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Best Horror Books Compared

Jim bravely (okay, he was terrified) read the scariest books ever written so you know which one to lose sleep over. You're welcome.

Book Rating
It It
5/5
The Shining The Shining
5/5
The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House
5/5
The Silence of the Lambs The Silence of the Lambs
5/5
Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic
4/5
House of Leaves House of Leaves
4/5

Jim's Quick Takes

It

"Over a thousand pages and Jim devoured every single one like a worm through rich soil. King somehow makes a killer clown into the most terrifying thin..."

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The Shining

"Jim has burrowed through a lot of haunted house stories, but the Overlook Hotel is in a league of its own. King doesn't just scare you — he makes you ..."

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The Haunting of Hill House

""No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality" — and no bookworm can read that opening paragraph withou..."

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The Silence of the Lambs

"Hannibal Lecter is the most terrifying character Jim has ever encountered on a page — and he's barely in the book. Harris does more with a few scenes ..."

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Mexican Gothic

"Gothic horror meets 1950s Mexico and Jim is absolutely here for it. Noemi is the fierce protagonist horror needs — she shows up in heels and refuses t..."

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House of Leaves

"This book broke Jim's brain in the best way. You'll be reading sideways, upside down, and through a mirror before it's done with you. The Navidson Rec..."

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