I feel the desire for a good old fashioned thriller/ horror. Please give me suggestions , perhaps something obscure. I adore haunted houses. Thanks ?
I feel the desire for a good old fashioned thriller/ horror. Please give me suggestions , perhaps something obscure. I adore haunted houses. Thanks ?
House of leaves
@Maureen I just ordered it. Thank you, looks promising
@Maureen Totally, though it’s a pretty new book. My son read it, and loved it so much, he made me read it. It absolutely blew my mind. It’s not an easy read, as it is so complex, so not one to romp through.
@Jenny now I’m excited!
@Kris I look forward to hearing what you think of it!
MR James, his short stories are classics of the genre. And ground breaking for their time.
@Helen looking into him, thanks.
I immediately thought of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, but have just stumbled on this fine list that includes many classic tales – and through which you can access dozens and dozens of e-texts. Have fun! http://www.underworldtales.com/classic.htm
The Three Imposters by Arthur Machen, or any of Machen’s writing.
Susan Hill’s The Woman In Black (its modern, but written as a Victorian style thriller).
M.R. James.
Edgar Allan Poe.
H.P Lovecraft.
“The Uninvited,” by Irish author Dorothy Macardle is a terrific book, play, and movie!
@Lorrie very good story, yes.
And then there were none by A. Christie
@Natalia curious fact, that book has also gone by the titles: Ten Little Indians also Ten Little Niggers. ( No offense to anyone.)
@Kris oh I totally know it! I read the book first in Russian and it was translated as ten little negroes. The Russian movie is as well kinda spooky ?
The book is scary, PBS had it as a 5 night ? series and I thought it was well done.
@Shirley need to try and find it!
@Natalia I will try snd search for last run. Will share if I find it.
@Shirley thanx!
I watched this one and it was really well done, one of my favourite Agatha Christie books! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06v2v52
The Turn of the Screws by Henry James.
Just one screw
Damn autofill!
@Susan I love it.
We have always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson
That is a truly creepy story!
In old blood by Truman C.
The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes. It’s a classic of psychological suspense and I found it still effective even after a century.
Kevin Gassaway looking for it through my library system, I think I’ve found a movie! Contained with a Hitchcock film. I guess I’ll look on Kindle for the book. I wanted obscure and you’ve offered such, thanks.
Kris Marshall It’s in the public domain, so you should be able to find it free for Kindle, or you can download it from Project Gutenberg in mobi format (there’s also a well-narrated LibriVox version, if you like audiobooks).
The Alfred Hitchcock film is one of his earliest hits, dating from the silent era (it was made in 1927, I believe). There’s also been a more recent version starring Alfred Molina, updated to the present day, but I haven’t seen it.
I really like The Phantom of the Opera and Dracula. Old school horror. ?