What is the scariest book you’ve ever read. Title and author… mine I think is Stephen king: cell
What is the scariest book you’ve ever read. Title and author… mine I think is Stephen king: cell
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The Shining by Stephen King,
Stephen king is an incredible author… i also like V.C Andrews….
The Shining is one of my favorites
I just read a book SK’s son wrote… heart shaped box. It was pretty good (don’t listen to it by an audio book)
@Ashli I just read that. I just finished it moments ago. It was good
i agree with you, read the book, the audio did not impress!!
I don’t do audio books. They’re just not my thing.
I listen to audio books only when traveling or I download to mp3 player and listen to them on my walks ….I can’t read and ride in a car cause I get motionsick…. half the time if they make a movie from a book it doesn’t do the book justice….. example” flowers in the attic” movie did NOT to book justice at all….book was 100 times better…
I did NOT know sk’s son wrote a book ! Have to check that out
@Vicky he looks just frickin like him… but hotter. So yeah
You all are giving me a wonderful list of books to borrow from the library….thank you very much
@Vicky , actually both his sons have books out. Joe Hill and Owen King
Woman in black
Susan hill
Plus I’ve also seen the play and original 1988 film
Very scary
At 10, reading Salems Lot by Stephne King. I slept with the light on for about 6 months after. Still terrified of windows at night.
What’s it about about I’m curious
@Meghan Vampires that scratch, ever so subtly at your window pane. It was before vamps got real popular and just the idea of being spied on through a window terrified. me. Also any book with aliens looking at you through the window freaks me out: Whiltely Steibers “Communion” did me in, lol
This is from the movie, but it might as well have been grabbed right from my 10 year old imagination at the time. ?
I got a bunch of book lists at the library today i want to see how long it takes to go through all the books on one list ….
The Haunting of Hill House is understated and really gets under your skin.
Also, 1408 by Stephen King is a very creepy short story.
James Herbert The Fog, scared myself so much I stopped reading horror books!
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Not much scares me. When I was a kid, I read the Amityville Horror (before we knew it was fake) and that was creepy
Helter Skelter about the Manson murders by Bugliusi (SP?). Insisted on new locks for the doors.
Agree this one is scary
It was an art book about Goya had the creepiest stuff.
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Goya is nightmare fuel
I really think I might want to investigate this. Whoa!
Salems Lot.
Schindler’s Ark (which became the film Schindler’s List).
Stephen King IT ?
Helter, Skelter by Vince Bugliosi
Bird Box. It gave me really weird dreams.
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill or Bird Box by Josh Malerman.
However I’m currently reading The Diviners by Libba Bray and that’s been pretty spooky!
Exorcist
House by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti. The only book to give me nightmares
The Exorcist by Blatty
@Katy
The Exorcist
IT by Stephen King…couldn’t finish it. ..
Thinner and Misery.
Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad by MR James. Reading it on a bright, sunny day, and had to stop!
Oooh!!!! This is one I will definitely have to check out.
It’s a children’s book, but omg it was scary. It was the idea/concept itself that was scary. Hide & Shriek by R.L. Stine.
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum. Based off true events.
I saw the movie ‘American Crime’. This deals with the real incident of the teen abuse, and I heard what you have read is also inspired by the case. I have no intention of reading it. Really heartbreaking.
There’s a movie based off this book as well. I’ve seen both, and I agree, it’s truly awful what happened to those girls. I probably won’t ever watch them again, nor read the book again, but I recommend it because I see it as true horror.
Yeah. It is not what demons(as in supernatural terms) that scare me the most. It is the human ignorance, willfullness, and evil.
Anson Amityville
King. Shining
Simmons. Song of Kali
Superstition by David Ambrose is one that comes to mind. I think it freaked me out because , while the book is fiction, the idea came from an actual experiment.
I don’t usually get scared but maybe creeped out.
Salem’s Lot
Heart Shaped Box
The Historian
All good books. John Saul’s work always makes me skin crawl, they’re more psychological and “real”, but so good. Faces of Fear and Second Child, I recommend.
Probably “Helter Skelter” by Vincent Bugliosi
The Stand, Stephen King
Nothing.. yet.
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. True story about Ted Bundy who murdered a bunch of young women. Scared the crap out of me.
Algebra book back in high school ?
Helter skelter and exorcist
Most of crime stories written by Japanese authors. Miyabe Miyuki writes much thrillers dealing with social problems. I recommend ‘All She was Worth’. It is translated in English.
I want to read her thrillers: US Amazon only do her fantasy novels on Kindle for some reason. (Stopped buying actual books: not enough space? )
That’s odd… :/ I haven’t read much of her fantasy books, though.
Stephen King n Dean Kootz Black house
Black house. Isn’t that the one that takes place in Wisconsin? Awesome book
Very awesome but the forces in there gave me the creeps to a point where I dreamed of it once.
Dean koontz
Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot ???
Helter Skelter
Anything I read about biological warfare creeps me out even though I love, love the intrigue. Mr. Robin Cook comes to mind.
Relentless, koontz
Silence of the lambs
May be odd to some but, Lovely Bones.
The story was indeed creepy. I was surprised with the outcome of the movie; it was beautifully illustrated with visual effects, which made me wonder whether the director/playwriter read the same book with mine.
@Claire other scary reads of course, but this haunted me maybe especially as a mom…. I avoided the movie & did not pass on book to my usual reading friends- gave it away!
I understand. I watched the movie trailer which looked distinctively different from what I have read in image. I expected it to be dark and bleak. So, I watched it out of curiosity; otherwise, I wouldn’t have. I have no idea why it has become a hit temporarily, though.
Yes, I agree, that was a very frightening book, but so well done. One of my favorite books.
Loved the movie
Salems Lot scared me but I was only about 15. The Exorcist scared me. A book called Poppet scared me. Helter Skelter scared me to.
I think my oldest sister read halter skelter
Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
Oh I agree…..What makes this so scary to me is current & realistic it seems.
@Carol Exactly!
@Janie WAY too real…
@Carol I read it several years ago and it frightened me even THEN…..did you see the mini series? Did you think it represented the book?
@Janie I haven’t seen it but do want to (don’t have a hulu subscription); heard it’s very good & a good representation of the book-can’t imagine what they are putting in Season 2.
I have but haven’t watched….When ever I am asked for a book that was scary or life altering, I always choose this one because it SO took me aback when I read it. I suppose I also like that a book/ an author achieved that…and I am concerned that the movie version might diminish that….I’ve never had a movie be “better”?
I can’t think of any movie I liked better than a book off hand-but don’t mind seeing movie versions especially once some time has passed (guess I like movies almost as much as books)…Handmaids had a big impact on me too-and my book club…we all felt the same & had a good discussion about its relevancy today.
@Carol My book club as well! I love movies too…for some reason…but maybe it is just because it was/is SO believable and frightening….?
Havent read one yet dont like them gotta have erotic romance in it for me otherwise i get bored unless its a history book lol