What is the scariest book ever written?

Horror – 13 Most Terrifying Books of All Time
  • 1Pet Sematary. by Stephen King. ...
  • 2The Island of Doctor Moreau. by H. G. Wells. ...
  • 3The Cask of Amontillado. by Edgar Allan Poe. ...
  • 4The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ...
  • 5The Turn of the Screw. by Henry James. ...
  • 6Frankenstein. by Mary Shelley. ...
  • 7The Exorcist. ...
  • 8Something Wicked This Way Comes.
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What is considered the scariest book?

20 of the Scariest Books You'll Ever Read
  • The Shining by Stephen King (1977) ...
  • The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1898) ...
  • The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1959) ...
  • The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (1983) ...
  • Salem's Lot by Stephen King (1975) ...
  • A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (2015)
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What is the scariest horror story ever written?

8 of the Scariest Horror Books Ever Written
  • The Shining by Stephen King. ...
  • Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. ...
  • Dracula by Bram Stoker. ...
  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. ...
  • The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. ...
  • Carrie by Stephen King. ...
  • The Omen by David Seltzer. ...
  • Pet Sematary by Stephen King.
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Who is the scariest book writer?

In short, the best horror authors are Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, Mylo Carbia, Peter Straub, Jonathan Maberry, Clive Barker and Ramsey Campbell to name a few. Read on to learn who else made our 2020 list.
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Who is the father of horror?

Father of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe - 875 Words | 123 Help Me.
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11 Scary Books That Won't Let You Sleep for Nights



Who has sold the most horror books?

Dracula, by Bram Stoker & Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

Two of the oldest and most famous horror novels are also easily the most widely-sold, although hard numbers are difficult to come by because they're both in the public domain (in fact, you can download and read both for free if you want).
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Are there any truly scary books?

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

A list of terrifying books wouldn't be complete without including Shirley Jackson. If you're afraid of haunted house stories, you really need to experience the mother of all haunted house stories: The Haunting of Hill House.
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What is the most horror story in the world?

Here are some of the most memorable scary stories you can read online right now:
  • “The Clown” By Mark Mayer. ...
  • “Friday Black” By Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. ...
  • “The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of Horror” ...
  • “Good Girls” ...
  • “Born Stillborn” ...
  • “The House They Used to Live In” ...
  • “The Bad Graft” ...
  • “The Night Cyclist”
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What is the shortest scary story ever?

The world's shortest horror story was originally published in 1948; it was written by Frederic Brown, and consists of two sentences. It reads: "The last man on Earth sat alone in a room.
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Why do I like dark books?

Dark stories draw attention to real issues. Even though the darkness in stories mirrors the darkness in reality, most people's lives aren't nearly as trauma-invested as the darkest tales.
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What makes a book disturbing?

An engaging novel is disturbing. It presents chaos and upheaval—either within the characters' minds or in their lives. These clashing interactions and relationships between people are at its core. As readers, we crave disturbance and uncertainty.
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Is American Psycho a disturbing book?

The level of violence in the novel is quite disturbing. Even singer Phil Collins, who is mentioned a lot in the book, refused to read it. The violent scenes are much more graphic, with entire pages dedicated to describing a single murder. As a result of its gruesome content, the novel was banned in several countries.
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What is the best horror story?

The Best Horror Novels of All Time
  1. The Shining by Stephen King. ...
  2. Dracula by Bram Stoker. ...
  3. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. ...
  4. Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin. ...
  5. The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson. ...
  6. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. ...
  7. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. ...
  8. Hell House by Richard Matheson.
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What is the scariest thriller book?

Creepy Thriller Books
  • Lock Every Door (ebook) Riley Sager (Goodreads Author) ...
  • In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) Tana French (Goodreads Author) ...
  • Night Film (Paperback) ...
  • Home Before Dark (Hardcover) ...
  • Survive the Night (Hardcover) ...
  • One by One (Hardcover) ...
  • The Whisper Man (Hardcover) ...
  • The Turn of the Key (Hardcover)
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Are horror books scarier than movies?

The filmmakers, directors, costume and set designers, and even the actors in scary movies create the terrifying scenes you see unfold on screen, leaving very little for you to imagine on your own. Horror novels, however, let the reader use their own imagination to interpret what they read on the page.
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What is the scariest Goosebumps book?

And here it is...your top scariest...
  • The Haunter.
  • The Haunted Mask.
  • Werewolf of Fever Swamp.
  • Welcome to Dead House.
  • Camp Nowhere.
  • The Ghost Next Door.
  • Say Cheese and Die!
  • Night of the Living Dummy.
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What are some good Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?

For your frightening pleasure, here's 10 of the scariest stories from Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark series.
  • The Dream. Some people think dreams mean something: They can tell the future, you're seeing a past life, etc. ...
  • “What Do You Come For?” ...
  • Oh, Susannah. ...
  • Harold. ...
  • The Wendigo. ...
  • Maybe You Will Remember. ...
  • The Thing. ...
  • The Drum.
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Is the book it scary?

At the most, you may feel uncomfortable—but your fear won't hit you where it should. IT the book it is about fear itself—the kind that settles deep down in your gut and never leaves. It stays on the list of scariest books because it finds its way down there too.
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How many bestsellers Does Stephen King have?

To date, he is the only author in history to have had more than 30 books become No. 1 best-sellers.
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What is the best horror book of 2021?

Bloody Disgusting's Meagan Navarro Reads Off Her List of the 10 Best Horror Books of 2021
  • Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson.
  • The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig.
  • The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward.
  • My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones.
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What was the first horror book ever written?

The genre was invented by Horace Walpole, whose Castle of Otranto (1765) may be said to have founded the horror story as a legitimate literary form.
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Who writes like Stephen King?

Novels from Authors Like Stephen King
  • Alma Katsu.
  • Edgar Cantero.
  • Kristi DeMeester.
  • Amy Lukavics.
  • Lauren Beukes.
  • Josh Malerman.
  • Kanae Minato.
  • Scott Thomas.
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Why was Edgar Allan Poe so dark?

As a young boy, Edgar loved to compose poems for his loved ones. But as he grew older, Edgar started to experience pains and tragedies in life, causing him to abuse on opium and alcohol. These were scenes behind the years of Edgar's dark writings. When Edgar was born, his father abandoned the entire family.
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