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51 Scariest Books of All Time

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Creepy stories are as old as mankind, and the really good ones will continue to frighten generations to come.
We're looking back through the scariest books of the past two centuries—from gripping horror books to chilling gothic classics and post-apocalyptic tales of caution. These terrifying tales leave readers restless, never quite sure where fiction ends and reality begins.
Page through the list below, and you're guaranteed to stumble across a new nightmare in no time at all.
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Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
1
The Brothers Grimm
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
2
Mary Shelley
Nightmare Abbey (Thomas Love Peacock)
Nightmare Abbey
3
Thomas Love Peacock
The Vampyre (John William Polidori)
The Vampyre
4
John William Polidori
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
5
Edgar Allan Poe
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
7
Oscar Wilde
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
8
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The King in Yellow (Robert W. Chambers)
The King in Yellow
9
Robert W. Chambers
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
10
Bram Stoker
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
11
Henry James
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft (H.P.Lovecraft)
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft
12
H.P.Lovecraft
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
13
Yevgeny Zamyatin
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
14
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
15
Daphne Du Maurier
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
16
Shirley Jackson
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
17
William Golding
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
18
Richard Matheson
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
19
Shirley Jackson
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
20
Robert Bloch
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
21
Ray Bradbury
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
22
John Fowles
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
23
Truman Capote
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
24
Ira Levin
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
25
William Peter Blatty
Harvest Home (Thomas Tryon)
Harvest Home
26
Thomas Tryon
Crawlspace (Herbert Lieberman)
Crawlspace
27
Herbert Lieberman
The Manitou (Graham Masterton)
The Manitou
28
Graham Masterton
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
29
Hubert Selby Jr.
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
30
Stephen King
The Wanting (Campbell Armstrong)
The Wanting
31
Campbell Armstrong
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
32
Thomas Harris
Swan Song (Robert McCammon)
Swan Song
33
Robert McCammon
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
34
Octavia Butler
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
35
Bret Easton Ellis
Boy's Life (Robert McCammon)
Boy's Life
36
Robert McCammon
Summer of Night (Dan Simmons)
Summer of Night
37
Dan Simmons
The Cipher
The Cipher
38
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
39
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Black Gondolier (Fritz Leiber)
The Black Gondolier
40
Fritz Leiber
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