14 best-selling thriller books like The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

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The Amityville Horror

By: Jay Anson

3.83

Format: 315 pages, Mass Market Paperback

28 Days of Terror in a House Possessed by Evil Spirits In December 1975, the Lutz family moved i…

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Cover of The Amityville Horror II by John G. Jones

1. The Amityville Horror II

By: John G. Jones

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

George and Kathy Lutz flee their demon-plagued home only to face renewed terrors read more

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  • classics
  • ghosts
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
Cover of Pet Sematary by Stephen        King

2. Pet Sematary

By: Stephen King

4.07

Format: 580 pages, Kindle Edition

'This is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00K3NEE56. When the Creeds move into a beautiful old… read more

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  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"Sometimes dead is better"

-Stephen King, Pet Sematary

"Well, cats live as long as dogs,"

-Stephen King, Pet Sematary

"A man who lies about beer makes enemies"

-Stephen King, Pet Sematary

"The old sleep poorly. Perhaps they stand watch."

-Stephen King, Pet Sematary

Cover of Jaws by Peter Benchley

3. Jaws

By: Peter Benchley

3.00

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

"Relentless terror." The Philadelphia Inquirer. The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating ter… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

4. Rosemary's Baby

By: Ira Levin

3.56

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, an ordinary young couple, settle into a New York City apartment, unawar… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
Cover of Psycho by Robert Bloch

5. Psycho

By: Robert Bloch

4.00

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

It was a dark and stormy night when Mary Crane glimpsed the unlit neon sign announcing the vacancy … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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6. The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

By: H.P. Lovecraft , Robert Bloch , August Derleth

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is the collection that true fans of horror fiction have been waiting for: sixteen of H.P. Love… read more

Similar categories in H.P. Lovecraft's The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre book and Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror

  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
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7. Carrie

By: Stephen King

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Carrie knew she should not use the terrifying power she possessed... But one night at her senior pr… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
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8. It

By: Stephen King

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

To the children, the town was their whole world. To the adults, knowing better, Derry, Maine was ju… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's It book and Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror

  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook

9. The Haunting of Hill House

By: Shirley Jackson , None

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre First published in 1959,… read more

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10. Hell House

By: Richard Matheson

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Can any soul survive? Regarded as the Mount Everest of haunted houses, Belasco House has witnessed … read more

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11. The Amityville Horror

By: Jay Anson

3.83

Format: 315 pages, Mass Market Paperback

28 Days of Terror in a House Possessed by Evil Spirits In December 1975, the Lutz family moved i… read more

Similar categories in Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror book and Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror

  • classics
  • true crime
  • ghosts
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook

12. Damien: Omen II

By: Joseph Howard , None

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

Little by little, one of the world's most powerful families is being destroyed. And no one seems to… read more

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13. The Shining

By: Stephen King

3.69

Format: 47 pages, Paperback

Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-s… read more

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14. The Green Mile: The Screenplay

By: Stephen King , Frank Darabont

4.66

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

Tells the story of John Coffey, a death row inmate who exhibits supernatural powers that make the g… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's The Green Mile: The Screenplay book and Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror

15. The Exorcist & Legion: Two Screenplays

By: William Peter Blatty

3.44

Format: 384 pages,

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16. Thinner

By: Stephen King , Richard Bachman

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer Billy Halleck is stricken with a flesh-wastin… read more

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  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"Purpurfargade ansiktet"

-Stephen King, Thinner

"It's the people who aren't scared who die young."

-Stephen King, Thinner

"Things hurt more when you were alone, that was all."

-Stephen King, Thinner

"The definition of an asshole is a guy who doesn't believe what he's seeing."

-Stephen King, Thinner

17. The Omen

By: David Seltzer

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Now updated, this classic tale of the antichrist who comes to Earth in the form of a young boy is a… read more

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18. The Exorcist

By: William Peter Blatty

4.20

Format: 385 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Georgetown, Washington D.C. Actress and divorced mother Chris MacNeil starts to experience 'difficu… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"Keep away. The sow is mine."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"The child was slender as fleeting hope."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"The child was slender as a fleeting hope."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"In forgetting, they were trying to remember"

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

Cover of The Stand: Captain Trips by Stephen        King, Mike Perkins, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Laura   Martin

19. The Stand: Captain Trips

By: Stephen King , Mike Perkins , Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa , Laura Martin

4.46

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Exclusive hardcover edition, collects The Stand: Captain Trips series of comics (#1-5) into one Har… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's The Stand: Captain Trips book and Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization by John Passarella

20. Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization

By: John Passarella

3.89

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

In 1978, Laurie Strode survived an encounter with Michael Myers, a masked figure who killed her fri… read more

Similar categories in John Passarella's Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization book and Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

21. Horror Movie

By: Paul Tremblay

3.45

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more

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  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook

15 must-read horror books like The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

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