The Shining!!! OMG, It got to the point I couldn’t read it alone, I had to read it with my family surrounding me. I was off Stephen King for some time after that.
I’ve yet to read a book that really creeped me out…. so maybe I need to give amityville a try. While I did enjoy The Shining…. it didn’t scare me??♀️. And I want to be scared by book because I don’t like watching scary movies… can’t handle blood and gore.
It would probably be Pet Cemetery. I was a teen when I read it and I had a light that went out a few times and an attic door in my room that slowly creaked open while I was reading the book.
Cujo by Stephen King. I was about 11, and to this day, 30+ years later, I hate driving on roads with low traffic, I always worry that if the car broke down I would be stranded and no-one would find me…?
The Minds of Billy Milligan was the closest I’ve ever come to a book scaring me… (and not for lack of trying). Best I can say is that it “gave me the chills” but only WHILE reading it.
Probably The Shining by Stephen King or The Exorcist.
Both of those books gave me nightmares!
Yes! You know it is scary when you are afraid to get out of bed or even let your hand hang over the edge!
The Shining!!! OMG, It got to the point I couldn’t read it alone, I had to read it with my family surrounding me. I was off Stephen King for some time after that.
@Donna I will never look at a croquet mallet the same way again.
OMG, lol…so scarey.
Love The Shining!!!
Phantoms by Dean Koontz
That was the very first Dean Koontz book I read.
I just looked that book up it sounds really good
I just looked it up too, sounds awesome. I’ve added it to my tbr pile!!
My mom loves dean koontz and I think she referenced this one as scary and whispers?
1984 by George Orwell
Salem’s Lot
Top 3: The Amityville Horror
The Exorcist
Jaws
@Jenny I actually just got Amityville Horror for a couple bucks at a thrift store.. nothing has ever scared me.. so i’m wondering if this will.
I’m currently reading Amityville Horror and I had to take a break at chapter 3 because I’m getting creeped out. And I’m hard to scare.
@Andrea Good to hear!! (Uh, not that I want you to be scared lol)
@Keshia haha I understand.
I’ve yet to read a book that really creeped me out…. so maybe I need to give amityville a try. While I did enjoy The Shining…. it didn’t scare me??♀️. And I want to be scared by book because I don’t like watching scary movies… can’t handle blood and gore.
Psycho
Haven’t found one yet
1984..
It would probably be Pet Cemetery. I was a teen when I read it and I had a light that went out a few times and an attic door in my room that slowly creaked open while I was reading the book.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Hmmm…Twilight….those shiny freaks and Bella? #realvampiresarentshiny
#annoyingteenagers
Ghost Story by Peter Straub gave me chills.
My mum’s diary
No Country For Old Men. It freaked me out!
As a male, Gone Girl
Flying on the wings of evil
Kafka,the trial
Nothing. I have yet to find a book that scared me. This honestly makes me sad.
Me too ?
@Rachel 🙁
Same
Checkbook — My Checkbook
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Intensity by Dean Koontz
Origin by Jack Kilborn
Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
@Cathy I’m reading Amityville Horror now. It’s definitely creepy.
I read it when I was much younger…it was frightening!?
Love scary stuff.
Night Shift at age 13…
Sophie’s choice
The Shining freaked me out a little bit lol
It’s a true book called Alone With the Devil. About several different creepy criminals
Following
Salem’s Lot
Probably Stephen King’s PET SEMATARY.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
1984
Mathematics
Hunt for the Skinwalker. It’s based on real events.
silent spring by rachel carson
Danger Within Us about all the medical devices surgically implanted, barely regulated leading to everything from dementia to paralysis Yikes
Rats James Herbert, I was 11 though x
The Amityville Horror, when I was 9. Hehe. Haven’t been scared since.
@Matt I was about 15 when I read it. It was indeed the scariest thing I’ve ever read
@Matt i am currently reading that book right now
@Sydney Let me know if its as scary to an adult, as it was to a 9 year old. Hehehe
I will let you know when i finish it
@Sydney Thanks.
Your welcome
It is the scariest book I’ve ever read also. I was in New York a few weeks ago and was not too far from Amityville so I drove by the house to gawk!
@Barbara Ive heard that it looks completely different now.
@Matt I took a pic of it.
@Barbara Maybe a little different. The upper windows have changed.
Exorcist
We need to talk about Kevin.
Salem’s Lot
Exactly! I read this book when I was like 17 and I was reading it at night and I had to close it up to read in the daytime.
My check book
Pet Sematary
Swan’s Song
Cujo by Stephen King. I was about 11, and to this day, 30+ years later, I hate driving on roads with low traffic, I always worry that if the car broke down I would be stranded and no-one would find me…?
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter and then if that wasn’t scary enough I grabbed up In Cold Blood.
Salem’s Lot
The Minds of Billy Milligan was the closest I’ve ever come to a book scaring me… (and not for lack of trying). Best I can say is that it “gave me the chills” but only WHILE reading it.
The Shining was super scary for me! Bird Box really creeped me out too.