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Ranker: The Scariest Horror Books of All Time - Page 3

"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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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
81
Bret Easton Ellis
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
82
V.C. Andrews
Shadowland (Peter Straub)
Shadowland
83
Peter Straub
The Cellar (Richard Laymon)
The Cellar
84
Richard Laymon
Suffer the Children (John Saul)
Suffer the Children
85
John Saul
Stinger (Robert R. McCammon)
Stinger
86
Robert R. McCammon
The Dark (James Herbert)
The Dark
87
James Herbert
Dr. Sleep (Stephen King)
Dr. Sleep
88
Stephen King
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Stephen King)
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
89
Stephen King
The Great and Secret Show (Clive Barker)
The Great and Secret Show
90
Clive Barker
The Wolf's Hour (Robert R. McCammon)
The Wolf's Hour
91
Robert R. McCammon
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
92
Robert Marasco
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
93
Thomas Harris
Children of the Night
Children of the Night
94
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
95
Susan Hill
Boy's Life (Robert McCammon)
Boy's Life
96
Robert McCammon
The Keep (F. Paul Wilson)
The Keep
97
F. Paul Wilson
The Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
The Queen of the Damned
98
Anne Rice
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
99
Shirley Jackson
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
100
Neil Gaiman
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales (Bram Stoker)
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales
101
Bram Stoker
The Thief of Always (Clive Barker)
The Thief of Always
102
Clive Barker
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
103
Joe Hill
Odd Thomas (Dean Koontz)
Odd Thomas
104
Dean Koontz
Creature (John Saul)
Creature
105
John Saul
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
106
Victor Hugo
Koko (Peter Straub)
Koko
107
Peter Straub
Off Season (Jack Ketchum)
Off Season
108
Jack Ketchum
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
109
Justin Cronin
The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider
110
Stephen King
Song of Kali (Dan Simmons)
Song of Kali
111
Dan Simmons
The Traveling Vampire Show
The Traveling Vampire Show
112
Twice Told Tales (Daniel Stern)
Twice Told Tales
113
Daniel Stern
Usher's Passing (Robert R. McCammon)
Usher's Passing
114
Robert R. McCammon
The Ring (Koji Suzuki)
The Ring
115
Koji Suzuki
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
116
Floating Dragon (Peter Straub)
Floating Dragon
117
Peter Straub
Dragon Tears (Dean Koontz)
Dragon Tears
118
Dean Koontz
Comes the Blind Fury (John Saul)
Comes the Blind Fury
119
John Saul
Carmilla (Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
120
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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