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25 Books That Inspired Scary Movies

In this digital age, the majority of fiction junkies get their fixes from television or the movies. Still, ardent book hounds know that the best stories are usually told in literary form. Frankly, authors can get away with far more than directors, especially in the fantastic free-for-all that is the horror genre.
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American Psycho
American Psycho
1
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
2
Ira Levin
A Stir of Echoes
A Stir of Echoes
3
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
4
Robert Marasco
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
5
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau
6
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
7
Peter Benchley
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
8
Susan Hill
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
9
Stephen King
Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist
10
The Tenant
The Tenant
11
The Other
The Other
12
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
13
Thomas Harris
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
14
Richard Matheson
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
15
William Peter Blatty
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
16
Ira Levin
Falling Angel
Falling Angel
17
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
18
Robert Bloch
"Don't Look Now" by Daphne Du Maurier
"Don't Look Now" by Daphne Du Maurier
19
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
20
Henry James
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
21
Bram Stoker
The Lost
The Lost
22
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
23
Peter Straub
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
24
Shirley Jackson
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
25
Stephen King
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