If you’re one of those people who likes to be scared and will stay up ’til all hours of the night just to read something that will keep you awake for a few more nights just thinking about it, there are a lot of books out there for you. Some of the best, though, are those that are classic and have been around for a while.

The most popular of the scary books is still Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It’s quality and the fear that it brings to the reader haven’t faded with time like some books will, and new generations are discovering it when they are required to read the classics. A more modern classic that still keeps people awake is Stephen King’s The Shining. Other fear-inducing, hide-under-the-covers, what-was-that-noise books include The Haunting of Hill House, The Exorcist, and pretty much anything ever written by Edgar Allan Poe.

There are plenty of scary stories out there, but these classics are some of the best in the genre. They have the power to frighten across race, class, social status, age, and time.