The 10 Scariest Books You Should Keep On Your Nightstand—But Maybe Don't Read Before Bed, K?

October is basically a month-long reminder that it’s fun to be terrified-so what better time to grab a cozy blanket, a cup of tea, and a couple hundred pages that will truly horrify you? Exactly! You probably don’t need us to tell you that all of Stephen King’s horror novels are classics, that Edgar Allan Poe was a master at creating dread, that the entire Goosebumps series is a one-way ticket to nightmares for days. So here are ten other seminal books that will scare and delight you.