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 £2.75. Free UK delivery on all orders over £15.
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
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 :-)
15 Sep 2026
Excellent package of books.
Excellent selection of books to choose from with a great price and delivery time.
29 Aug 2026
A treasure of a shop
What an incredible find! As a teacher, I always find it hard to update our class reading area and keep within a reasonable price. Often, cheap books are battered and in poor condition, but not here. Thank you so much for helping restock our classroom with exciting new books that the children had asked for! I will definitely be back again for more!
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