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Ranker.com's 50 Scariest Novels of All Time

What are the scariest novels of all time? Not surprisingly, a lot of the books listed here are from the horror genre, but there are other, just as terrifying books to read as well. And don't let the fact that Stephen King dominates the top 10 books,, there's a variety of authors.
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It (Stephen King)
It (Stephen King)
2
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
3
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
4
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
5
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
6
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery (Stephen King)
7
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
8
The Stand
The Stand
9
Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
10
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie (Stephen King)
11
Night Shift
Night Shift
12
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
13
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
14
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
15
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
16
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
17
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
18
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
19
Needful Things
Needful Things
20
Psycho
Psycho
21
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
22
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
23
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
24
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
25
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
26
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
27
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (H. P. Lovecraft)
28
The Tommyknockers (Stephen King)
The Tommyknockers (Stephen King)
29
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
30
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game
31
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
32
Hellraiser (Clive Barker)
Hellraiser (Clive Barker)
33
The Fog (James Herbert)
The Fog (James Herbert)
34
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
35
Interview With the Vampire
Interview With the Vampire
36
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
37
Hell House
Hell House
38
Strangers
Strangers
39
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
40
The Island of Doctor Moreau (H. G. Wells)
The Island of Doctor Moreau (H. G. Wells)
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