Spooky Books

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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 521 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.81 — 387,691 ratings — published 1959
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 417 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.91 — 289,974 ratings — published 1962
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 416 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.66 — 435,980 ratings — published 2020
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 394 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,456,897 ratings — published 1897
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 378 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,850,506 ratings — published 1818
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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 365 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,687,840 ratings — published 1977
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 365 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.13 — 775,947 ratings — published 2002
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 253 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.87 — 189,054 ratings — published 1872
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The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 245 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.15 — 564,897 ratings — published 2008
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Home Before Dark Home Before Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 236 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.05 — 306,042 ratings — published 2020
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 232 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.85 — 133,678 ratings — published 2022
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 232 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.09 — 197,640 ratings — published 2000
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 231 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.79 — 304,011 ratings — published 2020
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It It (Paperback)
by (shelved 213 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,253,148 ratings — published 1986
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My Best Friend's Exorcism My Best Friend's Exorcism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 211 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.92 — 149,149 ratings — published 2016
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Pet Sematary Pet Sematary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 206 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.08 — 690,677 ratings — published 1983
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How to Sell a Haunted House How to Sell a Haunted House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 204 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.64 — 163,497 ratings — published 2023
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.77 — 378,988 ratings — published 2017
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 200 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.47 — 316,189 ratings — published 2019
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’Salem’s Lot ’Salem’s Lot (Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.10 — 653,276 ratings — published 1975
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Carrie Carrie (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 194 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.99 — 835,730 ratings — published 1974
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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 193 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.21 — 98,498 ratings — published 2021
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 191 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.90 — 152,373 ratings — published 1962
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
by (shelved 188 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.38 — 178,073 ratings — published 1898
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 188 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.25 — 711,309 ratings — published 1938
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The Only Good Indians The Only Good Indians (Hardcover)
by (shelved 187 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.68 — 111,602 ratings — published 2020
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Horrorstör Horrorstör (Paperback)
by (shelved 184 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.65 — 122,342 ratings — published 2014
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We Used to Live Here We Used to Live Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 180 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.63 — 233,340 ratings — published 2024
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Hidden Pictures Hidden Pictures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.15 — 567,125 ratings — published 2022
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The Final Girl Support Group The Final Girl Support Group (Hardcover)
by (shelved 169 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.50 — 181,698 ratings — published 2021
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Misery Misery (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.23 — 837,811 ratings — published 1987
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The Silent Companions The Silent Companions (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.87 — 43,373 ratings — published 2017
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.83 — 658,535 ratings — published 1886
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The Last House on Needless Street The Last House on Needless Street (Hardcover)
by (shelved 159 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.81 — 143,500 ratings — published 2021
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The September House The September House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 158 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.86 — 93,786 ratings — published 2023
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The Sun Down Motel The Sun Down Motel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 158 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.00 — 188,784 ratings — published 2020
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,845,718 ratings — published 1890
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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 154 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.00 — 395,579 ratings — published 2019
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Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1) Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)
by (shelved 147 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.01 — 29,552 ratings — published 2018
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
by (shelved 147 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,350,435 ratings — published 2011
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Starling House Starling House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 146 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.78 — 157,617 ratings — published 2023
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A Dowry of Blood A Dowry of Blood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 143 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.93 — 101,005 ratings — published 2021
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 141 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,160,338 ratings — published 2019
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The Only One Left The Only One Left (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.13 — 582,597 ratings — published 2023
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Through the Woods Through the Woods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.94 — 87,553 ratings — published 2014
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A House with Good Bones A House with Good Bones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.67 — 64,531 ratings — published 2023
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The Hacienda The Hacienda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.84 — 57,104 ratings — published 2022
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The Hollow Places The Hollow Places (Paperback)
by (shelved 136 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.78 — 53,505 ratings — published 2020
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 136 times as spooky)
avg rating 4.07 — 351,440 ratings — published 1892
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A Head Full of Ghosts A Head Full of Ghosts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as spooky)
avg rating 3.78 — 104,676 ratings — published 2015
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The Terror by Dan SimmonsAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDark Matter by Michelle PaverWho Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.
Polar Horror
61 books — 103 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang by Stan YanWait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnDeep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing HahnThe Legend of Decimus Croome by Kevin  Purdy
Middle Grade Ghost Stories
270 books — 150 voters

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“All those dumb spooky movies like Friday the 13th, they all start in a house or a forest, or an abandoned cabin, or whatever, so you end up thinking you have to be scared of them. But you don’t. Not really. That whispering voice is never in the woods.”
S. E. Tolsen

“All those dumb spooky movies like Friday the 13th, they all start in a house or a forest, or an abandoned cabin, or whatever, so you end up thinking you have to be scared of them. But you don’t. Not really. That whispering voice is never in the woods.

- S. E. Tolsen, Bunny”
S. E. Tolsen

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