THE TOP TEN ALL-TIME GREAT HORROR NOVELS OF ETERNITY results are here!
Running for 24 days (3 days longer than originally advertised) r/horrorlit's first poll has finally ended and the results are in. As per dgeiser13's suggestion, we're only allowing one title per author to appear on the list, otherwise it would be The Stephen King Show. For the sake of knowledge, the final list is first, then the second list showing what it would look like without dgeiser13's wisdom. Also, since 3 different books got 17 votes, I've made the top 10 a top 11.
So hold onto your pants! The list is REVEALED!!!
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At the Mountains of Madness (1936) - H.P. Lovecraft - 32 points
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The Haunting of Hill House (1959) - Shirley Jackson - 31 points
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It (1986) - Stephen King - 30 points
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House of Leaves (2000) - Mark Z. Danielewski - 29 points
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I Am Legend (1954) - Richard Matheson - 25 points
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Dracula (1897) - Bram Stoker - 24 points
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Frankenstein (1818) - Mary Shelley - 19 points
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The Hellbound Heart (1986) - Clive Barker - 18 points
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John Dies at the End (2001/2007) - David Wong - 17 points
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The Great God Pan (1890) - Arthur Machen - 17 points
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Horns (2010) - Joe Hill - 17 points
Here's the list with multiple authors allowed, which basically means that it's all Stephen King, all the time:
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At the Mountains of Madness (1936) - H.P. Lovecraft - 32 points
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The Haunting of Hill House (1959) - Shirley Jackson - 31 points
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It (1986) - Stephen King - 30 points
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House of Leaves (2000) - Mark Z. Danielewski - 29 points
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The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition (1978/1990) - Stephen King - 26 points
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Pet Sematary (1983) - Stephen King - 26 points
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The Shining (1977) - Stephen King - 26 points
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I Am Legend (1954) - Richard Matheson - 25 points
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Dracula (1897) - Bram Stoker - 24 points
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'Salem’s Lot (1975) - Stephen King - 24 points
And for those who are interested, here are the next 7 entries on the list, each of which received more than 10 upvotes:
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Hell House (1971) - Richard Matheson - 16 points
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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1927/1941) - H.P. Lovecraft - 13 points
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Let the Right One In (2004) - John Ajvide Lindqvist - 12 points
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962) - Shirley Jackson - 12 points
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The Turn of the Screw (1898) - Henry James - 11 points
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The Girl Next Door (1989) - Jack Ketchum - 11 points
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Rosemary's Baby (1967) - Ira Levin - 11 points
What does it all mean???
Posted Aug 26, 2013, 11:21 AM UTC