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Horror (Genres, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Horror (Genres, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.99, median 19 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.42 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Genres (200), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 19 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.42, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Horror best sellers
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Dracula: The Original 1897 Unabridged And Complete Edition (A Bram Stoker Classics)
by Bram Stoker
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,666
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Original 1886 Unabridged And Complete Edition (Robert Louis Stevenson Classics)
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,742
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Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark
by Cassandra Peterson
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,032
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Horror Unmasked: A History of Terror from Nosferatu to Nope
by Brad Weismann
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews94
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Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews151
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The Horror Movie Night Cookbook: 60 Deliciously Deadly Recipes Inspired by Iconic Slashers, Zombie Films, Psychological Thrillers, Sci-Fi Spooks, and More (Includes Halloween, Psycho,
by RichardS. Sargent
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews165
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The Fog: The Official Novelization (Echo On Novelizations Book 17)
by Dennis Etchison
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews35
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Stay in the Light: a chillingly terrifying Halloween read
by A.M. Shine
- List rank#8
- Price$13.11
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,719
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Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World
by Daniel Kraus
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27
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Terrifier 3: The Official Novelization
by Tim Waggoner
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews118
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FAQ
Is Horror a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 19 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Horror?
The median best seller has 19 reviews, and 79% 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 $3.99 and $11.42.
Can new books break into Horror?
11% 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.