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Flavorwire's 50 Scariest Books of All Time

Taken from Flavorwire, this is a list of the 50 scariest books (fiction and nonfiction) of all time. Many of them have been made into movies, but the books are undoubtedly creepier.
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It, by Stephen King
It, by Stephen King
1
Piercing, by Ryu Murakam
Piercing, by Ryu Murakam
2
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
3
William Peter Blatty
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
4
Peter Straub
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
5
Bret Easton Ellis
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
6
Richard Matheson
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
7
Bram Stoker
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
8
Margaret Atwood
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, by H.P. Lovecraft
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, by H.P. Lovecraft
9
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
10
Henry James
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
11
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
12
Shirley Jackson
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
13
Thomas Harris
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
14
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
15
Jay Anson
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
16
Franz Kafka
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
17
Clive Barker
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
18
Cormac McCarthy
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
19
Joe Hill
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
20
Dan Simmons
Complete Tales and Poems, by Edgar Allan Poe
Complete Tales and Poems, by Edgar Allan Poe
21
Dawn, by Octavia Butler
Dawn, by Octavia Butler
22
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
23
Lionel Shriver
The Girl Next Door, by Jack Ketchum
The Girl Next Door, by Jack Ketchum
24
The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Painted Bird
25
Jerzy Kosinski
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
26
Iain Banks
The Cipher
The Cipher
27
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
28
William Golding
The Ruins
The Ruins
29
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
30
Naomi's Room, by Jonathan Aycliffe
Naomi's Room, by Jonathan Aycliffe
31
The Ritual, by Adam Nevill
The Ritual, by Adam Nevill
32
Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo
Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo
33
Incarnate, by Ramsey Campbell
Incarnate, by Ramsey Campbell
34
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
35
Susan Hill
The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen
The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen
36
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
37
Alvin Schwartz
The October Country
The October Country
38
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
39
Helen Oyeyemi
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
40
John Ajvide Lindqvist
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