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39 Books That Are Actually Scary

We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about their favorite books that have actually scared them. Here are the chilling results:
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
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The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City
3
The Last Days of Jack Sparks (Jason Arnopp)
The Last Days of Jack Sparks (Jason Arnopp)
4
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods (Tara French)
5
NOS4A2
NOS4A2
6
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe (Thomas Ligotti)
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe (Thomas Ligotti)
7
The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston
The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston
8
False Memory
False Memory
9
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
10
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
11
Coraline
Coraline
12
Penpal (Dathan Auerbach)
Penpal (Dathan Auerbach)
13
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
14
I Let You Go (Clare MacKintosh)
I Let You Go (Clare MacKintosh)
15
You (Caroline Kepnes)
You (Caroline Kepnes)
16
The Stanger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stanger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
17
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
18
Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix)
19
The Winter People (Phyllis Whitney)
The Winter People (Phyllis Whitney)
20
The Diviners
The Diviners
21
Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
22
Afraid (Jack Kilborn)
Afraid (Jack Kilborn)
23
The Troop
The Troop
24
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
25
The Butterfly Garden (Dot Hutchinson)
The Butterfly Garden (Dot Hutchinson)
26
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
27
Career of Evil (Robert Galbraith)
Career of Evil (Robert Galbraith)
28
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
29
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
30
The Call (Peadar O'guilin)
The Call (Peadar O'guilin)
31
Marina (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
Marina (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
32
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
33
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
34
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
35
Everything's Eventual (Stephen King)
Everything's Eventual (Stephen King)
36
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
37
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Gerald Brittle)
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Gerald Brittle)
38
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
39
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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