The Scariest Books
Ghosts, vampires, and monsters are alive and well in the pages of literature.
And with All Hallows Eve right around the corner, now is the time to
discover - or rediscover - the horror that can live in books. Also,
see what our Community members have deemed their scariest books, and
then post your own picks in our Forums.
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The Classics
Dracula,
Bram Stoker
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Upon learning of his wife's suicide and subsequent eternal damnation,
Dracula renounces God and vows to avenge her fate.
Frankenstein,
Mary Shelley
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
The
Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
The
Turn of the Screw, Henry James
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Rosemary's
Baby, Ira Levin
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
The
Best of H. P. Lovecraft - Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre,
H.P. Lovecraft
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
This compilation of 16 of Lovecraft's stories includes The Shadow
Out Of Time, The Call of Cthulhu, and The Dunwich Horror.
The
Island of Dr. Moreau, H.G.Wells
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
The
Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Ghost
Story, Peter Straub
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Books on Film
The
Exorcist, William Peter Blatty
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
An 11-year old girl is possessed by an ancient demon in Blatty's book
that was the basis for the 1973 film.
I
Am Legend, Richard Matheson (Filmed as The Omega Man)
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Psycho,
Robert Bloch
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
The
Stepford Wives, Ira Levin
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
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Authors
Stephen King
(Carrie,
Skeleton
Crew, The
Shining)
(1st
Editions | Signed
| Reading
Copies)
Thomas
Harris (Hannibal,
Silence
of the Lambs, Red
Dragon)
(1st
Editions | Signed
| Reading
Copies)
Anne
Rice (Interview
with the Vampire, The
Vampire Lestat)
Queen
of the Damned
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Akasha, the mother of all vampires, is awakened from her 6,000 year
sleep and begins a mission to kill all men.
Recommended By Our Community Members
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The Cone,
H.G. Wells - Recommended by Wotan, Ferret, and Logovora
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Sybil,
Flora Rheta Schreiber - Recommended by MariaC, Theforestwyfe
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Ghost
Stories of an Antiquary, M R James - Recommended by Logovora
and Professor Snape
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
We
Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson - Recommended
by Bigstimpycat, Chintz
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Heart
of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
A man embarks on both a physical and a psychological journey in Conrad's
classic novel. - Recommended by Emil
The
Picnic and Other Inimitable Stories, by Gerald Malcolm Durrell
- Recommended by Eclectic Wench
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
Ghost
Music, Thomas Tessier - Recommended by Earthling
(1st
Edition | Signed
| Reading
Copy)
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