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Horror (Genre Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Horror (Genre Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.99, median 19,712 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $17.77 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 19,712 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 87% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 45% of the parent category Genre Fiction (43,722), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Horror best sellers
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The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4
- List rank#1
- Price$22.82
- Rating4.7
- Reviews72,956
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 3
- List rank#2
- Price$4.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews95,111
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The Poison Daughter
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews78,673
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Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel
by Stephen King
- List rank#4
- Price$33.74
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,304
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Death Row (Alibis collection)
- List rank#5
- 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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We Used to Live Here: A Novel
by Marcus Kliewer
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews29,663
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FAQ
Is Horror a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 19,712 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Horror?
The median best seller has 19,712 reviews, and 1% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Horror best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $17.77.
Can new books break into Horror?
18% 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.