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Rated 7 points - posted 14 years ago by mail4gigi in category Books.
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The Shining - Stephen King Report Abuse
The isolation, and terror of the mom trying to protect her child from something she cannot understand.
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The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty Report Abuse
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Ghost Story - Peter Straub Report Abuse
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Creepy, but one MAJOR problem- not a ghost story
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Pet Semetary - Stephen King Report Abuse
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"?
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not as scary as everyone says it is and im 13
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Bram Stoker's Dracula Report Abuse
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Phantoms - Dean Koontz Report Abuse
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Hell House - Richard Matheson Report Abuse
A scary house in the middle of nowhere is scary all by itself.
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It - Stephen King Report Abuse
Even grown adults are terrified of clowns just because of this book.
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The Damnation Game - Clive Barker Report Abuse
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They Thirst - Robert McCammon Report Abuse
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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!
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House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski Report Abuse
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Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Report Abuse
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The Hot Zone - Richard Preston Report Abuse
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The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story - Susan Hill Report Abuse
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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Report Abuse
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The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson Report Abuse
One of Stephen Kings' favorite stories. It just has to be scary.
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Amityville Horror - Jay Anson Report Abuse
Scared me silly the first time I read it, even if it was a hoax.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Report Abuse
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Noir, from Richard Matheson Report Abuse
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
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The Hellbound Heart - Clive Barker Report Abuse
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December - Phil Rickman Report Abuse
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The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton Report Abuse
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The Road to Madness - H.P. Lovecraft Report Abuse
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I am Legend - Richard Matheson Report Abuse
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Haunted Halloween - Tamara Thorne Report Abuse
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bloody marry Report Abuse
i want to learn about bloody marry cuzz i trhink she is cool ;)
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Fountain Society: A Novel - Wes Craven Report Abuse
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