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Ranker: The Most Terrifying Horror Movies That Are Based on Books

Some of the best horror movies based on books are those where the director that can take the words off the page from the author and turn them into some of the most memorable and visually horrifying scenes in film history. Scary movies based on horror fiction have been around since the days of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi and have been making moviegoers scream in terror and delight ever since! The reason for the success of horror movies adapted from books is due to the reader's yearning to see if the film matches up or surpasses their own imagination while they were reading the book. New movies based on horror novels have been huge hits at the box office as of late and thus we are likely to see even more of them terrorizing us in theaters in the coming years.-Ranker
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The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
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The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
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IT (Miniseries) (1990)
IT (Miniseries) (1990)
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It (Stephen King)
It (Stephen King)
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Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
9
The Mist (2007)
The Mist (2007)
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The Mist (Stephen King)
The Mist (Stephen King)
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Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
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Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie (Stephen King)
13
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
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Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
15
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
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The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
17
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
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Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
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Hellraiser (Clive Barker)
Hellraiser (Clive Barker)
21
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (1989)
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Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
23
Dracula (1992)
Dracula (1992)
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
25
1408 (2007)
1408 (2007)
26
1408 (Stephen King)
1408 (Stephen King)
27
Cujo (1983)
Cujo (1983)
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Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo (Stephen King)
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The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
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The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
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Christine (1983)
Christine (1983)
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Christine (Stephen King)
Christine (Stephen King)
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Children of the Corn (1984)
Children of the Corn (1984)
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Children of the Corn (Stephen King)
Children of the Corn (Stephen King)
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Red Dragon (2002)
Red Dragon (2002)
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Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
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Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
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Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
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Let the Right One in (2008)
Let the Right One in (2008)
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Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
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