1 1984 by George Orwell 4.19 avg rating — 3,698,305 ratings score: 25,748, and 261 people voted
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2 American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 3.82 avg rating — 263,950 ratings score: 23,593, and 246 people voted
What is the number one scariest book?
- Reprieve, by James Han Mattson.
- A Cosmology of Monsters, by Shaun Hamill.
- The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson.
- Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.
- Fledgling, by Octavia E.
- White is for Witching, by Helen Oyeyemi.
What is considered the scariest book ever written?
- The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson — 14 lists.
- The Exorcist, by William Peter Blatty — 11 lists.
- House of Leaves, Mark Z.
- It, by Stephen King — 9 lists.
- Dracula, by Bram Stoker — 7 lists.
- The Shining, by Stephen King — 7 lists.
- Salem's Lot, by Stephen King — 7 lists.
What is the most famous horror story of all time?
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1959)
- It by Stephen King (1986)
- Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist (2004)
- The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (1971)
- Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley (1818)
What is the most famous scary story?
- Frankenstein. by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
- Dracula. by Bram Stoker.
- 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe.
- 'Carmilla' by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
- 'The Turn Of The Screw' by Henry James.
- 'The Great God Pan' by Arthur Machen.
- 'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs.
Who is the best horror author?
- Stephen King (5)
- Dean Koontz (5)
- Clive Barker (4)
- Peter Straub (4)
- Bram Stoker (4)
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (4)
- Anne Rice (4)
- Ramsey Campbell (3)