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Horror (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Horror (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 15,360 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.87 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 23% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 15,360 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 23% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.87 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Horror best sellers
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 3
- List rank#1
- Price$4.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews95,111
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The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 4
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews72,956
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The Poison Daughter
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews78,673
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Death Row (Alibis collection)
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews136,604
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The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom Book 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews40,397
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The Emperor's Enemy: A Spicy, Dark Romantasy Novel (Unsurvivable Love Duet Book 1)
by Jasmine Mas
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,370
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Phantasma: A dark fantasy romance (Wicked Games Book 1)
by Kaylie Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews66,569
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Horror a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 15,360 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Horror?
The median best seller has 15,360 reviews, and 1% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Horror best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.87 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Horror?
23% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.