Books That Gave Me Nightmares

1.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,658 ratings
2.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,655 ratings
3.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,300 ratings
4.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 669,013 ratings
5.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,784 ratings
6.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,155 ratings
7.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,515 ratings
8.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,426 ratings
9.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,685 ratings
10.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,214 ratings
11.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 363,028 ratings
12.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,456 ratings
13.
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
by: Joe Hill
3.84 avg rating — 148,831 ratings
14.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,887 ratings
15.
Phantoms
Phantoms 3.95 avg rating — 78,729 ratings
16.
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 4.06 avg rating — 152,022 ratings
17.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,724 ratings
18.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,193 ratings
19.
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game 3.58 avg rating — 174,755 ratings
20.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,252 ratings
21.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,341 ratings
22.
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,127,252 ratings
23.
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
by: Ann Rule
4.14 avg rating — 109,021 ratings
24.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,427 ratings
25.
Communion: A True Story
Communion: A True Story 3.52 avg rating — 7,736 ratings
26.
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3)
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3) 4.19 avg rating — 29,454 ratings
27.
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum 4.14 avg rating — 71,256 ratings
28.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,908 ratings
29.
Tales
Tales 4.23 avg rating — 9,483 ratings
30.
Haunted
Haunted 3.59 avg rating — 109,658 ratings
31.
Cell
Cell 3.66 avg rating — 233,475 ratings
32.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,159 ratings
33.
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 1,832,911 ratings
34.
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
35.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,993 ratings
36.
Four Past Midnight
Four Past Midnight 3.95 avg rating — 114,565 ratings
37.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,100 ratings
38.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,863 ratings
39.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,380 ratings
40.
Baby Teeth
Baby Teeth 3.60 avg rating — 81,271 ratings
41.
The Damnation Game
The Damnation Game 3.82 avg rating — 21,023 ratings
42.
The Taking
The Taking 3.79 avg rating — 42,216 ratings
43.
The Bad Place
The Bad Place 3.94 avg rating — 38,311 ratings
44.
The Fog
The Fog 3.88 avg rating — 27,177 ratings
45.
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil 3.93 avg rating — 39,812 ratings
46.
Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars 4.08 avg rating — 115,769 ratings
47.
They Thirst
They Thirst 3.91 avg rating — 13,547 ratings
48.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating — 170,068 ratings
49.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,976 ratings
50.
Midnight
Midnight 3.87 avg rating — 28,084 ratings
51.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,679 ratings
52.
Christine
Christine 3.86 avg rating — 258,490 ratings
53.
Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 74,137 ratings
54.
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door 3.92 avg rating — 52,230 ratings
55.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,371 ratings
56.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,875 ratings
57.
The Living Dead (The Living Dead, #1)
The Living Dead (The Living Dead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 9,202 ratings
58.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,740 ratings
59.
Comes the Blind Fury
Comes the Blind Fury
by: John Saul
3.98 avg rating — 7,568 ratings
60.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,860 ratings
61.
The Hungry Moon
The Hungry Moon 3.58 avg rating — 2,030 ratings
62.
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 27,970 ratings
63.
Whispers of the Dead
Whispers of the Dead 4.64 avg rating — 92 ratings
64.
Kisscut (Grant County, #2)
Kisscut (Grant County, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 65,362 ratings
65.
Dead by Morning (Rituals of the Night #1)
Dead by Morning (Rituals of the Night #1) 3.73 avg rating — 385 ratings
66.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating — 24,895 ratings
66.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,808 ratings
68.
Double Identity
Double Identity 4.01 avg rating — 16,897 ratings
69.
Faithless (Grant County, #5)
Faithless (Grant County, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 50,168 ratings
70.
The Cellar
The Cellar 3.64 avg rating — 8,653 ratings
71.
The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers 3.60 avg rating — 161,893 ratings
72.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Nightmares & Dreamscapes 3.95 avg rating — 86,674 ratings
73.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating — 73,994 ratings
74.
2012: The War for Souls
2012: The War for Souls 2.96 avg rating — 1,573 ratings
75.
Horns
Horns
by: Joe Hill
3.93 avg rating — 118,561 ratings
76.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,526 ratings
77.
Cabal
Cabal 3.92 avg rating — 22,152 ratings
78.
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
Off Season (Dead River, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 18,958 ratings
79.
Lost Souls
Lost Souls 3.90 avg rating — 18,831 ratings
80.
WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For
WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For 3.73 avg rating — 772 ratings
80.
A Demon Lies Within
A Demon Lies Within 3.96 avg rating — 47 ratings
80.
Cold January (The Dog Tags & Badges Series Book 2)
Cold January (The Dog Tags & Badges Series Book 2) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
83.
The Dollhouse Murders
The Dollhouse Murders 3.99 avg rating — 9,666 ratings
84.
Books of Blood, Volumes Four to Six (Books of Blood, #4-6)
Books of Blood, Volumes Four to Six (Books of Blood, #4-6) 4.28 avg rating — 4,538 ratings
85.
Green Darkness
Green Darkness 3.97 avg rating — 6,875 ratings
86.
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 81,910 ratings
87.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,379 ratings
88.
Stinger
Stinger 3.90 avg rating — 9,790 ratings
89.
Floating Dragon
Floating Dragon 3.83 avg rating — 12,639 ratings
90.
The God Project
The God Project
by: John Saul
3.93 avg rating — 11,360 ratings
91.
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone 3.97 avg rating — 239,761 ratings
92.
The Rising (The Rising #1)
The Rising (The Rising #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,829 ratings
93.
The Store
The Store 3.81 avg rating — 9,104 ratings
94.
Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In
Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In 3.91 avg rating — 1,418 ratings
95.
Divine Evil
Divine Evil 3.91 avg rating — 21,075 ratings
95.
Desperation
Desperation 3.86 avg rating — 150,547 ratings
95.
The Uninvited
The Uninvited 3.75 avg rating — 116 ratings
95.
Wake the Wicked
Wake the Wicked 3.45 avg rating — 76 ratings
95.
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed & Lorraine Warren
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed & Lorraine Warren 3.88 avg rating — 9,086 ratings
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The Shadow over Innsmouth
The Shadow over Innsmouth 4.10 avg rating — 26,140 ratings
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