Horror and comedy both make us jump—which is why these elements work together so well together. Here are more than 50 books that touch on elements that are funny and scary. This list includes books from authors Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Tanya Huff, Kelley Armstrong, John Scalzi, Diana Rowland, and many authors you should meet.

List of book series that feature monsters, magic, folklore, urban fantasy, science gone wrong, alien invasions, zombies, vampires, and the supernatural.

Whatever you want from a zombie story—light or weighty; political or romantic; futuristic or set in the past—you’re bound to find a series here to match your, um, taste…