This is a navigational list of notable writers who have published significant work in the horror fiction genre, who also have stand-alone articles on Wikipedia. All items must have a reference to demonstrate that they have produced significant work in the horror genre.
Iain Banks [ 4] (1954–2013, Scotland)
L. A. Banks [ 3] [ 2]
Tracey Baptiste [ 3]
Clive Barker [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] (born 1952, England)
Laird Barron [ 3] (born 1970, US)
Agustina Bazterrica [ 4] [ 2] [ 1]
John Bellairs [ 3] (1938–1991, US)
E. F. Benson [ 7] (1867–1940, England)
Lauren Beukes [ 5]
Ambrose Bierce [ 8] (1842 – c. 1914, US)
Jerome Bixby [ 3] (1923–1998, US)
Algernon Blackwood [ 3] [ 6] [ 7] (1869–1951, England)
William Peter Blatty [ 3] [ 4] [ 2] [ 9] [ 5] (1928–2017, US)
Robert Bloch [ 9] (1917–1994, US)
Ray Bradbury [ 3] [ 4] [ 2] [ 10] [ 5] (1920–2012, US)
Poppy Z. Brite [ 3] [ 4] (born 1967, US)
Max Brooks [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Christopher Buehlman [ 3] [ 2]
Chesya Burke [ 3]
Octavia E. Butler [ 3] [ 4] [ 2]
Stephen King
Mary Shelley
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Kemsley, Saskia (2 October 2024). "Best horror novels that are must-reads, from classic spooky tales to modern scares" . The Standard . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Beabout, Leandra (3 October 2024). "61 Best Horror Books of All Time to Scare You Silly" . Reader's Digest . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck Mayer, Petra (16 August 2018). "Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories" . NPR . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as McRobert, Neil (9 May 2022). "The 50 Best Horror Books of All Time Will Scare You Sh*tless" . Esquire . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Foxe, Steve (30 August 2018). "The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time" . Paste Magazine .
^ a b c d e f g h i WILSON, MICHAEL; MARSHALL-JONES, SIMON (23 April 2012). "10 English Authors That Helped Shape Horror Fiction" . This Is Horror . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i Pridham, Matthew (6 January 2022). "10 Early 20th Century Authors of the Fantastic and the Ghastly: The Birth of the Weird" . Archive Horrifica . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ Aycock, Anthony (18 March 2024). "The Weirdness of Ambrose Bierce: From "Owl Creek Bridge" to Horror and Satire" . Reactor . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h Bergmoser, Gabriel (28 October 2020). "Top 10 horror novels" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "13 best horror books that will send a chill up your spine" . The Independent . 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ a b c d e Foley-Cox, Tess (30 October 2024). "Best horror books to read this Halloween" . theweek . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ O'Rourke, Evelyn (19 October 2024). "Long-lost Bram Stoker story discovered in Dublin" . RTÉ.ie .
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