9 Must-Read Gripping Horror Books Of All Time

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Yashshvi Srivastava
Oct 19, 2024

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

This is a Swedish novel known as a chilling tale of an unlikely friendship between a bullied boy and a young vampire.

Ghost Story Peter Straub

More aging friends must come to terms with a dark secret from their past that now haunts them.

The Silence of the Lambs Thomas Harris

Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee, needs to seek help from brilliant but cannibalistic Dr. Hannibal Lecter in order to catch the serial killer.

The Shining by Stephen King

A family's winter retreat in a remote hotel turns into a living hell when supernatural forces inside make the father go mad.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

This first novel ever written on the horrors of playing God is an inquiry into a scientist who creates a monstrous creature he turns against in disgust.

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

A little remains from any nightmarish turn when a couple finds an apartment which turns out to be their worst nightmare while harboring a dark secret within an apartment building.

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

This is a truly frightening novel of possession involving a young girl, which will leave you wondering if there is some merit to the concept of good versus evil.

It by Stephen King

A group of childhood friends faces an ancient evil that is shaped like a terrifying clown. Get ready for some nightmares.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

This spine-tingling tale of paranormal investigators in a haunted mansion will make you question your very sanity.

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