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Flavorwire.com's Top 50 Scariest Books of All Time

A list of Flavorwire.com's top 50 scariest books ever. Will you be mentally stable if you complete the challenge?
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It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
2
Piercing, by Ryu Murakam
Piercing, by Ryu Murakam
3
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
4
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
5
American Psycho
American Psycho
6
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
Richard Marheson
7
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
8
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
9
Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre (H.P. Lovecraft)
Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre
H.P. Lovecraft
10
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
11
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
12
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
13
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
14
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
Ira Levin
15
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
Jay Anson
16
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
Franz Kafka
17
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
Clive Barker
18
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
19
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill
20
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort
21
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe
22
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
Octavia Butler
23
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver
24
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
25
The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Painted Bird
Jerzy Kosinski
26
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks
27
The Cipher
The Cipher
28
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
29
The Ruins
The Ruins
30
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
31
Naomi's Room, by Jonathan Aycliffe
Naomi's Room, by Jonathan Aycliffe
32
The Ritual, by Adam Nevill
The Ritual, by Adam Nevill
33
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
Dalton Trumbo
34
Incarnate, by Ramsey Campbell
Incarnate, by Ramsey Campbell
35
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
Susan Hill
36
The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen
The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen
37
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
38
The October Country
The October Country
39
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
Helen Oyeyemi
40
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
John Ajvide Lindqvist
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