Book Riot Most Terrifying Books

From their recommendations and my own personal reading experiences i came up with this list of the 15 most terrifying books.

Book riot most terrifying books. Naked lunch by william s burroughs. Patricia campbell is a housewife who s joined the neighborhood book club where they read and discuss true crime books. The ruins by scott smith.

House of leaves by mark z. One of gotham city s most troubled souls. This book is set in charleston south carolina in the 1990s.

The end takes an abrupt shift for the brutal but most of the book is chillingly haunting kathryno6 get it on amazon for 7 99 barnes noble for 7 99 or a local bookseller through. Yes a female teen of color enduring the horrors of the american juvenile justice system and a dead baby. The ruins is another book that a lot of people mentioned when asked about the most terrifying book they d ever read.

As she treats those in arkham asylum this origin story also follows her obsession with joker as the relationship wreaks havoc in the city and on her inner. Bold statement but it s a book that s beyond the beyond so bold we re talking full dark jet black and full of destruction. Danielewski put simply house of leaves is one of the most frightening books ever written.

This one taps into a phobia that s both very old and very current. Multiple stories that cover the hidden and rotten world of new york in the 1960 s. Yes it s another stephen king book no surprise that he makes the list of scariest books more than once.

The following books exist as vessels of terror and i present them to you unabashedly november 4. Following her turbulent turn into jester harley quinn dr. This is the most terrifying book ever.