Most Popular Horror Books of the 1990s

Discover popular Horror books from the 1990s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Call of Cthulhu Fiction

The Disciples of Cthulhu

Edward P. Berglund

Horror · Cthulhu · Anthology

1996

The Nightmare Factory

Thomas Ligotti

Horror · Bram Stoker Award · British Fantasy Award · Short Stories

1996

10.0/10 1 ratings

'48

James Herbert

Horror · Alternate History

1996

10.0/10 1 ratings

Darkness Creeping #2

More Tales to Trouble Your Sleep

Neal Shusterman

Horror · Young Adult · Short Stories

1995

10.0/10 1 ratings

Spook Night

David Robbins

Horror

1995

The Diaries of the Family Dracul #2

Children of the Vampire

Jeanne Kalogridis

Horror

1995

10.0/10 1 ratings

Predator

Predator: Concrete Jungle

Nathan Archer

Horror · Science Fiction · Alien

1995

Monsieur de Phocas

Jean Lorrain

Fantasy · Horror · Translation

1994

10.0/10 1 ratings

Lord Horror #8

Lord Horror #8

John Coulthart, David Britton, Kris Guidio

Horror · Comics

1994

10.0/10 1 ratings

Noctuary

Thomas Ligotti

Horror · Short Stories

1994

10.0/10 1 ratings

Aliens Vs. Predator #2

Hunter's Planet

David Bischoff

Horror · Science Fiction · Alien

1994

H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror

Stephen Jones, Dave Carson

Horror · Anthology

1993

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Pines Trilogy #1

The Pines

Robert Dunbar

Horror

1992

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Vampires

Stephen Jones

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Vampires · Anthology

1992

10.0/10 1 ratings

Lost Boys

Orson Scott Card

Horror

1992

10.0/10 1 ratings

Blood Wine #1

A Taste of Blood Wine

Freda Warrington

Horror · Vampires

1992

10.0/10 1 ratings

Lot Lizards

Ray Garton

Horror

1991

10.0/10 1 ratings

Nightlife

Brian Hodge

Horror

1991

10.0/10 1 ratings

Necroscope #5

Necroscope V: Deadspawn

Brian Lumley

Horror

1991

10.0/10 1 ratings

Lord Horror #7

Lord Horror #7

John Coulthart, David Britton

Horror · Comics

1990

10.0/10 1 ratings

Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Golden Anniversary Anthology

H. P. Lovecraft, Divers Hands

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1990

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Best Ghost Stories

various authors (The Best Ghost Stories anthology)

Horror · Anthology

1990

10.0/10 1 ratings

Firefly

Piers Anthony

Horror

1990

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Dracula Poems: A Poetic Encounter with the Lord of Vampires

Robin Spriggs, Brent L. Glenn

Horror

1992

The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1996

9.4/10 5 ratings

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1999

9.2/10 6 ratings

Pendergast #1

Relic

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

1995

9.0/10 6 ratings

Others

James Herbert

Horror

1999

9.0/10 2 ratings

Ravenloft

I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire

P. N. Elrod

Fantasy · Horror

1993

9.0/10 2 ratings

Swamp Foetus

Poppy Z. Brite

Horror · Short Stories

1993

9.0/10 2 ratings

Peter Straub's Ghosts

Peter Straub

Horror · Anthology

1995

The Wild

Whitley Strieber

Fantasy · Horror

1991

Creed

James Herbert

Horror

1990

9.0/10 1 ratings

The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1995

8.8/10 5 ratings

Anno Dracula #1

Anno Dracula

Kim Newman

Horror · Alternate History

1992

8.7/10 3 ratings

A Night in the Lonesome October

Roger Zelazny

Fantasy · Horror

1993

8.6/10 7 ratings