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Scary Books to Read

This is a list of creepy novels that will leave you restless. Do yourself a favor: Don't read these books right before bed.
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
1
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
2
Stephen King
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
3
Shirley Jackson
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
4
Sarah Waters
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
5
Richard Marheson
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
6
Cormac McCarthy
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
7
Josh Malerman
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
8
Gillian Flynn
The Stolen Child (Keith Donohue)
The Stolen Child
9
Keith Donohue
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
10
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Voices (F. R. Tallis)
The Voices
11
F. R. Tallis
Disclaimer (Renee Knight)
Disclaimer
12
Renee Knight
The Troop (Nick Cutter)
The Troop
13
Nick Cutter
Harbor (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Harbor
14
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
15
Doris Lessing
Sister (Rosamund Lupton)
Sister
16
Rosamund Lupton
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Stephen King)
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
17
Stephen King
Sphere (Michael Crichton)
Sphere
18
Michael Crichton
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
Those Across the River
19
Christopher Buehlman
Little Girls (Ronald Malfi)
Little Girls
20
Ronald Malfi
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
21
Paul Tremblay
The Night Sister (Jennifer McMahon)
The Night Sister
22
Jennifer McMahon
Soft Apocalypses (Lucy A. Snyder)
Soft Apocalypses
23
Lucy A. Snyder
American Elsewhere
American Elsewhere
24
Wylding Hall (Elizabeth Hand)
Wylding Hall
25
Elizabeth Hand
The Silent Girls (Eric Rickstad)
The Silent Girls
26
Eric Rickstad
House of Small Shadows (Adam Nevill)
House of Small Shadows
27
Adam Nevill
The String Diaries (Stephen Lloyd Jones)
The String Diaries
28
Stephen Lloyd Jones
Fellside (M. R. Carey)
Fellside
29
M. R. Carey
The Children's Home (Charles Lambert)
The Children's Home
30
Charles Lambert
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
31
Scott Hawkins
The Moon Will Look Strange (Lynda E. Rucker)
The Moon Will Look Strange
32
Lynda E. Rucker
The Hike: A Novel (Drew Magary)
The Hike: A Novel
33
Drew Magary
Good Morning Midnight (Lily Brooks-Dalton)
Good Morning Midnight
34
Lily Brooks-Dalton
We Eat Our Own (Kea Wilson)
We Eat Our Own
35
Kea Wilson
Fractured (Catherine McKenzie)
Fractured
36
Catherine McKenzie
The Trespasser (Tana French)
The Trespasser
37
Tana French
Stranded (Bracken MacLeod)
Stranded
38
Bracken MacLeod
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Series of 3 Books) (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Series of 3 Books)
39
Alvin Schwartz
The Orange Eats Creeps (Grace Krilanovich)
The Orange Eats Creeps
40
Grace Krilanovich
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