Most Popular Horror Books of the 1950s
Discover popular Horror books from the 1950s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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The Ghost Book #3
The Third Ghost Book
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction
1955
Sardonicus and Other Stories
Horror · Short Stories
1955
Men Without Bones
Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Short Stories
1955
It's All In Your Mind
Horror · Science Fiction
1955
The Bad Seed
Horror · Thriller
1954
The White Wand and Other Stories
Horror · Short Stories
1954
A Kiss Before Dying
Horror · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 1, 1953
The Brighton Monster and Others
Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Short Stories
1953
The Curse of Yig
Horror · Short Stories
1953
The Ghost Book #2
The Second Ghost Book
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology
1952
Night's Yawning Peal
Horror · Anthology
August 1952
The Apple Tree: A Short Novel and Several Long Stories
Horror · Short Stories · Mystery
1952
A Pad in the Straw
Horror · Short Stories
1952
The Other One
Horror
1952
Hush-a-by Baby
Horror
1952
Fear
Horror
1951
The Demon's Mirror
Fantasy · Horror
1951
Mist Over Pendle
Horror
1951
We Are for the Dark: Six Ghost Stories
Horror · Short Stories
1951
A Hornbook for Witches
Fantasy · Horror · Witches · Collection · Poetry
1950
British Library Tales of the Weird #70
The Black Fox
Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Historical Fiction
1950
The Man from the Tunnel and Other Stories
Horror · Short Stories
1950
Brimstone in the Garden
Horror
1950
Wulfheim
Horror
1950
The Collected Tales of Walter de la Mare
Horror · Short Stories
1950