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Horror (Suspense, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Horror (Suspense, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 9,116 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| 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 9,116 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Suspense (39,497), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.24, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Horror best sellers
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Death Row (Alibis collection)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews136,604
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Forget You Saw Her: A Thriller (Ask for Andrea)
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews26,947
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We Used to Live Here: A Novel
by Marcus Kliewer
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews29,663
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Gray After Dark: A Thriller
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews45,321
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The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15,277
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The Last to Drown: A Thriller
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews23,208
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You'll Never Know: A Thriller
by Caleb Stephens
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews13,259
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Ask for Andrea: A Thriller
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews107,976
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Hunting Ground
by AJ Merlin
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews88
FAQ
Is Horror a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9,116 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Horror?
The median best seller has 9,116 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Horror best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.24.
Can new books break into Horror?
13% 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.