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Considering this, who writes horror books?

Horror authors like Stephen King and Dean Koontz, for example, are very well-known, popular modern horror fiction writers. I've also included some of the original, classic horror novelists, including the incomparable H.P. Lovecraft and the master, Edgar Allan Poe.

Additionally, what is the scariest book ever written? Horror – 13 Most Terrifying Books of All Time

• 6Frankenstein. by Mary Shelley.
• 7The Exorcist. by William Peter Blatty.
• 8Something Wicked This Way Comes. by Ray Bradbury.
• 9Silence of the Lambs. by Thomas Harris.
• 10Hell House. by Richard Matheson.
• 11Rosemary's Baby. by Ira Levin.
• 12Dracula. by Bram Stoker.
• 13House of Leaves. by Mark Z. Danielewski.

Secondly, who is the best horror writer?

• Stephen King (5)
• Dean Koontz (5)
• Clive Barker (4)
• Peter Straub (4)
• Bram Stoker (4)
• Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (4)
• Anne Rice (4)
• Ramsey Campbell (3)

Is Stephen King the best horror author?

There's no doubt that writer Stephen King is best known for the horror novels that haunt his special corner of American literature. But the extremely prolific writer has also written plenty of dark/epic fantasy, science fiction, literary, mystery, and even romance.