Scariest Books Ever

1.
It Lives in The Basement
It Lives in The Basement 3.58 avg rating — 469 ratings
2.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,658 ratings
3.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,302 ratings
4.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,655 ratings
5.
Intensity
Intensity 4.03 avg rating — 91,383 ratings
6.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 669,017 ratings
7.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,788 ratings
8.
Jaws
Jaws 3.95 avg rating — 174,193 ratings
9.
Harvest Home
Harvest Home 3.82 avg rating — 10,727 ratings
10.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,557 ratings
11.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,810 ratings
12.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,155 ratings
13.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,014 ratings
14.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,456 ratings
15.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,427 ratings
16.
WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For
WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For 3.73 avg rating — 772 ratings
17.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,515 ratings
18.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,978 ratings
19.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,765 ratings
19.
On the Beach
On the Beach 3.98 avg rating — 48,167 ratings
21.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,215 ratings
22.
Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez
Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez 4.02 avg rating — 14,622 ratings
22.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,724 ratings
24.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,297 ratings
25.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,344 ratings
26.
Nightwatching
Nightwatching 3.68 avg rating — 53 ratings
26.
The Wide Game (Harmony, Indiana, #1)
The Wide Game (Harmony, Indiana, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 229 ratings
28.
Spook House (Harmony, Indiana, #3)
Spook House (Harmony, Indiana, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 268 ratings
29.
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony, Indiana, #2)
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony, Indiana, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 332 ratings
30.
Skull Full of Kisses
Skull Full of Kisses 4.18 avg rating — 74 ratings
31.
Poseidon’s Children (The Legacy of the Gods, #1)
Poseidon’s Children (The Legacy of the Gods, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 444 ratings
32.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating — 170,068 ratings
33.
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 1,084,453 ratings
34.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,343 ratings
35.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,951 ratings
36.
Snap
Snap 3.48 avg rating — 42 ratings
36.
The Very Devil, Herself!
The Very Devil, Herself! 3.77 avg rating — 43 ratings
38.
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1)
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1) 3.80 avg rating — 54 ratings
38.
Miael: Family
Miael: Family 3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings
40.
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door 3.92 avg rating — 52,230 ratings
41.
The Ring of Lost Souls
The Ring of Lost Souls 3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings
41.
The Storyteller of Pain
The Storyteller of Pain 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings
43.
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 349,778 ratings
44.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,849 ratings
45.
The Troop
The Troop 3.84 avg rating — 114,145 ratings
46.
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red 3.72 avg rating — 10,551 ratings
47.
Rage
Rage 3.71 avg rating — 55,126 ratings
48.
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil 3.93 avg rating — 39,813 ratings
49.
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 107,204 ratings
49.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,509 ratings
51.
Come Clean
Come Clean 4.01 avg rating — 348 ratings
51.
Online
Online 3.57 avg rating — 47 ratings
51.
Spirits in the Trees (The Spirits Trilogy #1)
Spirits in the Trees (The Spirits Trilogy #1) 3.95 avg rating — 1,234 ratings
51.
Restless Urges: Confession Of A Serial Killer
Restless Urges: Confession Of A Serial Killer 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
51.
Tales of the Undead: Hell Whore
Tales of the Undead: Hell Whore 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings
51.
Death Dreams Deluxe: The Complete Works of Chris Robertson
Death Dreams Deluxe: The Complete Works of Chris Robertson 3.27 avg rating — 22 ratings
51.
The Other Side
The Other Side 3.55 avg rating — 414 ratings
51.
Southern Haunts: Devils in the Darkness
Southern Haunts: Devils in the Darkness 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings
51.
Learning to Kiss in the Snow
Learning to Kiss in the Snow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 61 ratings
51.
Meat
Meat 3.87 avg rating — 2,535 ratings
51.
For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Dracula Chronicles, #1) (Vlad Dracula, #1)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Dracula Chronicles, #1) (Vlad Dracula, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 294 ratings
51.
Demons: True stories of demonic possessions & demonic attacks
Demons: True stories of demonic possessions & demonic attacks 3.41 avg rating — 151 ratings
51.
Encounters with the Unknown
Encounters with the Unknown 3.62 avg rating — 96 ratings
51.
The Factory
The Factory 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
51.
Instafrights: Short horror stories for the busy gentle(wo)man
Instafrights: Short horror stories for the busy gentle(wo)man
by: John Loc
4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings
51.
Pages of Fear: Five Stories About the Dead
Pages of Fear: Five Stories About the Dead it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
51.
The Shadow Keepers
The Shadow Keepers 3.86 avg rating — 220 ratings
51.
House of Blood and Teeth
House of Blood and Teeth 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
51.
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival 4.07 avg rating — 18,592 ratings
51.
Below the Palmettos
Below the Palmettos 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
51.
Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh
Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh 3.74 avg rating — 6,997 ratings
51.
Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World
Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World 4.31 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
73.
The Ring of Lost Souls
The Ring of Lost Souls 3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings
73.
The Demon in the Freezer
The Demon in the Freezer 4.15 avg rating — 17,728 ratings
73.
Spectre Nightmares and Visitations
Spectre Nightmares and Visitations really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32 ratings
73.
Lick the Razor
Lick the Razor 3.79 avg rating — 56 ratings
73.
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse 3.79 avg rating — 24,135 ratings
73.
The Path To Decay (The Dracula Chronicles, #2) (Vlad Dracula, #2)
The Path To Decay (The Dracula Chronicles, #2) (Vlad Dracula, #2) 4.66 avg rating — 114 ratings
73.
Something in the Woods is Taking People
Something in the Woods is Taking People 3.55 avg rating — 420 ratings
73.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,849 ratings
73.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,686 ratings
73.
Scratch
Scratch 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
73.
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) 4.58 avg rating — 3,140,655 ratings
73.
The Bloody Shirt: Terror After Appomattox
The Bloody Shirt: Terror After Appomattox 3.84 avg rating — 345 ratings
85.
Nathaniel
Nathaniel
by: John Saul
3.85 avg rating — 6,142 ratings
85.
Emeline and the Mutants
Emeline and the Mutants 3.87 avg rating — 68 ratings
85.
The Bad Place
The Bad Place 3.94 avg rating — 38,311 ratings
85.
The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth
The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth 4.13 avg rating — 1,623 ratings
85.
Mysterious Things in the Woods
Mysterious Things in the Woods 3.52 avg rating — 165 ratings
85.
The Last Motel
The Last Motel 3.77 avg rating — 145 ratings
85.
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1)
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1) 4.06 avg rating — 31,137 ratings
85.
The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)
The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)
by: C.J. Box
3.94 avg rating — 20,603 ratings
85.
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic 4.42 avg rating — 20,026 ratings
94.
Suffer the Children
Suffer the Children
by: John Saul
3.92 avg rating — 31,318 ratings
94.
Sin
Sin 3.82 avg rating — 156 ratings
94.
Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Eden Moore, #1)
Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Eden Moore, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 2,388 ratings
94.
The Exception
The Exception 3.81 avg rating — 2,726 ratings
94.
Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2)
Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 286,833 ratings
94.
The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 180,266 ratings
94.
At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America
At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America 4.46 avg rating — 671 ratings
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