentioned but here's I try to point out some classics that has a great impact in celluloid media:

And Then There Were None/Ten Little Indians -- Agatha Christie
The Body Snatchers -- Jack Finney
Dracula- Bram Stoker
The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
Frankenstein - Mary Shelly
Haunting of Hill House- Shirley Jackson
I am Legend – Richard Matheson
Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) -- John Ajvide Lindqvist
Ringu -- Koji Suzuki
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- Robert Louis Stevenson
The Turn Of The Screw - Henry James

[BookZombie]

I like the idea of a 100 writers list as well since there is allot of amazing horror authors who have never written a full book only short stories like for example Lovecraft, or who have written books, but their books is not good enough to be on the top 100 list of books but their short stories mean that they should be on the list of top 100 authors.

The more stuff the better. It's best to get a large sampling then reduce it to 100.

Ok great, then I stand for the 10 books I have suggested since others have already mentioned my real top of the peak favorites.