User blog comment:HumboldtLycanthrope/Scariest novels and why/@comment-25052433-20150207180440

The only story that ever really unnerved me on a "fear" level was 1408, the short story by Stephen King. The way he described the room, the feel of the wall paper and the over all air of the place really got me. (The movie, on the other hand, was a bit of a let down.)

Now, as for novels that have touched me on a deep level, those are a different story. While I wasn't really scared by the content, they did affect me as a reader.

-The Dark Tower series. (The greatest saga ever told, in my humble opinion.)

-The Long Walk

-The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

-Desperation

And the only non-Stephen King book to make this list,

-The Damnation Game (Clive Barker)