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50 Scariest Books of All Time

"These books hail from places across the rich spectrum of terrifying literature produced in the last 150 years or so: sometimes a history book can be scarier than a slasher movie. There's truly something here to scare the pants off of anyone and everyone. So if you don't find a particular entry scary, well, thank all the Old Gods and move on to the next one."
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The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories (Arthur Machen)
The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories
Arthur Machen
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The King in Yellow (Robert W. Chambers)
The King in Yellow
Robert W. Chambers
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
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Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
Robert Marasco
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The Auctioneer (Joan Samson)
The Auctioneer
Joan Samson
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The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
Jay Anson
9
Flowers in the Attic (Virginia Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
Virginia Andrews
10
The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
Ann Rule
11
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
Stephen King
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The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks
13
Tomie (Junji Ito)
Tomie
Junji Ito
14
The Cipher (Kathe Koja)
The Cipher
Kathe Koja
15
Parasite Eve (Hideaki Sena)
Parasite Eve
Hideaki Sena
16
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
Richard Preston
17
Deadrush (Yvonne Navarro)
Deadrush
Yvonne Navarro
18
Exquisite Corpse (Poppy Z. Brite)
Exquisite Corpse
Poppy Z. Brite
19
Voices From Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
Svetlana Alexievich
20
The Rape of Nanking (Iris Chang)
The Rape of Nanking
Iris Chang
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Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
Ryu Murakami
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House of Leaves (Mark Danielewski)
House of Leaves
Mark Danielewski
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Yalo (Elias Khoury)
Yalo
Elias Khoury
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Come Closer (Sara Gran)
Come Closer
Sara Gran
25
Confessions (Kanae Minato)
Confessions
Kanae Minato
26
The Resurrectionist (Wrath James White)
The Resurrectionist
Wrath James White
27
Amatka (Karin Tidbeck)
Amatka
Karin Tidbeck
28
You (Caroline Kepnes)
You
Caroline Kepnes
29
Perfect Days (Raphael Montes)
Perfect Days
Raphael Montes
30
Wonderland (Jennifer Hillier)
Wonderland
Jennifer Hillier
31
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica
32
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
33
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
Samanta Schweblin
34
The Fisherman (John Langan)
The Fisherman
John Langan
35
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
Laura Purcell
36
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
Alma Katsu
37
The Rust Maidens (Gwendolyn Kiste)
The Rust Maidens
Gwendolyn Kiste
38
The Chestnut Man (Soren Sveistrup)
The Chestnut Man
Soren Sveistrup
39
Little Eve (Catriona Ward)
Little Eve
Catriona Ward
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In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado
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