Top Horror Novels of the 2020s (2020–2025 So Far)

The 2020s have already delivered some unforgettable horror. From the pandemic years through 2025, every year has given us stories that terrified, thrilled, and captured readers’ imaginations. In this episode, we’re revealing the three best horror novels of each year from 2020 through 2025 (so far)—ranked not by opinion, but by the numbers.

Our data-driven formula balances:

1️⃣ Sales performance – which books proved themselves on the charts year after year

2️⃣ Award recognition – the acclaim and honors they earned

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

The result? A definitive, year-by-year look at the horror novels that have defined the decade so far.

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The Angel of Indian Lake: https://t.ly/g2ug_

The Book of Accidents: https://t.ly/rW9pC

Ecstasy: https://t.ly/1xQJT

Fairy Tale: https://t.ly/EdH05

Hide: https://t.ly/5gCbU

The Hollow Places: https://t.ly/o30c5

Holly: https://t.ly/HBXWu

A House With Good Bones: https://t.ly/oLQ8Y

How to Sell a Haunted House: https://t.ly/soJRw

The Last House on Needless Street: https://t.ly/VPerc

My Heart is a Chainsaw: https://t.ly/UcfEi

Never Flinch: https://t.ly/VdL9K

Not a Speck of Light: https://t.ly/9Hmer

The Only Good Indians: https://t.ly/WA3J-

Survivor Song: https://t.ly/CQq5y

What Moves the Dead: https://t.ly/fnYS0

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls: https://t.ly/IDByO

You Like It Darker: https://t.ly/kIgOQ

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