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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 (Dalton Trumbo)
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The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
3
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
4
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
5
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
6
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
7
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
8
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
9
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
10
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
11
Swan Song (Robert McCammon)
Swan Song (Robert McCammon)
12
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
13
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night (Elie Wiesel)
14
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
15
The Great Post Office Scandal (Nick Wallis)
The Great Post Office Scandal (Nick Wallis)
16
The Devil All the Time (Donald Ray Pollock)
The Devil All the Time (Donald Ray Pollock)
17
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 (Ann Rule)
18
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
19
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
20
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
21
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Randy Shilts)
22
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
23
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
24
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
25
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
26
The Emperor of All Maladies (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
27
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 (Azra Raza)
28
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
29
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
30
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
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