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Some of the Scariest Novels of All Time

Like the title says.... Some of the widely-considered scariest mainstream novels out in the bookshelf ether. You might agree or disagree, and that's totally fine, but there's general consensus among bookish conversations in print and online for these. Plenty more, but this is a start. Happy reading!
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A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
1
Paul Tremblay
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
2
Josh Malerman
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
3
Cormac McCarthy
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
4
Clive Barker
Cold Hand in Mine (Robert Aickman)
Cold Hand in Mine
5
Robert Aickman
Coup De Grace (Sofia Ajram)
Coup De Grace
6
Sofia Ajram
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
7
Bram Stoker
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
8
Mary Shelley
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (M.R. James)
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
9
M.R. James
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
10
Peter Straub
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
11
Richard Matheson
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
12
Mark Z. Danielewski
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
13
Anne Rice
Last Days (Brian Evenson)
Last Days
14
Brian Evenson
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
15
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Malpertuis (Jean Ray)
Malpertuis
16
Jean Ray
Melmoth the Wanderer (Charles Maturin)
Melmoth the Wanderer
17
Charles Maturin
Naomi's Room (Jonathan Aycliffe)
Naomi's Room
18
Jonathan Aycliffe
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
19
Stephen King
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
20
Robert Bloch
Ring (Koji Suzuki)
Ring
21
Koji Suzuki
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
22
Ira Levin
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
23
Ray Bradbury
The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
24
H. P. Lovecraft
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race (Thomas Ligotti)
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
25
Thomas Ligotti
The Croning (Laird Barron)
The Croning
26
Laird Barron
The Doll Who Ate His Mother (Ramsey Campbell)
The Doll Who Ate His Mother
27
Ramsey Campbell
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
28
Michael Mcdowell
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
29
William Peter Blatty
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
30
Jack Ketchum
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
31
Shirley Jackson
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
32
Matthew Lewis
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
33
Edgar Allan Poe
The Other (Thomas Tryon)
The Other
34
Thomas Tryon
The Ritual (Nevill, Adam)
The Ritual
35
Nevill, Adam
The Troop (Nick Cutter)
The Troop
36
Nick Cutter
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
37
Henry James
The Willows (Algernon Blackwood)
The Willows
38
Algernon Blackwood
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
39
Susan Hill
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
40
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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