"The Little Stranger" by Sarah Water is one of the scariest novels of all time... Story is as follows:
The once-aristocratic Ayres family is clinging to Hundreds Hall, their crumbling 18th century estate that's a relic of its former glory. After a visiting child is mauled by a typically docile family dog, strange things begin happening at Hundreds. Childish writing appears in places where various family members have reported hearing tapping; even the maids are convinced that there's something (and something possibly contagious) wrong with the house.
The novel only gets creepier as the ever rational narrator Dr. Faraday tries to explain away each frightening incident with a dismissive blend of science and logic. The discord between his unsatisfying explanations and the burned walls, source-less noises and eventual violence will leave you with unsettling memories of creepy things you've dismissed--and maybe shouldn't have.
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