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The Best Haunted House and & Ghost Books of All-Time

According to Book Scrolling's rankings these are the best haunted house and ghost books of all-time. Have you already read many of these books?
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A Warning to the Curious (M. R. James)
A Warning to the Curious
1
M. R. James
A Winter Haunting (Dan Simmons)
A Winter Haunting
2
Dan Simmons
American Ghost (Hannah Nordhaus)
American Ghost
3
Hannah Nordhaus
Coldheart Canyon
Coldheart Canyon
4
Ghosts Caught on Film: Photographs of the Paranormal (Melvyn Willan & Donald West)
Ghosts Caught on Film: Photographs of the Paranormal
5
Melvyn Willan & Donald West
Her Fearful Symmetry (Audrey Niffenegger)
Her Fearful Symmetry
6
Audrey Niffenegger
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
7
Mark Z. Danielewski
Joyland (Stephen King)
Joyland
8
Stephen King
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories (Roald Dahl)
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
9
Roald Dahl
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
10
Alvin Schwartz
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Mary Roach)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
11
Mary Roach
The Canterville Ghost (Oscar Wilde)
The Canterville Ghost
12
Oscar Wilde
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
13
Edgar Allan Poe
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
The Ghost Bride
14
Yangsze Choo
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Edith Wharton)
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
15
Edith Wharton
The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America's Most Haunted House (Frances Kermeen)
The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America's Most Haunted House
16
Frances Kermeen
The Seance (John Harwood)
The Seance
17
John Harwood
The Secret of Crickley Hall (James Herbert)
The Secret of Crickley Hall
18
James Herbert
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
19
Edgar Allan Poe
The Uninvited (Steven Lachance)
The Uninvited
20
Steven Lachance
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
21
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
This House Is Haunted (John Boyne)
This House Is Haunted
22
John Boyne
Wait Till Helen Comes
Wait Till Helen Comes
23
Anna Dressed in Blood (Kendare Blake)
Anna Dressed in Blood
24
Kendare Blake
Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
Bag of Bones
25
Stephen King
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
26
Washington Irving
The Monkey's Paw (W. W. Jacobs)
The Monkey's Paw
27
W. W. Jacobs
The Small Hand (Susan Hill)
The Small Hand
28
Susan Hill
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
29
Charles Dickens
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
30
Joe Hill
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
31
Neil Gaiman
Dark Matter (Michelle Paver)
Dark Matter
32
Michelle Paver
The Winter Ghosts (Kate Mosse)
The Winter Ghosts
33
Kate Mosse
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
34
Peter Straub
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
35
Richard Marheson
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
36
Jay Anson
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
37
Sarah Waters
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (M R James)
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
38
M R James
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
39
Susan Hill
Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
Haunting of Hill House
40
Shirley Jackson
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