Most Popular Horror Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Horror books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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The Drive-In
The Drive-In 2
Horror
1989
Necroscope #3
Necroscope III: The Source
Horror
1989
The Drive-In
The Drive-In
Horror
1988
Family Portrait
Horror
1986
Darklings
Horror
1985
The Fungus
Horror
1985
Usher's Passing
Horror
1984
The Color Out of Time
Fantasy · Horror
1984
The Woman in Black #1
The Woman in Black
Horror · Ghosts
1983
Dead White
Horror
1983
In a Lonely Place
Horror · Short Stories
1983
65 Great Spine Chillers
Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror
1982
The Dark Country
Horror · Short Stories
1982
Call of Cthulhu Fiction
Mysteries of the Worm
Fantasy · Horror · Cthulhu · Anthology
1981
Pan Book of Horror Stories #21
The 21st Pan Book of Horror Stories
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction
January 1, 1980
The Vampire Tapestry
Horror
1980
Cold Moon Over Babylon
Horror
1980
Beloved
Horror · Magical Realism
1987
Wait till Helen Comes
Horror · Ghosts · Middle Grade
1986
The Hellbound Heart
Horror
1986
The Magic Cottage
Fantasy · Horror
1986
Faerie Tale
Fantasy · Horror
1988
The Bachman Books
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
1986
Night Stone
Horror
1986
The Bone Dog
Horror · Young Adult
1989
Necroscope #1
Necroscope
Horror
1986
Rats #3
Domain
Horror · Science Fiction
1984
Psycho #2
Psycho II
Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller
1982
The Businessman: A Tale of Terror
Horror
1984
The Claw
Horror
1983
Blackwater #3
The House
Fantasy · Horror
1983
Blackwater #2
The Levee
Fantasy · Horror
1983
Blackwater #1
The Flood
Fantasy · Horror
1983
The Beast House Chronicles #1
The Cellar
Horror
1980
Geek Love
Horror · Mainstream
1989
Ramses the Damned #1
The Mummy or Ramses the Damned
Horror
1989