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I have 3 Book questions.
What are the scariest books you have ever read?
What are the best books by Clive Barker? What are the best books by Stephen King? I've read a few, but I want to know what's at the top. Help me out:)
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- The Exorcist (beats the shit out of the movie)
- I've never finished any of his stuff, but what I've read of Hellbound Heart is pretty cool. - The Shining, The Green Mile
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I definitely need to check out the Hellbound Heart. However, i've never really been that interested in The Green Mile or The Exorcist. Absolutely loved the Shining though.
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For me, I guess I would say...
~ Pet Sematary scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. The Haunting of Hill House, The Exorcist, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, several Poe stories.... ~ Cabal, Imajica, Weaveworld, The Great and Secret Show and you can't go wrong with the Books of Blood. I actually prefer Hellraiser, the film, to The Hellbound Heart. But its still a good read. ~ IT, Pet Sematary, Different Seasons, Bag of Bones, Night Shift and The Dead Zone. And The Stand. Okay, I am done....:p |
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Dont know if you've seen the movie, but IMO Green Mile was a fantastic read. If you've seen the movie it probably would have much effect though...the movie was a surprisingly faithful adaption.
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Good question. Clive Barker always manages to shock me and even make me feel uncomfortable but I can't remember the last time I was truly scared by a book.
There was a Goosebumps book, one of the first, called Don't Go in the Basement!, that scared the shit out of me when I was younger. (Try it sometime. It is one of the darker R.L. Stine books, as he really toned it down later on.) Thats the last time I remember being truly frightened by a book. Jaws sort of scared me in a way, because I know its marginally possible to be attacked by a white shark. 1984 really scared me, but in a more intellectual, less visceral way. The loss of individuality and freedom is scarier than any monster. Quote:
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Check out Richard Laymon, Jack Ketchum, Bentley Little and Robert R. McCammon as well. Give Peter Benchley (he wrote Jaws) a shot too. Even though he's not technically a horror writer, his books are pretty scary.
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