SCARIEST BOOK I EVER READ
What's the scariest book you ever read?
1 The Shining
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 382,253 ratings
2 It
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 181,664 ratings
3 Salem's Lot
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 123,587 ratings
4 Pet Sematary
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 137,130 ratings
5 The Exorcist
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 47,146 ratings
6 House of Leaves
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 38,495 ratings
7 Afraid
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 2,859 ratings
8 The Stand
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 212,525 ratings
9 The Amityville Horror
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 31,975 ratings
10 The Ruins
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3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 13,277 ratings
11 Misery
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 151,578 ratings
12 Helter Skelter: The True St...
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 43,922 ratings
13 Swan Song
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 17,635 ratings
14 Cujo
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3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 88,184 ratings
14 The Girl Next Door
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 6,067 ratings
16 1984
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 910,125 ratings
17 Phantoms
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 31,495 ratings
18 Intensity
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 35,994 ratings
19 The Silence of the Lambs  (...
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 225,478 ratings
20 Carrie
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 142,915 ratings
21 Ghost Story
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 23,844 ratings
22 Heart-Shaped Box
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 27,957 ratings
23 Lord of the Flies
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 909,509 ratings
24 Night Shift
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 55,876 ratings
25 Off Season
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 3,114 ratings
26 Books of Blood, Vols. 1-3
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 11,855 ratings
27 The Taking
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 20,087 ratings
28 Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter...
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 78,833 ratings
29 One Rainy Night
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,463 ratings
30 Skeleton Crew
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 48,622 ratings
31 Infected (Infected, #1)
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 7,052 ratings
32 The Damnation Game
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 8,109 ratings
33 Three Past Midnight: The Li...
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 1,733 ratings
34 The Wide Game (Harmony, Ind...
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4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 32 ratings
35 Cinema of Shadows (Harmony,...
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 68 ratings
36 They Thirst
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 3,678 ratings
37 Cycle of the Werewolf
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3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 15,678 ratings
37 The Descent
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 2,664 ratings
39 Spook House (Harmony, India...
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 49 ratings
40 Hell House
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 8,588 ratings
41 Poseidon’s Children (The Le...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 80 ratings
42 The Witching Hour (Lives of...
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 51,492 ratings
43 The Best of H.P. Lovecraft:...
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 14,322 ratings
44 Skull Full of Kisses
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4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings
45 Midnight
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 12,165 ratings
46 Animal Farm
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 984,643 ratings
47 The October Country
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 5,111 ratings
47 Summer of Night
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 5,728 ratings
49 Zodiac
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 6,991 ratings
49 The Barn
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4.64 of 5 stars 4.64 avg rating — 28 ratings
49 Lullaby
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3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 39 ratings
52 Green Eggs and Ham
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4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 278,041 ratings
52 Dr. Suess's Green Eggs and ...
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4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 278,041 ratings
52 The Hot Zone
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 32,985 ratings
55 We Need to Talk About Kevin
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 44,190 ratings
56 Cell
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3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 71,533 ratings
57 The Passage (The Passage, #1)
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 66,423 ratings
58 Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 8,373 ratings
59 Lasher (Lives of the Mayfai...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 32,408 ratings
59 Hater
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 4,062 ratings
59 Survivor
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 482 ratings
62 Dead Beyond the Fence: A No...
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 29 ratings
62 Ghost Road Blues (Pine Deep...
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,129 ratings
62 House of Illusions
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 57 ratings
62 Communion: A True Story
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3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 2,205 ratings
62 Song of Kali
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 3,534 ratings
62 This Present Darkness (Dark...
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 32,010 ratings
62 Hostage to the Devil - Reis...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 520 ratings
62 Holy Bible: New Internation...
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4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 15,210 ratings
70 Dead Man's Song (Pine Deep,...
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 917 ratings
70 The Rats (Rats, #1)
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 3,429 ratings
70 Crimson
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 217 ratings
70 And Then There Were None
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 134,129 ratings
70 Beware the Night
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings
75 Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book C...
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4.61 of 5 stars 4.61 avg rating — 210 ratings
75 Bad Moon Rising (Pine Deep,...
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 1,149 ratings
75 Alone With The Devil: Psych...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 130 ratings
75 Mindhunter: Inside the FBI'...
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 4,757 ratings
75 The Summer I Died
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 220 ratings
80 Green Eggs and Ham and Othe...
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4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 121 ratings
80 The Secret Of Crickley Hall
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,967 ratings
80 Let's Go Play At The Adams'
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 235 ratings
83 The Howling
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 2,695 ratings
83 Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 112 ratings
83 Sharp Practice
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
83 The Bone Collector (Lincoln...
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 48,471 ratings
83 Carrion Comfort
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 6,440 ratings
83 Endurance: A Novel of Terror
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,475 ratings
89 Dr. Seuss's ABC with Green ...
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4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 35 ratings
89 Ancient Images
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3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 330 ratings
89 Duma Key
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 39,964 ratings
89 Trapped
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,390 ratings
93 The Fog
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 6,522 ratings
93 Origin
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,340 ratings
95 The Stake
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 978 ratings
95 Castaways
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3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
97 The Fall (The Strain Trilog...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 12,409 ratings
98 Stinger
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 2,716 ratings
98 The Mist
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 37,396 ratings
100 Satan's Mirror
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
106 books · 200 voters · list created July 30th, 2008 by Erin (votes) .
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Comments (showing 1-24 of 24) (24 new)

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message 1: by Jen (new)

Jen You don't have ALL of the hikaru no go books:(


message 2: by Amanda (new)

Amanda Dotterer if all of the Death Note, Volume 01 books aren't on here....


message 3: by Ashlee (new)

Ashlee I put on Tokyo Mew Mew because its AMAZING!!! :D


message 4: by Naomi (new)

Naomi I love manga! I'm so glad someone started this list! I'll vote for any shugo chara manga, same goes with vampire knight, I'm even going to add a few manga to the list for others to vote on!


message 5: by Naomi (last edited Sep 28, 2009 06:30pm) (new)

Naomi Oh yeah, forgot to mention that they're coming out with a Twilight graphic novel! Stephanie is working with people to design the panels for the graphic novel! I'll try and add it to the graphic novel list as soon as I read it!


message 6: by Siyao (new)

Siyao Ashlee wrote: "I put on Tokyo Mew Mew because its AMAZING!!! :D"


I LOVE Tokyo Mew Mew! It's truly awesome!



message 7: by Exodus (last edited Jul 30, 2009 08:36pm) (new)

Exodus Naomi wrote: "Oh yeah, forgot to mention that they're coming out with a Twilight manga! Stephanie is working with people to design the panels for the manga! I'll try and add it as soon as I read it!"

Geez, no no no, Naomi! that Twilight is not MANGA. it's a graphic novel. and please, i love manga, i grew up with manga, and i really don't want to have that Twilight in this list. do forgive me but i really don't like Twilight saga at all ~_~

and we shouldn't have stuff like Asterix and Star War in a Manga list. >_<

btw, where is Rurouni Kenshin? it's my most fav. it's a shame that Kenshin is not listed here. T_T


message 8: by Nisha (new)

Nisha Skip Beat. There is no competition. I'm surprised that only few people know about this series.


message 9: by Exodus (new)

Exodus Parakisu wrote: "Skip Beat. There is no competition. I'm surprised that only few people know about this series."

yay. Skip Beat is so funny. xD i like that series too! :D




message 10: by Sadistic (last edited Aug 07, 2009 10:01pm) (new)

Sadistic To me, Hana Yori Dango is the best ever (Boys over Flowers.) It kept me entertained the whole series (and it was very long), it was never predictable, the possible love choices were both awesome, the situations were hilarious, I actually CRIED, I cared about the characters, the female character did not annoy me to death, and more...xD

I also voted for Death Note, Tokyo Mew Mew, School Rumble, Fullmetal Alchemist...All for different reasons. (: OMG, Absolute Boyfriend! -votes for it too-


Dragon Eyes Loves Manga Where's all the One Piece and Geru Sama? That's the best one out there!


message 12: by Izaoi (new)

Izaoi Me I love Vampire knight is just amaizing. i love manga and anime Tsubasa Chronicla, xxx holic, naruto, death note...


message 13: by Lining (new)

Lining What. The. F***. Vampire Knight is higher than Fullmetal Alchemist? Don't you people have any taste? >,,<


message 14: by Naomi (last edited Sep 28, 2009 06:28pm) (new)

Naomi You can add manga on the find/add bar to the right of the screen at the top...


Dragon Eyes Loves Manga Yes Saffy, VK is to much of a romance to possibly be higher than FMA!! I guess there's too many teenage girls voting instead of guys or more mature girls.


message 16: by Joe (new)

Joe No Jojo's Bizarre Adventure? No One Piece?

This site has no accounting for taste...


message 17: by Lining (new)

Lining Yeah...One Piece. And that's one of the big three, too. 0_0


message 18: by Adam (new)

Adam dont read alot of manga, graphic novels, or anime. i LOVE kingdom hearts, (and im only reading the first one but its awesome) and amulet. both r great


message 19: by Kasey (new)

Kasey wheres Claymore? T.T


message 20: by Alexa (last edited Jan 09, 2010 09:36am) (new)

Alexa Blade of the Immortal.


You know, you can add whatever you want to the list...


message 21: by James (new)

James goy come on green eggs and ham,scarest book.


message 22: by Mallory (new)

Mallory Why do I see Dr. Seuss on a scariest book list? That's just ridiculous


message 23: by Richard (new)

Richard Anyone else notice how Stephen King kind of dominates the whole top 30?


message 24: by Marie (new)

Marie The scariest book I have ever read is definetly the bible. According to it I am going straight to hell.


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