The 30 Best Horror Novels of the 2010s – Ranked by Sales, Awards & Fans

The 2010s brought horror roaring back into the mainstream. From breakout bestsellers to bold new voices, the decade proved that the genre wasn’t just alive—it was thriving. In this episode, we’re revealing the three best horror novels of each year from 2010 through 2019—ranked not by opinion, but by the numbers.

Our data-driven formula balances:

1️⃣ Sales performance – which books kept selling year after year

2️⃣ Award recognition – the acclaim and industry respect they earned

3️⃣ Fan ratings – averaged from Goodreads, Amazon, and Storygraph

The result? A definitive countdown of the horror novels that defined the 2010s, proving their power with both critics and fans alike.

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Want to purchase books/media mentioned in this episode?

11/22/63: https://t.ly/TlX-V

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: https://t.ly/wz6-z

Bird Box: https://t.ly/_hKZu

Breed: https://t.ly/Shqio

The Cabin at the End of the World: https://t.ly/O84lF

The Changeling: https://t.ly/mjf21

Doctor Sleep: https://t.ly/Ni3v1

End of Watch: https://t.ly/sC9zf

Feed: https://t.ly/sHLzh

Final Girls: https://t.ly/t-Jdz

The Fireman: https://t.ly/EqQPy

Full Dark, No Stars: https://t.ly/vAcSP

The Girl with All the Gifts: https://t.ly/l4nGr

A Head Full of Ghosts: https://t.ly/uxxi7

Hex: https://t.ly/iTZfq

Imaginary Friend: https://t.ly/D1oIl

The Institute: https://t.ly/ew0cG

Little Girls: https://t.ly/Bfc_-

Mexican Gothic: https://t.ly/lqtYJ

The Night Eternal: https://t.ly/Pz7Bh

NOS4A2: https://t.ly/X7CXy

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: https://t.ly/U3WdA

The Outsider: https://t.ly/qNKU2

The Passage: https://t.ly/GkrCr

Revival: https://t.ly/zJ76r

The Silent Companions: https://t.ly/LoYXh

The Silent Land: https://t.ly/Fq-Z1

Sleeping Beauties: https://t.ly/FNUtW

The Twelve: https://t.ly/YM6kF

The Wind Through the Keyhole: https://t.ly/LwmlL

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