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Spine-Chilling Horror: Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Spine-Chilling Horror, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.36, median 3,052 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).

22Opportunity / 100
$8.36Median price
3,052Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$6.74 – $13.29
Average rating4.7
New releases (90 days)10%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,052 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • At $8.36 its median price is below 95% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
  • Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Science Fiction & Fantasy (9,549), one of the easier corners under it.

Top 10 Spine-Chilling Horror best sellers

  1. Coraline book cover by Neil Gaiman

    Coraline

    by Neil Gaiman

    • List rank#1
    • Price$6.18
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews23,924

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  2. Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Medal Award Winner―A Beloved Classic of Childhood W book cover by Maurice Sendak

    Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Medal Award Winner―A Beloved Classic of Childhood Wonder, Mischief, and the Heartfelt Return Home

    by Maurice Sendak

    • List rank#2
    • Price$10.48
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews37,929

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  3. How to Catch a Monster: A Halloween Picture Book for Kids About Conquering Fears! book cover by Adam Wallace

    How to Catch a Monster: A Halloween Picture Book for Kids About Conquering Fears!

    by Adam Wallace

    • List rank#3
    • Price$5.90
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews4,751

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  4. Dragons Love Tacos book cover by Adam Rubin

    Dragons Love Tacos

    by Adam Rubin

    • List rank#4
    • Price$9.95
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews21,055

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  5. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy book cover by Jeff Kinney

    Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (The Awesome Friendly Kid Series)

    by Jeff Kinney

    • List rank#5
    • Price$10.84
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews511

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  6. How to Catch® a Witch: A Halloween Picture Book for Kids book cover by Alice Walstead

    How to Catch® a Witch: A Halloween Picture Book for Kids

    by Alice Walstead

    • List rank#6
    • Price$7.47
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews2,978

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  7. The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt (A Little Ghost Quilt Book) book cover by Riel Nason

    The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt (A Little Ghost Quilt Book)

    by Riel Nason

    • List rank#7
    • Price$8.44
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,697

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  8. Spooky Cutie: Coloring Book for Adults and Kids (Cozy Spaces Coloring) book cover by Coco Wyo

    Spooky Cutie: Coloring Book for Adults and Kids (Cozy Spaces Coloring)

    by Coco Wyo

    • List rank#8
    • Price$6.78
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews97

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  9. Don't Push the Button! A Halloween Treat: A Spooky Funny Interactive Book For Kids book cover by Bill Cotter

    Don't Push the Button! A Halloween Treat: A Spooky Funny Interactive Book For Kids

    by Bill Cotter

    • List rank#9
    • Price$7.45
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews3,125

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  10. The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything: A Playful Halloween Story About Being  book cover by Linda D. Williams

    The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything: A Playful Halloween Story About Being Brave for Children (Ages 4–8)

    by Linda D. Williams

    • List rank#10
    • Price$6.50
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews6,176

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FAQ

Is Spine-Chilling Horror a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,052 reviews and sells for $8.36.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Spine-Chilling Horror?

The median best seller has 3,052 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Spine-Chilling Horror best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.36; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.74 and $13.29.

Can new books break into Spine-Chilling Horror?

10% 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.