• The Best H.P. Lovecraft Books - The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft
  • The Best H.P. Lovecraft Books - At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
  • The Best H.P. Lovecraft Books - The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H. P. Lovecraft
  • The Best H.P. Lovecraft Books - The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
  • The Best H.P. Lovecraft Books - Pickman’s Model by H. P. Lovecraft

The Best H.P. Lovecraft Books, recommended by Jeffrey Weinstock

H. P. Lovecraft has been hugely influential on many leading names in speculative fiction today, and is also frequently adapted – and frequently subverted. Jeffrey Weinstock, co-editor of The Age of Lovecraft, introduces five stories that best illustrate the themes and range of this influential figure: the anxieties, the typical Lovecraftian twists, and the ‘cosmic indifferentness’ that set his work apart.

  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards - House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias
  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards - I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards - The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards - Incidents Around the House: A Novel by Josh Malerman
  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards - Horror Movie: A Novel by Paul Tremblay

The Best Horror Novels: The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards, recommended by The Horror Writers Association

It’s that time of year again. If you love to read horror books but find it hard to keep up with what’s new, then the annual shortlists for the Bram Stoker Awards are an excellent place to find your next favourite read. Here’s their latest shortlist of the best new horror novels, released in early 2025.

  • Classic Horror Books - The Shining by Stephen King
  • Classic Horror Books - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
  • Classic Horror Books - Fledgling by Octavia Butler
  • Classic Horror Books - Frankenstein (Book) by Mary Shelley
  • Classic Horror Books - The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
  • Classic Horror Books - Collected Ghost Stories by MR James

Classic Horror Books

Do you love scary stories? We put together a list of horror novels that have been recommended on Five Books over the years—books we think every horror fan should read before they die. How many have you read?

  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards - The Reformatory: A Novel by Tananarive Due
  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards - How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards - Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards - Lone Women by Victor LaValle
  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
  • The Best Horror Novels: The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards - Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

The Best Horror Novels: The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards, recommended by The Horror Writers Association

It’s not too late to discover your favourite book of the year. Here, we offer a round-up of the horror novels garlanded at the Horror Writers Association’s annual Bram Stoker Awards in 2024, which offers everything from haunted houses to slasher homages: a perfectly curated selection for those who prefer their books to scare them senseless.