Terrifying mood picks on Sort By Cravings: 11 books, average spice 0.3/5, from 0/5 Clean (It) to 2/5 Warm (House of Leaves), 160–1153 pages. Start with House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (2/5 Warm, 709 pages).
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Terrifying mood picks on Sort By Cravings: 11 books, average spice 0.3/5, from 0/5 Clean (It) to 2/5 Warm (House of Leaves), 160–1153 pages. Start with House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (2/5 Warm, 709 pages).
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The Woman in Black is the quickest visible commitment at 160 pages.
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Visible picks
House of Leaves is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 2/5, 2/5 Warm, and 709 pages, very long commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
It is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 0/5, 0/5 Clean, and 1138 pages, very long commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
The Woman in Black is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 0/5, 0/5 Clean, and 160 pages, quick commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
The Elementals is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 0/5, 0/5 Clean, and 224 pages, quick commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
The Exorcist is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 0/5, 0/5 Clean, and 385 pages, moderate commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
The Only Good Indians is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 0/5, 0/5 Clean, and 320 pages, moderate commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
The Shining is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 0/5, 0/5 Clean, and 447 pages, moderate commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
The Stand is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 1/5, 1/5 Sweet, and 1153 pages, very long commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
The School for Good Mothers is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 0/5, 0/5 Clean, and 336 pages, moderate commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
The War of the Worlds is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 0/5, 0/5 Clean, and 192 pages, quick commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
World War Z is a visible Terrifying mood pick with 0/5, 0/5 Clean, and 342 pages, moderate commitment. Open the profile before deciding if series context, format availability, or content fit matters.
Comparison table
| # | Book | Lane | Spice | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski | 2/5 | 2/5 Warm | 709 pages |
| 2 | It by Stephen King | 0/5 | 0/5 Clean | 1138 pages |
| 3 | The Woman in Black by Susan Hill | 0/5 | 0/5 Clean | 160 pages |
| 4 | The Elementals by Michael McDowell | 0/5 | 0/5 Clean | 224 pages |
| 5 | The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty | 0/5 | 0/5 Clean | 385 pages |
| 6 | The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones | 0/5 | 0/5 Clean | 320 pages |
| 7 | The Shining by Stephen King | 0/5 | 0/5 Clean | 447 pages |
| 8 | The Stand by Stephen King | 1/5 | 1/5 Sweet | 1153 pages |
| 9 | The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan | 0/5 | 0/5 Clean | 336 pages |
| 10 | The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells | 0/5 | 0/5 Clean | 192 pages |
| 11 | World War Z by Max Brooks | 0/5 | 0/5 Clean | 342 pages |
FAQ
Start with House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski: 2/5 Warm, 709 pages. It is the strongest Terrifying match on this list; the table below compares all 11 by spice, genre and length.
On Sort By Cravings' 0–5 scale, Terrifying books here average 0.3/5. The gentlest is It at 0/5 Clean; the hottest is House of Leaves at 2/5 Warm.
Yes. It is 0/5 Clean and the gentlest Terrifying pick here.
The Woman in Black at 160 pages. The longest is The Stand at 1153 pages.
No. They share one mood, but genre, spice, pacing and series context vary; each row links to a full profile with content heads-ups before you buy.
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