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A misty, dark image with a house and tree, featuring the title 'Books that terrified the authors who wrote them' and the Lemon8 logo.
The book cover for 'The Cabin at the End of the World' by Paul Tremblay is shown, with text explaining the author's anxiety from writing about irrational belief and violence.
Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary' cover is displayed, with text detailing how the book's emotional darkness and themes of death and grief disturbed him.
Books that scared the authors who wrote them
😱 These scary books didn’t just scare readers—they haunted the people who wrote them. From Stephen King to Thomas Harris, these authors were actually scared by their own thriller and horror novels. 📌 Save this list for your next jittery midnight read. #booktok #booksoflemon8 #darkbooks #
Thriller Book Recs 2025

Thriller Book Recs 2025

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we are so scared of starting because…
we are so scared of starting because we fear we may fail but if we dont fail, we dont even try 😮‍💨
Nadianfitness

Nadianfitness

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The image displays the title 'HORROR MOVIES THAT SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME (And where to watch them)' in white text with a red outline, set against a dark, foggy forest background with bare trees.
This image features details for the horror movie 'Banshee Chapter' (2013), directed by Blair Erickson, 87 mins. It notes the film is streaming on Tubi and describes it as having 'intense images and audio'.
This image presents details for the horror movie 'Host' (2020), directed by Rob Savage, 57 mins. It highlights the film's 'found footage style' and 'best jump scares', streaming on Shudder.
Horror Movies That Scared The Shit Out Of Me
Have you seen any of these? I just watched banshee chapter last week and threw my phone it scared me so bad. Highly recommend all these films! #horrormovie #horrorrecommendations #horrormovies #horrormovielovers
Morgan

Morgan

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Who's scared of Luigi?
#politics #leftist #anticapitalist
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MamaMephistopheles

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A top-down view of two people wearing jeans and cowboy boots, standing on dry grass. One person holds a white cowboy hat. Overlay text reads 'Texts from the cowboy I ran into at a bar SWIPE FOR MORE,' promoting a romance novel.
A screenshot of a text message conversation on a black background, showing an initial playful exchange between 'Ellison' and another person about texting after meeting.
A continuation of the text message conversation, where one person reveals their best friend, Isabelle, a 'hopeless romantic,' was behind a sweet message.
I was a bit skeptical…
but he turned out to be a nice guy. 🩵🩵🩵 The Pieces We’ve Lost is now available in KU and paperback! A cowboy romance centered around rodeo. A girl who swore she’d never fall in love with a cowboy after the loss of her dad, and a team roper, jaded from love, who needs to focus on winning an
H.K. Green

H.K. Green

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An overhead view of a multi-level bookstore with numerous bookshelves and people browsing, featuring the text "Books I'm scared To buy and read" overlaid.
A hand holds "The Never King" by Nikki St. Crowe, featuring a skull with red eyes on the cover and the text "NEVER, NEVER LET HIM TAKE YOU".
A hand holds "How To Survive Your Murder" by Danielle Valentine, with a cover showing a knife, box cutter, blood splatters, and cat ears.
Books I’m scared To buy and read
#books 🫶🏼 #reading 📖 #readreadread #booktoker #booktok #booksimscaredtobuy
Marylyn✨🤍

Marylyn✨🤍

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A person wearing grey jeans and yellow sneakers is shown from the waist down, holding a white coffee cup lid. They are reading 'Daisy Haites' by Jessa Hastings on a Kindle e-reader, with the book cover superimposed. The image includes the text overlay 'I've been scared to read this book...' and the Lemon8 handle '@totally_booked_'.
I’ve been scared to read this book…😬🦋
✨I must really like to torture myself because I made a promise I would put this series down for good after the ending of the first book completely traumatized me. But here I am…because whatever Jessa Hastings sprinkled into these books is sooo addicting and I just have to find out what happens.
linds

linds

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Scared of the dark
#fyp #ford #diesel
Holden Mann

Holden Mann

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A movie poster for 'ORPHAN First Kill' shows the back of a person with braided hair, wearing a pink dress with blood splatters on the white collar. Overlay text expresses a desire to watch the R-rated movie but being scared to ask.
Patiently waiting till I get a bit older🌸
PEN

PEN

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A young woman takes a selfie, with text overlay asking, "WHY DOES TRYING FEEL SO CRINGE? SCARED OF CHASING MY DREAMS IN FRONT OF PEOPLE I KNOW." The image reflects the article's theme of fear and embarrassment in pursuing entrepreneurial dreams.
A younger woman, labeled "17 YEAR OLD ME!!", stands between large tree trunks. Text overlays describe her hidden dreams of being an entrepreneur and the embarrassment she felt about them since high school.
A laptop screen displays a blog titled "from sarah jolie." Text overlays explain that she still hides her aspirations from her network and kept her blog a secret, feeling safer being seen by strangers.
I’m scared of being *found out* by my friends?? ☹️
Since high school, I’ve always had dreams of being an entrepreneur and self-employed. But I ALWAYS hid this part of me from almost everyone I knew. This dream was so embarrassing!! 🥺 I felt like it was cringe to even believe I could do it. So, with every business I’ve started, I’ve done it anonymou
Sarah Jolie 🌸

Sarah Jolie 🌸

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Are you scared of layers too?👀
Layers are so necessary when getting curls❣️I promise you the curls will look better & last longer🫶🏽 trust the process 🙂‍↔️ #layering #lacefrontal #layeredlooks #layeredhairstyle #haircurls
Ry 💕

Ry 💕

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he was so small
I still remember when my dog was just a tiny two month old puppy so small I could carry him with one hand. He was the sweetest little thing, with those big round eyes that always looked a little bit scared of this huge new world he’d been brought into. He’d curl up in my lap and fall asleep instant
cici

cici

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I was a bit scared
#twitch #streaming #eldenring #okkerstonfst
MothMotti

MothMotti

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Not scared of birth!!!!!
Let me tell y’all how far from scared of giving birth I am. The first level of me being over pregnant was the pregnancy symptoms. Im talking hyperemesis nausea and gagging to sick stomach, nose burning and bleeding ON THE CONSTANT! The next level was constipation and indigestion. Not being a
iSexy Texan ♈️

iSexy Texan ♈️

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Ready, maybe a bit scared but ready ✨
#booksoflemon8 #booktok #fourthwing #ironflame #book Florida
✨SimplyDana | SAHM | Books ✨

✨SimplyDana | SAHM | Books ✨

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styling clothes YOU are scared of 🫵
you shouldn’t be scared of bodycon dresses, they should be scared of you! (cause of how much you’ll slay them) <3 #plussizefashion #bodycondress #howtostyle
Jessica Blair

Jessica Blair

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Books that scared me as a kid
#bookwormsoflemon8 #bookgirlie #scarybooks #childhoodreads #book recommendations
Bella Goth🦇💅🏽

Bella Goth🦇💅🏽

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………for all the girls scared of their 30s
20 yr old me would be freaking #women #womenintheir30s #glowup #glowuptips
staceyparas

staceyparas

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TBR Books I’m Scared to Start 📚
❗️UPDATE ❗️ I read If He Had Been With Me, REALLY did not like it. 2/5 stars (don’t come for me) 😭. It didn’t make me emotional at all, (which I’m a very emotional person), I’m surprised I even finished it. I started Twisted Love, dnf’d wasn’t my cup of tea 0/5 stars. I finished The Naturals serie
Trinity ✨

Trinity ✨

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A young woman with blonde hair, freckles, and a nose piercing smiles at the camera. She wears a camouflage hat, green tank top, and layered necklaces. Text overlays read 'to my ZERO followers here's a little bit about me' and 'lemon8 @olivia..seames'.
here’s a little bit about me!
- my name is olivia i’m 19 years old born and raised in a small town in maine - i have always wanted to do social media (tiktok especially) but i am scared/nervous to post because i don’t want people to make fun of me :( - i love all things to do with animals, i grew up on a farm had all ki
Olivia Seames

Olivia Seames

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a note to the one scared about what’s next🩷
life is full of uncertainty, and it’s entirely beyond our control. if you’re like I used to be, then not having control is one of the hardest things for you. I’m not sure what you’re nervous about today. maybe it’s your health, maybe it’s some tests your doctor is running, maybe it's a surgery,
tay 🤍💐🎀

tay 🤍💐🎀

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A bit of my journey…
I am starting off by saying I am completely healthy(mostly lmao) Hi! my name is Mylo, and I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia(blood cancer) at the age of 3! I was diagnosed on April 25. I had not been feeling well. Some signs include back soreness and easily bruising. My parents to
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mylooO

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Books I’m too scared to pick up thanks to booktok
I haven’t read any of these books yet, but I’ve seen so many negative reviews and comments. I don’t think that will stop me from reading them in the future, but they’re definitely not on my TBR right now. #lemon8bookclub
✨📚CulliferBooks📚✨

✨📚CulliferBooks📚✨

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The image displays open books with text, overlaid with the bold white and red text "BOOKS I'M TOO SCARED TO READ," indicating a list of intimidating books.
Four book spines from the 'Reformed Player' series by Becka Mack are shown, with arrows pointing to tropes like 'reformed player,' 'brothers bestfriend,' 'single mom,' and 'roommates.'
Four book spines from the 'Ruby Creek' series by Elsie Silver are displayed, with arrows indicating tropes such as 'enemies to lovers,' 'brothers bestfriend,' 'second chance,' and 'fake dating.'
Books I’m scared to read.✨🤧
I love books and I have a very wide spread of genre but these books are something different 💌 😳🎀 #bookwormsoflemon8 #read📚 #lots of books #📚books #lemon8challenge
(☆Boo𝙺diaries(☆

(☆Boo𝙺diaries(☆

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The Scariest Movies Of All Time 👻
1. Fido, 2006 ⭐Rate: 8/10 🎬Review: Set in a middle class neighborhood in the imaginary town of Willard in the 1950s, this dark comedy with a light touch toys with such American obsessions as gun mania and violence, materialism and keeping up with the Joneses, fear of others, slavery, golf, and th
Chelsea Miller

Chelsea Miller

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I’m Scared of Failure
I know most of Instagrams #motivational reels would probably say the opposite. But I am scared as hell. I’m scared of waking up one day and I’m stuck in the corporate cycle instead of traveling & learning. I’m scared I’ll have kids and not be able to afford taking them on a summer trip or mi
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Brianna Givans

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