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The Most Terrifying Books

"Whether it's a skin-crawling selection from the bibliography of a master of horror like Stephen King, or a nonfiction account of just how bad things are (and how much worse they can get), a good book has the power to leave you haunted long after you turn the last page.
So there were plenty of frightening suggestions when u/ledepression asked the fine folks of r/books, "What is the most terrifying book (fiction or nonfiction) you have ever read?" Here are 29 literary works that range from "pretty spooky" to "I still haven't stopped hyperventilating.""
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Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
1
Dalton Trumbo
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
2
Stephen King
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
3
Octavia E. Butler
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
4
Peter Benchley
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
5
Richard Preston
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
6
John Hersey
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
7
Mark Z. Danielewski
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
8
Alvin Schwartz
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
9
Stephen King
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
10
Nevil Shute
Swan Song (Robert McCammon)
Swan Song
11
Robert McCammon
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
12
Liu Cixin
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
13
Elie Wiesel
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
14
Neil Gaiman
The Great Post Office Scandal (Nick Wallis)
The Great Post Office Scandal
15
Nick Wallis
The Devil All the Time (Donald Ray Pollock)
The Devil All the Time
16
Donald Ray Pollock
The Stranger Beside Me: The Shocking Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me: The Shocking Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy
17
Ann Rule
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
18
Susan Hill
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
19
Harlan Ellison
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
20
Hanya Yanagihara
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
21
Randy Shilts
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
22
Octavia E Butler
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
23
John Green
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
24
Richard Wright
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
25
Jon Krakauer
The Emperor of All Maladies (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies
26
Siddhartha Mukherjee
The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last (Azra Raza)
The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last
27
Azra Raza
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
28
Margaret Atwood
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
29
George Orwell
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
30
Michelle McNamara
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