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The Most Terrifying Books - 15 Titles Not for the Faint of Heart

"I love being scared, don't you? Some people think that wanting to be scared is strange, but for those of you who get it, this list is for you. All I ever want is to find the next novel that will give me nightmares. So I ventured out to the horror community and asked horror fiction fans across the internet about what they thought the most terrifying horror books were and why. From their recommendations and my own personal reading experiences, I came up with this list of the 15 most terrifying books. Good luck sleeping with the lights off!" - Emily Martin/Book Riot
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The Troop (Nick Cutter)
The Troop
1
Nick Cutter
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
2
Mark Z. Danielewski
Into the Drowning Deep (Mira Grant)
Into the Drowning Deep
3
Mira Grant
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
4
Shirley Jackson
Now You're One of Us (Asa Nonami)
Now You're One of Us
5
Asa Nonami
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House
6
Tananarive Due
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
7
Stephen Graham Jones
The Ruins (Scott Smith)
The Ruins
8
Scott Smith
The Ring (Koji Suzuki)
The Ring
9
Koji Suzuki
Gerald's Game (Stephen King)
Gerald's Game
10
Stephen King
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
11
Grady Hendrix
The Whisper Man (Alex North)
The Whisper Man
12
Alex North
The Graveyard Apartment (Mariko Koike)
The Graveyard Apartment
13
Mariko Koike
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
14
Victor Lavalle
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
15
Paul Tremblay
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