Most Popular Horror Books of the 2010s

Discover popular Horror books from the 2010s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Last Kids on Earth #1

The Last Kids on Earth

Max Brallier

Horror · Science Fiction · Young Adult

October 2015

Pendergast #14

Blue Labyrinth

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

November 2014

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness

Horror · Young Adult

2011

The Institute

Stephen King

Horror

September 9, 2019

Marina

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Horror · Magical Realism · Young Adult · Translation

September 24, 2013

Pendergast #10

Fever Dream

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

January 2010

Pendergast #15

Crimson Shore

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

November 2015

Pendergast #12

Two Graves

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

December 2012

Blood Cruise

Mats Strandberg

Horror · Translation

May 2018

Horns

Joe Hill

Horror

February 7, 2010

The Shining #2

Doctor Sleep

Stephen King

Horror · Bram Stoker Award

September 20, 2013

Harbor

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Horror · Translation

2011

Full Dark, No Stars

Stephen King

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

November 1, 2010

The Winter People

Jennifer McMahon

Horror

February 2014

Holly Gibney #1

The Outsider

Stephen King

Horror

May 2018

Bird Box #1

Bird Box

Josh Malerman

Horror · Science Fiction

March 2014

Little Star

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Horror · Translation

April 2010

The Walking Dead: The Governor Series #1

Rise of the Governor

Jay Bonansinga, Robert Kirkman

Horror · The Walking Dead

2011

Caster Chronicles #3

Beautiful Chaos

Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Fantasy · Horror · Young Adult

October 15, 2011

The Girl with All the Gifts #1

The Girl with All the Gifts

M.R. Carey

Horror · Science Fiction · Dystopia

January 2014

The Vampire Diaries: The Return #2

Shadow Souls

L. J. Smith

Horror · Young Adult

March 14, 2010

The Shapeshifters

Stefan Spjut

Fantasy · Horror · Translation

July 2015

The Strain Trilogy #2

The Fall

Chuck Hogan, Guillermo del Toro

Horror · Vampires

September 2, 2010

The Vampire Diaries: The Return #3

Midnight

L. J. Smith

Horror · Young Adult

February 21, 2011

The Radleys

Matt Haig

Horror

May 2010

The Last Werewolf #1

The Last Werewolf

Glen Duncan

Horror · Vampires · Werewolves

April 2011

Revival

Stephen King

Horror

November 7, 2014

Joyland

Stephen King

Horror · Mystery

May 31, 2013

Caster Chronicles #4

Beautiful Redemption

Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Fantasy · Horror · Young Adult

October 19, 2012

Caster Chronicles #2

Beautiful Darkness

Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Fantasy · Horror · Young Adult

October 11, 2010

The Strain Trilogy #3

The Night Eternal

Chuck Hogan, Guillermo del Toro

Horror · Vampires

October 14, 2011

Sleeping Beauties

Stephen King, Owen King

Horror

September 25, 2017

The Three #1

The Three

Sarah Lotz

Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

May 15, 2014

Kronos Rising #2

Kraken: Volume One

Max Hawthorne

Horror

April 2016

Kronos Rising #1

Kronos Rising

Max Hawthorne

Horror

April 2014

The Spirit of the Place and Other Strange Tales: The Complete Short Stories of Elizabeth Walter

Elizabeth Walter

Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories

March 31, 2017