What is the scariest book you ever read?

Question

Any recommendations. Short summaries would be nice but dont give anything up!

Answer 1

I know I'm too old for Goosebumps, but The Night of the Living Dummy I, II, and III really creeped me out when I was in elementary school.

A few years ago I started reading Dracula by Bram Stoker and was so scared I couldn't continue.

The Telltale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe gave me nightmares.

The Speckled Band short Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle really scared me too.

Answer 2

_The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym_ by Edgar Allan Poe. Impelled by deep psychological needs, Arthur Gordon Pym goes on two (or three) sea voyages that take him to the unexplored areas (as they were then) of the southern hemisphere to discover new terrors and treachery that wind up in a frightening vision of...

Published in 1838. Still compelling.

Answer 3

The tax code.

Answer 4

dont read books but just watch the sixth sense

Answer 5

The Exorcist when I was working at night.

Answer 6

shinning did it for me.  

Answer 7

My report card

Answer 8

I'm a big fan of Steven King - It

Answer 9

Try some of John Saul's books. Let's see there is Suffer the Children, Creature, and Cry for the Strangers are some that I have read. They are really good, in a twisted way.