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32 Horror Movies Based on Books That Are Just as Terrifying

Popsugar has made a list of scary horror movies that are based on equally scary books/stories. I have included the books to this list. There's a picture of the movie first and then of the novel/short story its based on. You know how to check them ;)
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The Mist (2007)
The Mist (2007)
1
The Mist
The Mist
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Candyman (1992)
Candyman (1992)
3
The Forbidden
The Forbidden
4
Don't Look Now (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
5
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
6
Stir of Echoes (1999)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
7
A Stir of Echoes
A Stir of Echoes
8
The Ruins (2008)
The Ruins (2008)
9
The Ruins
The Ruins
10
The Ring (2002)
The Ring (2002)
11
Ring
Ring
12
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
13
Jaws
Jaws
14
The Haunting (1999)
The Haunting (1999)
15
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House
16
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
17
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
18
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
19
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart
20
The Wicker Man (2006)
The Wicker Man (2006)
21
The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man
22
Stephen King's It (1990)
Stephen King's It (1990)
23
It
It
24
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
25
Misery
Misery
26
Dreamcatcher (2003)
Dreamcatcher (2003)
27
Dreamcatcher Stephen King
Dreamcatcher Stephen King
28
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
29
The Body Snatchers
The Body Snatchers
30
The Woman in Black (2012)
The Woman in Black (2012)
31
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black
32
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
33
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
34
Audition (1999)
Audition (1999)
35
Audition
Audition
36
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (1989)
37
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
38
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
39
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Lois Duncan
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Lois Duncan
40
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