What is the scariest horror book you have ever read?

I love horror books but am not scared the easiest! What are some books that had you locking your doors and checking under the bed?

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Details	Rating	Readers Count
'Salem's Lot Stephen King	3.86	781 reads
It Stephen King	4.06	1,009 reads
Misery Stephen King	4.1	813 reads
House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski	4.11	487 reads
The Exorcist William Peter Blatty	4.09	252 reads
Pet Sematary Stephen King	3.95	775 reads
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Brom	4.35	136 reads
Incidents Around the House Josh Malerman	3.85	101 reads
NOS4A2 Joe Hill	3.84	320 reads
The Stand Stephen King	4.17	995 reads
Books of Blood, Volumes 1-3 Clive Barker	3.55	22 reads
Intensity Dean Koontz	3.78	81 reads
Exquisite Corpse Poppy Z. Brite	3.45	52 reads
We Need to Talk About Kevin Lionel Shriver	4.07	155 reads
Let the Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist Ebba Segerberg (Translator)	3.91	135 reads
Lakewood Megan Giddings	3.5	50 reads
Seed Ania Ahlborn	3.42	54 reads
The House of Lost Souls F.G. Cottam	3.6	11 reads
Gallant V.E. Schwab	3.79	255 reads
The Wolfen Whitley Strieber	4	8 reads
No One Gets Out Alive Adam Nevill	3.16	24 reads
The Book Eaters Sunyi Dean	3.6	139 reads
Just Like Mother Anne Heltzel	3.47	43 reads
The Chestnut Man Søren Sveistrup	4.22	90 reads
December Phil Rickman	4	3 reads
Hidden Pictures Jason Rekulak	3.9	316 reads
The Waiting Room The Waiting Room F.G. Cottam	4.5	2 reads
House of Small Shadows Adam Nevill	3.71	7 reads
Stolen Tongues Felix Blackwell	3.56	114 reads
Spin a Black Yarn: Five Short Novels Josh Malerman	3.55	11 reads
The Only One Left Riley Sager	3.93	392 reads
Nuestra parte de noche Mariana Enriquez	4.34	35 reads
Cadaver Exquisito Agustina Bazterrica	4.24	50 reads
Dead Sea Tim Curran	3	3 reads
Slenderman Kathleen Hale	3.21	10 reads
Il mulino dei dodici corvi Otfried Preussler	0	1 read
The Ghost Stories of M.R. James The Ghost Stories of M.R. James M.R. James	3.5	1 read
Horror Movie Paul Tremblay	3.3	86 reads
We Used to Live Here Marcus Kliewer	3.89	119 reads
By Scott Smith - The Ruins By Scott Smith - The Ruins Scott Smith	0	0 reads
All the Fiends of Hell Adam Nevill	4.33	9 reads
Survivor Type Stephen King	4.25	5 reads
Carapace Allan Watson	5	1 read
The Troop Nick Cutter	3.66	246 reads
2666 Roberto Bolaño Natasha Wimmer (Translator)	3.89	102 reads
The Long Walk Stephen King	3.79	408 reads
The Strain Guillermo del Toro Chuck Hogan	3.63	144 reads
Lock Every Door Riley Sager	3.69	315 reads
Merrick Anne Rice	3.59	60 reads
Rosemary's Baby Ira Levin	3.88	146 reads
Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia Dan Sociu (Translator)	3.76	713 reads
The Whisper Man Alex North	3.89	181 reads
Bird Box Josh Malerman	3.93	319 reads
Haunted Chuck Palahniuk	3.39	166 reads
The Ritual Adam Nevill	3.48	60 reads
Nothing But Blackened Teeth Cassandra Khaw	2.72	177 reads