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Ranker: The Scariest Horror Books of All Time - Page 2

"The greatest horror books of all time are books that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up just from the rustle of turning the pages. These scary horror novels are books you don't want to read at night (or by yourself) because they're just a little too scary. Many of these scary books have been turned into the scariest movies ever made, while others are too frightening to be imagined in real life."
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Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
41
Stephen King
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
42
Vincent Bugliosi
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart
43
Clive Barker
The Mist (Stephen King)
The Mist
44
Stephen King
The Bachman Books (Stephen King)
The Bachman Books
45
Stephen King
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
46
William Golding
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
47
Anne Rice
They Thirst (Robert R. McCammon)
They Thirst
48
Robert R. McCammon
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
49
H.G. Wells
The Tommyknockers (Stephen King)
The Tommyknockers
50
Stephen King
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
51
Joe Hill
Strangers (Dean R. Koontz)
Strangers
52
Dean R. Koontz
Everything's Eventual (Stephen King)
Everything's Eventual
53
Stephen King
Midnight
Midnight
54
Twilight Eyes (Dean Koontz)
Twilight Eyes
55
Dean Koontz
The Dark Half (Stephen King)
The Dark Half
56
Stephen King
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
Intensity
57
Dean Koontz
Whispers (Dean Koontz)
Whispers
58
Dean Koontz
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
59
Dan Simmons
The Damnation Game (Clive Barker)
The Damnation Game
60
Clive Barker
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
61
H.G. Wells
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories
62
Shirley Jackson
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
63
Dan Simmons
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
64
Jack Ketchum
Relic (Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child)
Relic
65
Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child
Cabal (Clive Barker)
Cabal
66
Clive Barker
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
67
Max Brooks
Summer of Night (Dan Simmons)
Summer of Night
68
Dan Simmons
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
69
Ira Levin
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
70
H.G. Wells
The Ruins (Scott Smith)
The Ruins
71
Scott Smith
Shutter Island (Denis Lehane)
Shutter Island
72
Denis Lehane
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
73
Mark Z. Danielewski
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
74
Michael Crichton
The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat
75
Anne Rice
A Stir of Echoes (Richard Matheson)
A Stir of Echoes
76
Richard Matheson
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood (Algernon Blackwood)
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
77
Algernon Blackwood
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
78
Anthony Burgess
Firestarter (Stephen King)
Firestarter
79
Stephen King
The Rats (James Herbert)
The Rats
80
James Herbert
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