Horror Collection
Secondhand Horror Books
Secondhand horror books, from Victorian gothic through to the paperbacks that kept a generation awake past bedtime. The shelf here takes in Bram Stoker's Dracula and Susan Hill's The Woman in Black, a good run of Stephen King and Dean Koontz, and the children's horror that did the damage early, with Goosebumps, Darren Shan and the Spook's Apprentice. Every book was loved by someone else first, and each is photographed exactly as it is, so the condition you see in the listing is the condition that arrives. Browse children's and young adult horror, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, or gothic and classics.
UK postage from £2.90. Free UK delivery on all orders £15 and over.
Featured Horror
Recently Added
Children's and Young Adult Horror
Where most of us started
Dean Koontz
Prolific, and rightly so
Gothic and Classics
Where the whole thing began
Stephen King
The one everybody starts with
What Our Customers Say
16 Oct 2026
So glad I found this little gem
Can't remember how I stumbled on this gem of a shop but am so glad I did! Best prices anywhere! Very well packaged and quick delivery. Definitely going to be a return customer and am already keeping eyes out for more books 😁🤣
12 Oct 2026
All books received
This is an excellent site. Every book I have ordered is in superb condition. So very reasonable I am able to afford to buy 5 books at a time. Always love to receive my order. Books are as if brand new! Wouldn’t use any other site. Thank you.
25 Sep 2026
What a find!
I happened upon 'Strange Books' whilst searching for one item. I am so pleased I did. I found the item I was after and ordered 4 other books too. All arrived swiftly, well packaged and we're all as good as new, for a fraction of their original cost. As a lover of 'real books', I am overjoyed Strange Books exists. I may need to part with a few books before my next order but thank you, I'm so glad you followed your passion and enable us readers to do the same :-)
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Book Donations
Got books to clear? StrangeBooks takes donations in any condition, damaged ones included. Free collection within about 10 miles of Basingstoke.
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My postage charges go up on Monday 5 October, in line with Royal Mail. Small parcels £3.75, large letters £2.90. Free UK delivery over £15 is unchanged.
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