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Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

100 books is a lot easier to come up with than a hundred writers, and the list might therefore include some writers whose entire bodies of work are underdeveloped, not always possessing horror elements or insignificant save one piece. While I feel comfortable saying Heart of Darkness is very significant to the horror canon, I do not think I would be just as comfortable saying Joseph Conrad is one of the 100 greatest horror writers. While Bleak House might be of great joy to a horror fan, I would not recommend the entire Dickens catalog, lest some poor unfortunate pick up Great Expectations and miss out on the good stuff. For a varied and useful list, I think it might be simpler if we stick to books instead of writers.

On the other hand, Poe never wrote a single "book." He's certainly one of the greatest horror writers, but how do you choose which anthology is the "best?" Same with Blackwood, Lovecraft and others.

I feel confidant there are 100 authors deserving of being on a list of writing great horror fiction, and whether they get on the list for writing one thing or 500, I think that could all be covered in the blurbs that go along with each author.

I think it's workable, but I'm not married to the idea.