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Shortlist's the 34 Scariest Books of All Time

"There is nothing quite like sitting down to read one of the scariest books on the planet. Horror comes in many forms but when it is on the page it is truly the scariest king. It's worth noting, as you will see in this best horror book guide, the genre isn't just about ghosts and ghouls but can take on many forms of abject terror - from the supernatural to the psychological to real-life fear."
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The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
1
William Peter Blatty
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
2
Richard Matheson
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
3
Stephen King
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
4
Thomas Harris
Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
Haunting of Hill House
5
Shirley Jackson
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
6
Bram Stoker
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
7
Bret Easton Ellis
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
8
Alma Katsu
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
9
Daphne Du Maurier
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
10
Franz Kafka
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
11
Jose Saramago
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
12
Mary Shelley
Baby Teeth (Zoje Stage)
Baby Teeth
13
Zoje Stage
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
14
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
15
Hubert Selby Jr.
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
16
Cormac McCarthy
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
17
Philip K Dick
The 120 Days of Sodom (Marquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom
18
Marquis De Sade
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
19
Roald Dahl
Pollen (Jeff Noon)
Pollen
20
Jeff Noon
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
21
William Golding
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
22
J. M. Coetzee
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
23
Albert Camus
IQ84 (Haruki Murakami)
IQ84
24
Haruki Murakami
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
25
Kurt Vonnegut
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
26
Ben Fountain
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
27
Neil Gaiman
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
28
Margaret Atwood
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
29
Henry Miller
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
30
Ralph Ellison
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
31
Stieg Larsson
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
32
Margaret Atwood
Cock and Bull (Will Self)
Cock and Bull
33
Will Self
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
34
William S. Burroughs
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