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17 Books That Legitimately Scared the Hell Out of You When You Were a Kid

Buzzfeed staffer Christopher Hudspeth compiled a list of books that he thinks have collectively scared kids senseless. Did these books manage to frighten you?
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In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories (Alvin Schwartz)
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories
1
Alvin Schwartz
The Face on the Milk Carton (Caroline B. Clooney)
The Face on the Milk Carton
2
Caroline B. Clooney
Miss Nelson Is Missing (Harry Allard)
Miss Nelson Is Missing
3
Harry Allard
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
4
Maurice Sendak
The Haunted Hotel (Ron Roy)
The Haunted Hotel
5
Ron Roy
My Teacher Is an Alien (Bruce Coville)
My Teacher Is an Alien
6
Bruce Coville
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
7
Alvin Schwartz
Bony-Legs (Joanna Cole)
Bony-Legs
8
Joanna Cole
The Tailypo, a Ghost Story (Joanna Galdone)
The Tailypo, a Ghost Story
9
Joanna Galdone
The Teacher From the Black Lagoon (Mike Thaler)
The Teacher From the Black Lagoon
10
Mike Thaler
Miss Spider's Tea Party (David Kirk)
Miss Spider's Tea Party
11
David Kirk
Goosebumps (R.L. Stine)
Goosebumps
12
R.L. Stine
Fear Street Series (R. L. Stine)
Fear Street Series
13
R. L. Stine
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
14
Roald Dahl
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
15
Roald Dahl
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Bunnicula
16
James Howe
A Bad Case of Stripes (David Shannon)
A Bad Case of Stripes
17
David Shannon
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