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Ranker.com's 50 Scariest Novels of All Time

What are the scariest novels of all time? Not surprisingly, a lot of the books listed here are from the horror genre, but there are other, just as terrifying books to read as well. And don't let the fact that Stephen King dominates the top 10 books,, there's a variety of authors.
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It (Stephen King)
It
1
Stephen King
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
2
Stephen King
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
3
William Peter Blatty
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
4
Stephen King
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
5
Stephen King
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
6
Stephen King
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
7
Thomas Harris
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
8
Stephen King
Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
9
Edgar Allan Poe
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
10
Stephen King
Night Shift (Stephen King)
Night Shift
11
Stephen King
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
12
Bram Stoker
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
13
Ray Bradbury
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
14
Jay Anson
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
15
Ira Levin
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
16
Shirley Jackson
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
17
Vincent Bugliosi
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
18
Peter Benchley
Needful Things (Stephen King)
Needful Things
19
Stephen King
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
20
Robert Bloch
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
21
Dean Koontz
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
22
Richard Matheson
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
23
Washington Irving
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
24
Mary Shelley
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
25
H. G. Wells
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
26
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
27
H. P. Lovecraft
The Tommyknockers (Stephen King)
The Tommyknockers
28
Stephen King
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
29
Michael Crichton
Gerald's Game (Stephen King)
Gerald's Game
30
Stephen King
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
31
Peter Straub
Hellraiser (Clive Barker)
Hellraiser
32
Clive Barker
The Fog (James Herbert)
The Fog
33
James Herbert
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
34
Oscar Wilde
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
35
Anne Rice
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
Intensity
36
Dean Koontz
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
37
Richard Matheson
Strangers
Strangers
38
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
39
Bret Easton Ellis
The Island of Doctor Moreau (H. G. Wells)
The Island of Doctor Moreau
40
H. G. Wells
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