Scariest books of all time

1.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,650,273 ratings
2.
It
It 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,227,358 ratings
3.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating β€” 668,794 ratings
4.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating β€” 636,632 ratings
5.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 259,245 ratings
6.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,414,993 ratings
7.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,225,810 ratings
8.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating β€” 814,282 ratings
9.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating β€” 815,540 ratings
10.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating β€” 136,145 ratings
11.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating β€” 813,625 ratings
12.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating β€” 81,720 ratings
13.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating β€” 312,745 ratings
14.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating β€” 191,437 ratings
15.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating β€” 153,653 ratings
16.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating β€” 365,270 ratings
17.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 135,094 ratings
18.
The Ruins
The Ruins 3.69 avg rating β€” 63,253 ratings
19.
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
by: Joe Hill
3.84 avg rating β€” 148,810 ratings
20.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating β€” 194,117 ratings
21.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating β€” 641,296 ratings
22.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating β€” 59,829 ratings
23.
Phantoms
Phantoms 3.95 avg rating β€” 78,719 ratings
24.
Christine
Christine 3.86 avg rating β€” 258,458 ratings
25.
Thinner
Thinner 3.78 avg rating β€” 222,753 ratings
26.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,322,918 ratings
27.
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry & Tales
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry & Tales 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,887 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 β€” 633,818 ratings
29.
Needful Things
Needful Things 3.98 avg rating β€” 270,572 ratings
30.
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game 3.58 avg rating β€” 174,730 ratings
31.
Four Past Midnight
Four Past Midnight 3.95 avg rating β€” 114,551 ratings
32.
Everything's Eventual
Everything's Eventual 3.97 avg rating β€” 107,006 ratings
33.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating β€” 115,380 ratings
34.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating β€” 172,352 ratings
35.
The Omen
The Omen 4.04 avg rating β€” 69,124 ratings
36.
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones 3.92 avg rating β€” 208,167 ratings
37.
Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher 3.66 avg rating β€” 183,536 ratings
38.
Duma Key
Duma Key 3.99 avg rating β€” 133,415 ratings
39.
The Strain (The Strain #1)
The Strain (The Strain #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 89,388 ratings
39.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating β€” 77,964 ratings
41.
Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew 3.97 avg rating β€” 134,434 ratings
42.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1,001,621 ratings
42.
The Raven
The Raven 4.29 avg rating β€” 163,384 ratings
44.
Cell
Cell 3.66 avg rating β€” 233,451 ratings
45.
The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers 3.60 avg rating β€” 161,876 ratings
46.
The Fog
The Fog 3.88 avg rating β€” 27,175 ratings
47.
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart 4.08 avg rating β€” 65,181 ratings
48.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.06 avg rating β€” 71,344 ratings
49.
Just After Sunset
Just After Sunset 3.88 avg rating β€” 59,313 ratings
50.
Different Seasons
Different Seasons 4.36 avg rating β€” 216,984 ratings
51.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 650,126 ratings
52.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating β€” 24,889 ratings
53.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating β€” 70,629 ratings
54.
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Nightmares and Dreamscapes 3.95 avg rating β€” 86,668 ratings
55.
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 β€” 29,450 ratings
56.
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 27,961 ratings
57.
Lisey's Story
Lisey's Story 3.70 avg rating β€” 92,724 ratings
58.
One Past Midnight: The Langoliers
One Past Midnight: The Langoliers 3.93 avg rating β€” 43,881 ratings
59.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating β€” 170,046 ratings
60.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating β€” 118,287 ratings
61.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.78 avg rating β€” 148,578 ratings
62.
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories 4.27 avg rating β€” 10,054 ratings
63.
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating β€” 74,601 ratings
64.
Black House (The Talisman, #2)
Black House (The Talisman, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 67,552 ratings
65.
The Damnation Game
The Damnation Game 3.82 avg rating β€” 21,019 ratings
66.
Desperation
Desperation 3.86 avg rating β€” 150,533 ratings
67.
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2) 4.24 avg rating β€” 282,803 ratings
68.
The Monkey's Paw (Oxford Bookworms)
The Monkey's Paw (Oxford Bookworms) 3.87 avg rating β€” 22,853 ratings
69.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,086 ratings
70.
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3)
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3) 4.25 avg rating β€” 241,233 ratings
71.
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4) 4.27 avg rating β€” 214,821 ratings
72.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating β€” 131,597 ratings
73.
The Body
The Body 4.30 avg rating β€” 44,935 ratings
74.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 753,891 ratings
75.
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7)
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7) 4.29 avg rating β€” 185,375 ratings
76.
The Lottery
The Lottery 4.04 avg rating β€” 104,205 ratings
77.
Lightning
Lightning 4.09 avg rating β€” 64,647 ratings
78.
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 455,034 ratings
79.
They Thirst
They Thirst 3.91 avg rating β€” 13,546 ratings
80.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.08 avg rating β€” 85,821 ratings
81.
Insomnia
Insomnia 3.84 avg rating β€” 165,079 ratings
82.
The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating β€” 338,212 ratings
83.
Bird Box (Bird Box, #1)
Bird Box (Bird Box, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 205,122 ratings
84.
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
Off Season (Dead River, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 18,953 ratings
85.
Ring (Ring, #1)
Ring (Ring, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 28,618 ratings
86.
The Door to December
The Door to December 3.97 avg rating β€” 38,961 ratings
87.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,544,035 ratings
88.
Midnight
Midnight 3.87 avg rating β€” 28,084 ratings
89.
Song of Kali
Song of Kali 3.61 avg rating β€” 15,304 ratings
90.
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red 3.72 avg rating β€” 10,551 ratings
91.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon 3.64 avg rating β€” 174,598 ratings
91.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating β€” 145,991 ratings
93.
The Cellar
The Cellar 3.64 avg rating β€” 8,651 ratings
94.
The Dark Half
The Dark Half 3.81 avg rating β€” 149,872 ratings
95.
From a Buick 8
From a Buick 8 3.49 avg rating β€” 73,519 ratings
96.
Whispers of the Dead
Whispers of the Dead 4.64 avg rating β€” 92 ratings
97.
The Hungry Moon
The Hungry Moon 3.58 avg rating β€” 2,030 ratings
98.
Florence and Giles
Florence and Giles 3.63 avg rating β€” 5,639 ratings
99.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 4.02 avg rating β€” 650,372 ratings
100.
The Ritual
The Ritual 3.57 avg rating β€” 31,359 ratings
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