📚 A big impact on the genre

THE HEADLINE Publishing has changed a lot since the ’90s, but one of the genres that has transformed the most is horror: Black horror, queer and trans horror, and Japanese horror in particular have made a big impact on the genre in recent years. Today, we’re sharing our picks for the Best Horror Books of the Century So Far. No single list can contain a genre as vast as horror, of course, but these 50 books showcase the standout titles across subgenres, age categories, and formats, including horror comics, dark fiction anthologies, sci-fi horror, gothic novels, YA horror, and even a scary story picture book. They represent the biggest and buzziest horror books of the century, the most influential titles of the genre, and our personal favorites. Here are some highlights. Big and buzzy: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris Uzumaki by Junji Ito, translated by Yuji Oniki Most influential: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Ring by Koji Suzuki, translated by Glynne Walley Personal favorites: Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky: A “witty, tender romp through the cosmic horror of being alive.” The Weight of Blood b...