Halloween is the perfect time to tuck into a good scary book ... "The first book that ever gave me nightmares. I was 10, and my mother tried to hide it from me, but I found it – and devoured ...

But if I have to pin it down, 'The Changeling' is the scariest to me because it unlocked a core fear I never knew was even a ...

We also asked readers to share the scariest books they’ve ever read to update this guide ... writers Stephen King and Tabitha King, and has written a number of horror and thriller novels himself.

“If you are into books that ... was still just as scary, nothing to do with pregnancy hormones. But I got through it and to this day, it is still the scariest book I have ever read.” ...