10 Most Terrifying Books Horror Fans MUST Read

Pulitzer prize winner Jennifer Egan has shifted between numerous genres during her career, with her debut The Invisible Circus being a nostalgic coming-of-age tale, and her most recent hit - 2017's Manhattan Beach - being a slice of historical fiction.

Released in 2006, The Keep is a brief and brutal bit of horror which proves the author has also mastered the darker edges of genre fiction.

This twisty tale is a deconstruction of literature, a mystery with dark fairy tale accents, and a terrifying ghost story all at once.

Following the construction of a strange hotel in a remote European outpost, the story sees a pair of estranged cousins attempting to work together whilst hinting at a dark past the pair share, one whose misdeeds have unsettling echoes in their current lives.

Its clever story takes a while to come into focus, but a barnstorming final twist makes everything about this dark horror story suddenly uncomfortably clear, and cements Egan's place in horror history for good.