10 of the Best Sci Fi Horror Books

This wouldn't be a respectable list of sci fi horror books if H.P. Lovecraft didn't make his way on it. He's widely considered the Father of Sci-Fi Horror and is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Although he didn't see as much success when he was alive, his works have outlived him spooking readers even to this day.

Harlan Ellison's Hugo Award-winning post-apocalyptic short story is absolutely terrifying. It tells of a tale of a Cold War between the US, China, and the Soviets--each of whom have built an Allied Mastercomputer(AM).

But what happens when these AMs band together with the intent of eradicating humankind--and then succeed? 

This is novella that inspired John Carpenter's 1982 smash hit, The Thing. The story follows a research team isolated in Antarctica where they discover an alien spacecraft buried in the ice.

And upon doing so, they discover the alien piloting the craft. After thawing out the pilot, the research team soon finds itself being terrorized by telepathic shapeshifting menace hellbent on reaching the outside world.

Stephen King has written a lot throughout his storied career, but nothing else quite like this. What would happen if one day a giant invisible dome fell from the sky and covered your entire town?

In this novel, the small country town of Chester's Mill answers that question. The town begins to take on its own challenges including supply shortages, weather problems, and even sociopolitical struggles between the townsfolk. But a major mystery still remains: the origin and purpose of the Dome.

What do you get when you cross technological ghosts, historical interface programs, and Jack the Ripper? A gripping, graphic page turner you can't turn away from.

Through the twisted imagination of Mord McGhee, the reader is given a first-hand account of the Ripper murders seen through the eyes of Saucy Jacky himself. This book is not for the faint of heart.

It's never a good time when a military space probe crashes back to Earth--especially when it's been collecting extraterrestrial organisms. And shortly after the crash, the nearby sleepy Arizona township has all but been eradicated--save a newborn infant and an elderly addict.

Now it's up to a select team of crack scientists to figure out, isolate, and solve what's happening before it's too late.

Stonefish is the newest novel on our list, but it definitely deserves to be up here with these classics. And while you can see borrowed influence from some of the greats, this book has a DNA all of its own.

When tech mogul Gregor Makarios goes missing, it's up to journalist Den Secord to locate him. Trouble is, he'll have to navigate through a complex labyrinth of inter-dimensional manifestations, Bigfoot, and technological oddities. This book can make you question your existence and leave you wanting for more. 

Coming from one of the best hard SF writers today, Blindsight is an amalgamation of First Contact, Space Vampires, and insanity all dashed together with a special kind of dystopian pessimism that'll make just about anyone's brow furl. 

And while this may seem like a lot to handle, it was nominated as a Hugo Award finalist. It really is that good.