1.
The Shining - Stephen King
The isolation, and terror of the mom trying to protect her child from something she cannot understand.
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2.
The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
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3.
Ghost Story - Peter Straub
44 points - added 15 years ago by mail4gigi - 1 comment
Comments:
Creepy, but one MAJOR problem- not a ghost story
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
4.
Pet Semetary - Stephen King
Pets are great because they are always there for you unconditionally. Well, at least if you feed them regularly. "Should one try to cheat death and if so what is the price"?
40 points - added 15 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
not as scary as everyone says it is and im 13
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
5.
Bram Stoker's Dracula
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6.
Phantoms - Dean Koontz
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7.
Hell House - Richard Matheson
A scary house in the middle of nowhere is scary all by itself.
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8.
It - Stephen King
Even grown adults are terrified of clowns just because of this book.
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9.
The Damnation Game - Clive Barker
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10.
They Thirst - Robert McCammon
33 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
it's not bad enough that vampires are taking over Los Angeles, add a huge dust storm that cuts everyone off from each other and what a ride!! Yikes!
Added 14 years ago by guest, 0 points
11.
House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
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12.
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
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13.
The Hot Zone - Richard Preston
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14.
The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story - Susan Hill
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15.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
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16.
The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
One of Stephen Kings' favorite stories. It just has to be scary.
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17.
Amityville Horror - Jay Anson
Scared me silly the first time I read it, even if it was a hoax.
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18.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
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19.
Noir, from Richard Matheson
three scary stories that make you scared in your own room,that make you stayed awake at night.it is one of the scariest books of the USA
6 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
20.
The Hellbound Heart - Clive Barker
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21.
December - Phil Rickman
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22.
The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton
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23.
The Road to Madness - H.P. Lovecraft
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24.
I am Legend - Richard Matheson
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25.
Haunted Halloween - Tamara Thorne
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26.
bloody marry
i want to learn about bloody marry cuzz i trhink she is cool ;)
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27.
Fountain Society: A Novel - Wes Craven
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