The Scariest Horror Novels of All Time, According to Multiple Lists

The Haunting of Hill House. The Exorcist. House of Leaves. It. According to popular opinion, these are some of the scariest horror novels of all time. Read on to learn how I came to this conclusion…

A couple of weeks ago, I set out to determine the scariest horror novels of all time based on popular opinion. To accomplish this, I reviewed more than two-dozen individual articles, lists and rankings.

I looked at lists created by Barnes & Noble, Book Riot, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Esquire, Goodreads...