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Slasher: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Slasher, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.35, median 34 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.99 – $17.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 40% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Horror (19,712), one of the easier corners under it.
- 40% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Slasher best sellers
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Love & Other Killers
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews19,262
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Winterset Hollow: A Novel
by Jonathan Edward Durham
- List rank#2
- Price$16.59
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5,719
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The Summer Fun Massacre
by Craig DiLouie
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews214
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Maeve Fly
by CJ Leede
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews3,068
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I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours
by Nat Cassidy
- List rank#5
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.2
- Reviews276
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The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter Book 2)
by Thomas Harris
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,185
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Backstabbers: A Thriller
by Eliza Jabore
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews187
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The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
by Philip Fracassi
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews985
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Good For Her: A Second Chance Horror Romance
by Tylor Paige
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews717
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Marion: A Novel
by Leah Rowan
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews726
FAQ
Is Slasher a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 34 reviews and sells for $15.35.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Slasher?
The median best seller has 34 reviews, and 63% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Slasher best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.35; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.99 and $17.99.
Can new books break into Slasher?
40% 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.