What is the scariest horror book you have ever read?

I love horror books but am not scared the easiest! What are some books that had you locking your doors and checking under the bed?

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I love horror books but am not scared the easiest! What are some books that had you locking your doors and checking under the bed?

Books33

Answers64

Readers42

Details	Rating	Readers Count
'Salem's Lot Stephen King	3.86	669 reads
Misery Stephen King	4.11	694 reads
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Brom	4.38	112 reads
It Stephen King	4.07	855 reads
House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski	4.11	417 reads
The Exorcist William Peter Blatty	4.08	215 reads
Pet Sematary Stephen King	3.95	658 reads
We Need to Talk About Kevin Lionel Shriver	4.09	136 reads
Exquisite Corpse Poppy Z. Brite	3.58	47 reads
Incidents Around the House Josh Malerman	3.84	84 reads
NOS4A2 Joe Hill	3.8	288 reads
Intensity Dean Koontz	3.8	71 reads
Seed Ania Ahlborn	3.39	47 reads
The Wolfen Whitley Strieber	3.8	7 reads
Stolen Tongues Felix Blackwell	3.54	106 reads
Nuestra parte de noche Mariana Enriquez	4.41	31 reads
Cadaver Exquisito Agustina Bazterrica	4.28	43 reads
Dead Sea Tim Curran	3	2 reads
Il mulino dei dodici corvi Otfried Preussler	0	1 read
By Scott Smith - The Ruins By Scott Smith - The Ruins Scott Smith	0	0 reads
Books of Blood, Volumes 1-3 Clive Barker	3.46	15 reads
Survivor Type Stephen King	5	1 read
The Troop Nick Cutter	3.72	206 reads
2666 Roberto Bolaño Natasha Wimmer (Translator)	3.91	87 reads
The Long Walk Stephen King	3.77	342 reads
The Strain Guillermo del Toro Chuck Hogan	3.65	118 reads
Merrick Anne Rice	3.54	47 reads
Rosemary's Baby Ira Levin	3.93	115 reads
The Stand Stephen King	4.16	858 reads
Bird Box Josh Malerman	3.93	274 reads
Haunted Chuck Palahniuk	3.37	139 reads
Let the Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist Ebba Segerberg (Translator)	3.89	108 reads
Lakewood Megan Giddings	3.58	43 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
'Salem's Lot Stephen King	3.86	669 reads
Misery Stephen King	4.11	694 reads
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Brom	4.38	112 reads
It Stephen King	4.07	855 reads
House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski	4.11	417 reads
The Exorcist William Peter Blatty	4.08	215 reads
Pet Sematary Stephen King	3.95	658 reads
We Need to Talk About Kevin Lionel Shriver	4.09	136 reads
Exquisite Corpse Poppy Z. Brite	3.58	47 reads
Incidents Around the House Josh Malerman	3.84	84 reads
NOS4A2 Joe Hill	3.8	288 reads
Intensity Dean Koontz	3.8	71 reads
Seed Ania Ahlborn	3.39	47 reads
The Wolfen Whitley Strieber	3.8	7 reads
Stolen Tongues Felix Blackwell	3.54	106 reads
Nuestra parte de noche Mariana Enriquez	4.41	31 reads
Cadaver Exquisito Agustina Bazterrica	4.28	43 reads
Dead Sea Tim Curran	3	2 reads
Il mulino dei dodici corvi Otfried Preussler	0	1 read
By Scott Smith - The Ruins By Scott Smith - The Ruins Scott Smith	0	0 reads
Books of Blood, Volumes 1-3 Clive Barker	3.46	15 reads
Survivor Type Stephen King	5	1 read
The Troop Nick Cutter	3.72	206 reads
2666 Roberto Bolaño Natasha Wimmer (Translator)	3.91	87 reads
The Long Walk Stephen King	3.77	342 reads
The Strain Guillermo del Toro Chuck Hogan	3.65	118 reads
Merrick Anne Rice	3.54	47 reads
Rosemary's Baby Ira Levin	3.93	115 reads
The Stand Stephen King	4.16	858 reads
Bird Box Josh Malerman	3.93	274 reads
Haunted Chuck Palahniuk	3.37	139 reads
Let the Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist Ebba Segerberg (Translator)	3.89	108 reads
Lakewood Megan Giddings	3.58	43 reads

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