
Hell House by Richard Matheson The Turn of the Screw by Henry James The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons Dawn by Octavia Butler The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski |
The Cipher by Kathe Koja The Ruins by Scott Smith Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James Naomi’s Room by Jonathan Aycliffe The Ritual by Adam Nevill Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo Incarnate by Ramsey Campbell The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz The October Country by Ray Bradbury White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi The Collector by John Fowles The Store by Bentley Little Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber The Hot Zone by Richard Preston |
I am utterly shocked at how little I have read this year. For someone who usually reads three books a week, I’ve plummeted to a mere 11... for the entire year. I actually feel a bit sick. I’m a disgrace.
I discovered Flavorwire’s list of the fifty scariest books and since I’m an absolute fool for lists (particularly literature and cinema related), and because I traditionally devote the entire month of October to books that keep you awake at night; this list has reignited my passion for reading.
I’ve listed each of the fifty books Flavorwire thinks you should read, striking out the ones I’ve already read, and highlighting the ones I really want to read as soon as possible. I’ve already picked up a copy of Clive Barker’s Book of Blood and read through Dathan Auerbach’s Penpal and Harlan Ellison’s I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.