Because make no mistake, Amity is alive, hungry, and ready to use Connor and Gwen to get what she wants. Its contents are graphic, heavily sexual in nature, and (given its publication date) completely lack any modern sentiment. If you’ve only seen the (admittedly awesome) Netflix adaptation, do pick up a copy of Jackson’s original novel and give it a read. 25 … From 460 votes. As far as haunted house books go, this is definitely a “classic.” Also, Turn of the Screw seems to be the inspiration behind season two of The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix (The Haunting of Bly House now, technically), so you may as well read up while we (im)patiently wait for 2020. When it comes to tracking down a local they call Anna Dressed in Blood, it should be business as usual, but this vengeful spirit is unlike any he’s ever encountered. —keenam, "It's about the origins of Ebola, its effects, and how it spreads — in graphic detail. This collection of classic stories includes Shirley Jackson’s most unsettling, dark tales, including the “The Possibility of Evil” and “The Summer People.”. You might recognize two of these titles from my recent list of horror by authors of color, but they’re both such great examples of the haunted house plot that I couldn’t leave off this list. "It should terrify any one, especially if you're a woman." Then it turns out that the house they chose as their fixer-upper? But I've read The Shining, and I took a whole class in college about gothic horror literature, and nothing landed in my psyche the way that Coraline did." Can we set up a charity fund for all these poor MG main characters being moved into haunted houses by their oblivious parents? But the history he has come to explore is dark, and restless. But lying in bed and hearing something move inside your house? We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing. It creates a very tangible experience (made all the more scary because it relies on your imagination) and it makes my hands shake talking about it! —aliciah22, "I read it when I was stuck in the country with no power after Hurricane Hermine hit. Trying to save their marriage (seeing a theme here re: hauntings and domestic disruptions? But the books on this list bring legitimate "It's a murder mystery centered around two detectives who are working the case, one of whom grew up around the murder scene and has some pretty creepy memories of the woods where it happened. The idea of women being controlled by the men in their lives because of the time period was really pushed by this book. Crescendo: Welcome Home, Death Awaits by L. Marie Wood. But there may be something within the walls of Hundred’s Hall that’s every bit as frightening as change. The other tenants begin to move out one by one as terrors plague the building, until only the couple is left alone with whatever is lurking in the building basement. —veronical4e390d725. "Terrifying. Thankfully, there are a whole slew of writers who have shared that sentiment! Most of the books either looked incredibly stupid or I had already read them. Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books. "In college, for some unknown reason, I decided to read Helter Skelter. Get it from Amazon for $5.98 (paperback) or $7.99 (Kindle) or from Barnes and Noble for $10.28. —Jeremy Kunkle, Facebook. As a result a lot of readers find it rough, or downright offensive. I would be interested in going back to reread it now. Until a friend pressures her into attending a paranormal investigation of the Jordanville Ranch. "Sooooo good! "Evil fairy-types steal human children for an hour into their realm. The spine-chilling tale begins when twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, learn that they’ll be moving to a refurbished old church in rural Maryland with their mother’s new husband, … I had to sleep with the light on the night I finished it. Being a teen is hard enough without being haunted. Follow the BuzzFeed Community on. Also available on Kindle Unlimited. Roald Dahl, on the other hand: he's scary to adults because he is in cahoots with the little wild rumpuses. 1. Really just the mounting atmosphere of dread and isolation that Christie creates is chilling." —victoriah478e6e7e0. YA haunted house books have a real obsession with spooky Victorian houses. This book (and really anything Ahlborn has written) comes highly recommended by the horror community, so definitely considered adding it to your list. In that book, we adults look on in horror at what these children are up to. It's about a troop of boys who go camping on this island infested with man-made carnivorous creatures and they're pretty much just trying to survive and make it back home.