The best horror books of 1970s (chosen by horror authors)

Loved by 21 people

Interview with the Vampire

By Anne Rice ,

Loved by 10 people

The Metamorphosis

By Franz Kafka , Stanley Corngold (translator) ,

Loved by 6 people

The Rats

By James Herbert ,

Loved by 6 people

Ghost Story

By Peter Straub ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Loved by 5 people

Coma

By Robin Cook ,

Loved by 4 people

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

By Jack Finney ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Undead Menagerie

By A.M. Geever ,

Loved by 3 people

Harvest Home

By Thomas Tryon ,

Loved by 3 people

Hotel Transylvania

By Chelsea Quinn Yarbro ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Undead Menagerie

By A.M. Geever ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Loved by 3 people

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe

By Penelope Lively ,

Loved by 2 people

Bunnicula

By Deborah Howe , James Howe , Alan Daniel (illustrator)

Undead Menagerie

By A.M. Geever ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Undead Menagerie

By A.M. Geever ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

Loved by 2 people

Killing Mr. Griffin

By Lois Duncan ,

Loved by 2 people

The Devil Rides Out

By Dennis Wheatley ,

Loved by 2 people

Falling Angel

By William Hjortsberg ,

Loved by 2 people

I Know What You Did Last Summer

By Lois Duncan-Arquette ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Undead Menagerie

By A.M. Geever ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

Loved by 2 people

The Dead Zone

By Stephen King ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Loved by 1 person

The Other

By Thomas Tryon ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Loved by 1 person

Kwaidan

By Lafcadio Hearn ,

Loved by 1 person

The Great and Secret Show

By Clive Barker ,

Loved by 1 person

Deathbird Stories

By Harlan Ellison ,

Loved by 1 person

The Wicker Man

By Robin Hardy , Anthony Shaffer ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Undead Menagerie

By A.M. Geever ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Bloodbound

By Anthony Lee Head,

Loved by 1 person

Dawn of the Dead

By George A. Romero ,

Loved by 1 person

Celestial Chess

By Thomas Bontly ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Undead Menagerie

By A.M. Geever ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Bloodbound

By Anthony Lee Head,

Curiosity and the Cat

By Martin Treanor ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

The best horror books of the 1970s

The books our community loved the most.

Interview with the Vampire

The Metamorphosis

The Rats

Ghost Story

Books from our members

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Coma

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Books from our members

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Undead Menagerie

Harvest Home

Hotel Transylvania

Books from our members

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Undead Menagerie

The Great Dick

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe

Bunnicula

Books from our members

Undead Menagerie

The Great Dick

Books from our members

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Undead Menagerie

The Great Dick

Haggard House

Killing Mr. Griffin

The Devil Rides Out

Falling Angel

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Books from our members

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Undead Menagerie

The Great Dick

Haggard House

Bread and Blood

Ghost Mother

The Dead Zone

Books from our members

The Great Dick

Haggard House

Bread and Blood

The Other

Books from our members

Haggard House

Bread and Blood

Kwaidan

The Great and Secret Show

Deathbird Stories

The Wicker Man

Books from our members

Haggard House

Bread and Blood

Ghost Mother

A Tale of Three Cities

Books from our members

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Undead Menagerie

The Great Dick

Haggard House

Bread and Blood

Ghost Mother

A Tale of Three Cities

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Bloodbound

Dawn of the Dead

Celestial Chess

Books from our members

Ghost Mother

A Tale of Three Cities

Books from our members