

For the Goodreads list, I included the first 20 unique authors on the list. I created a spreadsheet where I listed the authors from each site, and I indicated which resource(s) included them on the original list.

“10 of the Best Horror Novels of 2017,” “Top 20 Female Horror Authors,” etc.) because they weren’t giving me a picture of who readers thought were the best horror authors in general. I tried to avoid lists with limiters (eg. To do this research, I googled “best horror authors” to see what resources would come up-in other words, if I was a hypothetical horror fan googling for reading recommendations, what would I find? I picked five different resources to use: the list of names suggested by Google at the top of the search results, a Goodreads list for the “Best Horror Novels,” and three random booklists that appeared on the first page of my search terms. I’m a fan of horror novels, and I’ve read my share of classic & modern horror, so I decided to do a little research (150% totally statistically valid research*) on who readers consider to be the best horror authors. The best books, the best authors, the best-sellers.
