Scariest books of all time

101.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness 3.79 avg rating — 61,181 ratings
102.
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum 4.14 avg rating — 71,250 ratings
103.
Mysteria: A book of spooky and fantastic tales
Mysteria: A book of spooky and fantastic tales 4.65 avg rating — 54 ratings
104.
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game 3.95 avg rating — 59,384 ratings
105.
The Other
The Other 3.98 avg rating — 22,601 ratings
106.
Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5)
Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 197,447 ratings
107.
Faerie Tale
Faerie Tale 3.88 avg rating — 11,378 ratings
108.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,751 ratings
109.
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart 4.24 avg rating — 117,076 ratings
110.
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 — 81,894 ratings
111.
30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night 3.79 avg rating — 20,850 ratings
112.
Hideaway
Hideaway 3.87 avg rating — 36,564 ratings
113.
The Troop
The Troop 3.84 avg rating — 114,027 ratings
114.
The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories
The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories 4.22 avg rating — 3,634 ratings
115.
Wormwood
Wormwood 3.93 avg rating — 5,954 ratings
116.
Last Days
Last Days 3.72 avg rating — 13,466 ratings
117.
Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2)
Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 286,753 ratings
118.
The Immortal Coil (The Immortal Coil, #1)
The Immortal Coil (The Immortal Coil, #1)
by: J. Armand
3.49 avg rating — 241 ratings
118.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,506 ratings
120.
Avenue of Death
Avenue of Death 3.60 avg rating — 85 ratings
121.
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony, Indiana, #2)
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony, Indiana, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 332 ratings
121.
Abyss of Sinners
Abyss of Sinners 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
123.
The Church of Dead Girls
The Church of Dead Girls 3.62 avg rating — 3,113 ratings
124.
Spook House (Harmony, Indiana, #3)
Spook House (Harmony, Indiana, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 268 ratings
125.
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 138,372 ratings
126.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,232 ratings
127.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,644 ratings
128.
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories 4.06 avg rating — 8,177 ratings
128.
Naomi's Room
Naomi's Room 3.65 avg rating — 6,012 ratings
130.
A Stir of Echoes
A Stir of Echoes 3.86 avg rating — 14,912 ratings
131.
Strangers
Strangers 4.01 avg rating — 47,122 ratings
132.
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door 3.92 avg rating — 52,200 ratings
133.
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story 3.96 avg rating — 21,952 ratings
134.
What the Night Knows (What the Night Knows, #1)
What the Night Knows (What the Night Knows, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 21,592 ratings
135.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,170 ratings
135.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,837 ratings
137.
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer 3.45 avg rating — 6,943 ratings
138.
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 — 4,535 ratings
138.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,902 ratings
140.
The Living Dead (The Living Dead, #1)
The Living Dead (The Living Dead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 9,202 ratings
141.
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse 3.79 avg rating — 24,115 ratings
142.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,845 ratings
143.
Winter Moon
Winter Moon 3.86 avg rating — 18,954 ratings
144.
The Elementals
The Elementals 3.99 avg rating — 21,703 ratings
145.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 20,459 ratings
145.
Whispers
Whispers 3.93 avg rating — 33,834 ratings
145.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,182 ratings
148.
The Collector
The Collector 3.97 avg rating — 89,264 ratings
149.
Cycle of the Werewolf
Cycle of the Werewolf 3.67 avg rating — 63,260 ratings
150.
Night Film
Night Film 3.78 avg rating — 94,531 ratings
151.
By Reason of Insanity
By Reason of Insanity 4.06 avg rating — 1,650 ratings
151.
WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For
WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For 3.73 avg rating — 772 ratings
151.
A Demon Lies Within
A Demon Lies Within 3.96 avg rating — 47 ratings
154.
The Wide Game (Harmony, Indiana, #1)
The Wide Game (Harmony, Indiana, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 229 ratings
155.
The Unheards
The Unheards 3.54 avg rating — 112 ratings
155.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,299 ratings
157.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,075 ratings
158.
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.10 avg rating — 122,714 ratings
159.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,134 ratings
160.
NOS4A2
NOS4A2
by: Joe Hill
4.08 avg rating — 139,854 ratings
161.
Intensity
Intensity 4.03 avg rating — 91,359 ratings
162.
Skull Full of Kisses
Skull Full of Kisses 4.18 avg rating — 74 ratings
163.
Legion
Legion 3.69 avg rating — 12,998 ratings
164.
Poseidon’s Children (The Legacy of the Gods, #1)
Poseidon’s Children (The Legacy of the Gods, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 444 ratings
165.
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,470 ratings
166.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating — 118,720 ratings
166.
Come Closer
Come Closer
by: Sara Gran
3.66 avg rating — 44,856 ratings
168.
Sphere
Sphere 3.83 avg rating — 194,862 ratings
169.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,512 ratings
170.
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn 3.91 avg rating — 12,733 ratings
171.
Unwind (Unwind, #1)
Unwind (Unwind, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 244,613 ratings
172.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,170 ratings
173.
The Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident
The Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident 3.55 avg rating — 1,528 ratings
173.
Who Goes There?
Who Goes There? 3.78 avg rating — 11,547 ratings
175.
Come Out Tonight
Come Out Tonight 3.79 avg rating — 3,321 ratings
176.
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil 3.93 avg rating — 39,795 ratings
177.
The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories
The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories 3.69 avg rating — 8,710 ratings
178.
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 4.12 avg rating — 2,941 ratings
179.
Asylum (Asylum, #1)
Asylum (Asylum, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 63,149 ratings
179.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,413 ratings
181.
Whispers in the Dark
Whispers in the Dark 3.93 avg rating — 469 ratings
182.
The White Hands and Other Weird Tales
The White Hands and Other Weird Tales 4.14 avg rating — 364 ratings
183.
The Dead of Winter
The Dead of Winter 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
183.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 4.02 avg rating — 213,349 ratings
183.
Jerusalem's Lot
Jerusalem's Lot 4.07 avg rating — 5,623 ratings
186.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,355,726 ratings
187.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,199 ratings
188.
The Abominable
The Abominable 3.62 avg rating — 9,058 ratings
189.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,190 ratings
190.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 4.16 avg rating — 192,410 ratings
191.
Harbor
Harbor 3.66 avg rating — 8,244 ratings
192.
Ancient Images
Ancient Images 3.46 avg rating — 1,498 ratings
193.
A Sudden Light
A Sudden Light 3.65 avg rating — 14,371 ratings
194.
Deliverance
Deliverance 3.89 avg rating — 33,569 ratings
195.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,474 ratings
196.
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed 3.48 avg rating — 35,582 ratings
197.
Meat
Meat 3.87 avg rating — 2,533 ratings
198.
Darkness
Darkness
by: John Saul
3.95 avg rating — 21,419 ratings
199.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 4.01 avg rating — 42,319 ratings
199.
Cane River
Cane River 4.08 avg rating — 50,065 ratings
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