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| Books & Authors Recommended and not so recommended reading. |
08-22-2007, 11:07 AM
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Scariest books ever?
What are the 3 scariest books you've ever read, one's that lingered after you read them?
For me:
1. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty -Sadly the only book he ever wrote and it's ridiculously eerie and terrifying.
2. It by Stephen King-Though i don't care for the end so much and as they're older its not as scary, the first half of this book is just crazy to me.
3. Pet Sematary- by stephen King-some of the prose in this is really quite haunting. classic.
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08-22-2007, 02:31 PM
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Well being that King is probably the only horror writer I have ever read I guess my three would be as follows:
- The Shining - It was just so ridiculously creepy.
- The Dark Half - As it was said somewhere else on this forum Stark was just such a badass.
- The Monkey - Short story I had on audio book as part of the skeleton crew series. Creeped me out. Probably still would.
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08-22-2007, 08:44 PM
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Pet Sematery-Stephen King
Actually thought of that before I opened the thread and read that. But that book is absolutely terrifying. Had to sleep with a light on for weeks afterwards, and still can't really think about it too much without freaking out a little.
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08-23-2007, 12:12 AM
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wow, Pet Sematary for myself as well. I didn't think it was that scary, though, I just haven't really read anything scarier. Haven't read much horror at all, aside from all those Goosebumps books when I was a kid.
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08-23-2007, 12:18 AM
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The Devil Wears Prada by Laura Weisberger...scary that the thing got published...lol
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08-23-2007, 12:19 AM
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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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08-23-2007, 12:21 AM
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1. Night Shift
2. The Girl Next Door
3. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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08-23-2007, 12:46 AM
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Oh yeah, Dracula by Bram Stoker-- by far one of the most scary novels I have read in recent memory.
Also, I don't dare read anything by Edgar Allan Poe at night. Truly scary!
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08-23-2007, 12:58 AM
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Cujo made me stay awake all night after I finished it. I also couldn't read it alone; I had to sit next to someone. It was creepy. I don't know why.
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08-23-2007, 01:31 AM
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Just thought of another one that I thought was pretty scary and twisted:
Hop-Frog by Edgar Alan Poe
Although it's not one of my favorites by him, I thought it was particularly twisted.
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08-23-2007, 01:42 AM
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There is no such thing as Hop-Frog, in Poe's collection of short stories.
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08-23-2007, 06:29 AM
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That was the name I knew it by, but perhaps you knew it by the name: The Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs instead?
Here's a link to it substantiating that it is known by both names:
Hop-Frog - Edgar Allan Poe
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08-23-2007, 08:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Truth-Teller
1. Night Shift
2. The Girl Next Door
3. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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I'm reading the Girl Next Door right now. |
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08-23-2007, 09:22 AM
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Jekyll & Hyde is an interesting one. I read it recently. It didn't come to mind when I came in this topic, though. It wasn't typical horror but it was still scary in a sense I guess. It would have probably been a lot better if I didn't already know the basic story before I read the book.
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08-23-2007, 09:43 AM
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IT by Stephen King. - I have this unnatural fear of clowns so it just scared the bejeezuz outta me.
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