7 Chilling Books That Will Keep You Up All Night

"The Shining" by Stephen King

A family trapped in a haunted hotel; madness and terror ensue

"House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski

A house with shifting dimensions leads to psychological terror and obsession

"Bird Box" by Josh Malerman

Survival in a world where seeing deadly creatures drives people insane

"The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

A chilling mansion and its supernatural presence torment its inhabitants

"Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A woman investigates eerie happenings in a cursed, decaying Mexican mansion

"The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James

A governess confronts terrifying ghosts, but reality becomes increasingly ambiguous

"The Exorcist" by William Peter Blatty

A girl’s possession by a demon leads to a terrifying battle