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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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avg. score: 6 of 39 (16%)
required scores: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 

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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
1
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
2
Erik Larson
The Last Days of Jack Sparks (Jason Arnopp)
The Last Days of Jack Sparks
3
Jason Arnopp
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
4
Tara French
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
5
Joe Hill
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe (Thomas Ligotti)
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
6
Thomas Ligotti
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
7
Richard Preston
False Memory
False Memory
8
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
9
Agatha Christie
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
10
Stephen King
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
11
Neil Gaiman
Penpal (Dathan Auerbach)
Penpal
12
Dathan Auerbach
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
13
Peter Straub
I Let You Go (Clare MacKintosh)
I Let You Go
14
Clare MacKintosh
You (Caroline Kepnes)
You
15
Caroline Kepnes
The Stanger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stanger Beside Me
16
Ann Rule
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
17
William Peter Blatty
Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstor
18
Grady Hendrix
The Winter People (Phyllis Whitney)
The Winter People
19
Phyllis Whitney
The Diviners (Libba Bray)
The Diviners
20
Libba Bray
Hex (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
Hex
21
Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Afraid (Jack Kilborn)
Afraid
22
Jack Kilborn
The Troop (Nick Cutter)
The Troop
23
Nick Cutter
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
24
Joe Hill
The Butterfly Garden (Dot Hutchinson)
The Butterfly Garden
25
Dot Hutchinson
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
26
Stephen King
Career of Evil (Robert Galbraith)
Career of Evil
27
Robert Galbraith
Those Across the River (Christopher Buehlman)
Those Across the River
28
Christopher Buehlman
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
29
Paul Tremblay
The Call (Peadar O'guilin)
The Call
30
Peadar O'guilin
Marina (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
Marina
31
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
32
Vincent Bugliosi
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
33
Wilkie Collins
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
34
Jay Anson
Everything's Eventual (Stephen King)
Everything's Eventual
35
Stephen King
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
36
Josh Malerman
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Gerald Brittle)
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren
37
Gerald Brittle
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
38
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
39
Margaret Atwood
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