| 100% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___," horror novel by Stephen King about a family's trip in the peak of winter to a desolate hotel |
| 38% | PET | 3 | "___ Sematary," adapted horror film of 1989 of a novel of the same name by Stephen King |
| 33% | TOWER | 5 | "The Dark ___," series of novels by Stephen King with a film adaptation starring Idris Elba |
| 33% | LION | 4 | "The ___, the Witch and the Wardrobe," novel by C.S. Lewis about four siblings who discover a land trapped in eternal winter |
| 33% | HAND | 4 | "The ___ of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters," 1876 novel by Thomas Hardy about Ethelberta who reinvents herself to find a perfect match |
| 32% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 32% | JUDE | 4 | "___ the Obscure," novel by Thomas Hardy about, published in 1895 a working-class young man who dreams of becoming a scholar |
| 32% | THEBRIGHTSWORD | 14 | Lev Grossman novel about a knight who arrives in Camelot after the death of King Arthur (3 wds.) |
| 32% | LOT | 3 | "'Salem's ___," 1975 horror novel by Stephen King featuring vampires that was adapted into a miniseries starring David Soul |
| 31% | WALK | 4 | "The Long ___," a 1979 dystopian horror novel written by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman |
| 31% | CALL | 4 | "The ___ of the Wild," short adventure novel by Jack London about a pet dog who has to survive the frozen wilderness along the Yukon Trail |
| 31% | GIRL | 4 | "The Most Dazzling ___ in Berlin," novel by Kip Wilson about a young cabaret singer in the 1930s |
| 31% | SHIP | 4 | "The ___ of Brides," 2005 novel by Jojo Moyes about post-WWII brides who depart to meet the men they married in wartime |
| 31% | CHILD | 5 | "The Snow ___," novel by Eowyn Ivey set in the Alaskan wilderness, where a girl made of snow comes to life |
| 31% | GOD | 3 | "To a ___ Unknown," novel by American author John Steinbeck about the relationship of a man to his land |
| 30% | OVERLOOK | 8 | Name of the hotel in Stephen King's The Shining |
| 30% | ONLYTHEBRAVE | 12 | 2024 novel by 31-Across about a nurse in Berlin during Hitler's rise to power (3 wds.) |
| 30% | SHINING | 7 | Stephen King novel set in haunted hotel, The __ |
| 30% | MIGRATION | 9 | 2023 animated film about a family of ducks going south for the winter |
| 30% | SWAMPLANDIA | 11 | 2011 novel by 30-Across about a family of alligator wrestlers |
| 29% | THELIGHTHOUSE | 13 | "To ___," writer Virginia Woolf's novel about the Ramsay family's visits to the Isle of Skye: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BELOVED | 7 | 1987 Pulitzer-winning novel about the haunting of a formerly enslaved family's home |
| 29% | INSOMNIA | 8 | One of the best-selling horror novels of the 90s written by Stephen King which revolves around Ralph Roberts and his dead wife |
| 29% | ARIADNE | 7 | Novel by Jennifer Saint that's a retelling of Greek myths featuring the children of King Minos |
| 29% | BETTER | 6 | "___ Than the Movies," novel by Lynn Painter about a young woman who wants to make movie soundtracks |
| 29% | CASCA | 5 | Roman soldier in a series of novels by Barry Sadler beginning with 1979's The Eternal Mercenary |
| 29% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___," 1977 novel by Stephen King with a film adaptation directed by Stanley Kubrick |
| 29% | FLINTSTONES | 11 | "The ___," animated show produced by Hanna-Barbera about a family in the Stone Age |
| 29% | PETSEMATARY | 11 | Stephen King novel with a misspelling in the title |