by Andrew Buckner 

*Please note that the inclusion of the books on this list are done so on the basis of an original 2024 publication date.

30. Eruption: A Novel 

by Michael Chrichton, James Patterson

29. Heads Will Roll

by Josh Winning 

28. Dear Hanna: A Novel 

by Zoje Stage

27. Memorials 

by Richard Chizmar

26. The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks

by various authors            

25. The Hitchcock Hotel 

by Stephanie Wrobel

24. The Bad Weather Friend 

by Dean Koontz

23. The Forest of Lost Souls 

by Dean Koontz

22. Extinction: A Novel 

by Douglas Preston 

21. The Angel of Indian Lake

by Stephen Graham Jones

20. Incidents Around the House: A Novel 

by Josh Malerman

19. Middle of the Night: A Novel 

by Riley Sager

18. Camino Ghosts: A Novel 

by John Grisham

17. Cringerotica 

by Soli

16. Butcher: A Novel 

by Joyce Carol Oates

15. Melancholy Arcadia 

by John Compton

14. We’re Alone: Essays 

by Edwidge Danticat         

13. Shock Induction 

by Chuck Palahniuk

12. Only Animals 

by Chelsea Sutton

11. Be a Revolution: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World – and How You Can, Too

by Ijeoma Oluo

10. Horror Movie: A Novel 

by Paul Tremblay

9. Bootlace Cinema: Collecting Horror,  Science-fiction, and Exploitation Movies on Super 8

by Mark Williams

8. Words Left Unspoken 

by J.A. McGovern

7. Shadows and Light: Haiku and Senryu 

by Laughton J. Collins, Jr.

6. Hip Hop is History 

by Questlove, Ben Greenman

5.  Black Ceasers and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxplotation Cinema 

by Oldie Henderson

4.  You Like it Darker: Stories

by Stephen King 

3.  Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions 

by Jim McCloskey, John Grisham

2.  Sonny Boy: A Memoir

by Al Pacino

1. Sociopath: A Memoir

by Patric Gagne, Ph.D.

Runner-up: 

The Accomplice: A Novel 

by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson