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| Books & Authors Recommended and not so recommended reading. |
10-02-2007, 09:17 AM
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I'm not really a fan of horror, and King leaves me pretty cold. I like the way Koontz can manipulate your stress levels through sentence structure, but probably the scariest novels aren't about demons and monsters at all, but about what might be, books like 1984, Clockwork Orange etc. I can't be scared by things that make me laugh, but I can be scared by things that make me think.
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10-02-2007, 10:36 AM
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Pick up some Clive Barker books. He is truly demented.
Koontz usually pisses me off at the end. I can't remember which books they were but I read through one in about 10 hours and when I got to the end I threw the book in frustration. Another one did that to me as well so I stopped reading his stuff. I may start back with him since King isn't set to release his new novel until January 2008 (Duma Key).
I've read everything by King so far and It probably is one of his creepier books. I agree that the giant spider at the end was just plain dumb.
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10-02-2007, 05:20 PM
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Scariest books ever? Can't go with just the top 3, so here goes.
* H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1-3 (most of his short stories in three collections)
* Shaman Woods (by Morgan Fields)
* Spectre (by Stephen Laws)
* Darkfall (Dean Koontz, originally released as Darkness Comes.)
* pretty much anything by John Saul.
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10-02-2007, 07:41 PM
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I don't really get scared of books, it's the television that gets me.
The ONLY book that has scared me is:
My Physical science book....
Just to make it clear to any science teachers, i don't care what the body does! the entire book makes me sick to my stomach and freaks me out. ewww. ewww. ewww. now i have a bad feeling.. go away.. go away.. go away....
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10-03-2007, 11:44 AM
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If you don't want it, I would be happy to get it. And I'm not even in school anymore. 
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10-09-2007, 01:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Truth-Teller
Wow. That's ironic.
Pet Semetary was the most boringest book I've ever read. I rate it up there with Insomnia.
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Amen, Brother!
My three top books that absolutely messed with my head, would have to be:
1. Mr. Hands - Gary A. Braunbeck
2. The Shining - Stephen King
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10-10-2007, 08:48 PM
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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
This is the only book the really creeped me out. I was even afraid to walk around in the dark in my house a few days afterwards.
Incredible book.
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10-12-2007, 08:03 AM
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Although i used to claim King just to be a hack, i began reading his books and have to admit that "The Shining," "It," and the short story for "1408" were a bit unsettling. I also enjoyed "The Hellbound Heart" by Barker. But i think it is definately harder to become actually "frightened" by a book when your an adult. I haven't read everything out there, but i'm hoping to one day find something that is so horrifying that i'm unable to finish it.
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10-12-2007, 10:41 AM
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The scariest Stephen King story would have to be Misery. Being stuck in a house in the middle of nowhere with a psycho... great read.
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10-20-2007, 12:42 PM
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Has anyone read Cell here? It's a newer King book, but it's good for a quick freak out.
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10-20-2007, 10:04 PM
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The scariest thing I have ever read was actually a short story in the book Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman, called "The Prince". I literally sat for about twenty minutes just...thinking about it all and pictured it in my head. It really scared me.
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10-23-2007, 02:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hinducow28
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
This is the only book the really creeped me out. I was even afraid to walk around in the dark in my house a few days afterwards.
Incredible book.
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10-24-2007, 01:39 AM
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I read "Cell". It was okay, not one of his best.
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11-04-2007, 12:33 PM
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Quote:
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The scariest Stephen King story would have to be Misery. Being stuck in a house in the middle of nowhere with a psycho... great read.
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Being stuck in the middle of nowhere with a psycho isn't so bad. Being stuck in the middle of nowhere with Kathy Bates... now that's a problem! 
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11-07-2007, 03:42 PM
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I read Lair when I was 12 and didnt sleep for 2 days!
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