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The Most Popular Book-To-Scream Adaptations

Because we're all about reading the book before seeing the movie, we rounded up some of the most popular horror adaptations on Goodreads. For easy browsing, we sorted these titles into several spine-chilling themes. Which ones have kept you up at night, and which ones will you be adding to your Want to Read Shelf?
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The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
1
Jay Anson
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 Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
4
William Peter Blatty
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
5
Ira Levin
Horns (Joe Hill)
Horns
6
Joe Hill
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
7
Stephen King
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
8
Peter Benchley
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
9
Daphne Du Maurier
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
10
Bram Stoker
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
11
Mary Shelley
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
12
Jack Finney
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
13
Stephen King
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
14
Robert Bloch
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
15
Thomas Harris
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
16
Richard Matheson
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
17
Max Brooks
The Mist (Stephen King)
The Mist
18
Stephen King
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
19
William March
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
20
John Ajvide Lindqvist
It (Stephen King)
It
21
Stephen King
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
22
Susan Hill
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
23
Stephen King
Ring
Ring
24
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
25
Ray Bradbury
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
26
Jeff Vandermeer
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
27
Ira Levin
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
28
Anne Rice
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
29
Goosebumps
Goosebumps
30
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
31
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
32
H.G. Wells
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
33
Lionel Shriver
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
34
Thomas Harris
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
35
Koushun Takami
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