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books that will keep you from a full nights sleep
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Rapid GrowthRapid Growth by Mary Hanner
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yeah its about people getting tumors that end up eating them alive. very scary when you're thirteen.
The Rule of FourThe Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell
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not actually scary, but really intense. i wouln't call it a mystery, but it leaves you thinking it could be...
The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11 by David Ray Griffin
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scary because its true. very scary.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie WarWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
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truly an excellent work. traumatic and gut-wrenching. genius and haunting. i still lose sleep over this work.
Haunted: A NovelHaunted: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
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i guess the best way to describe this book is not horror, but mind-warping. the way palahniuk writes is so personal, its like hes telling these stories in person in a cold, dark, musty room. also, i didn't know it when i bought it, but the cover glows in the dark.
House of LeavesHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
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if you are capable of any kind of imagination than this book will not let you sleep for days. really. i stayed up painting scenes from this book just because i had to. and i don't paint.
Fast Food NationFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
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now this is just plain horror. it will make your stomach turn. you will feel sick. also, you will read 'big mac' about one thousand times and at one point you will put the book down and go eat a big mac. which is terrifying in itself.