Favorite horror book?
 

Im not a big reader, I mostly read when Im locked up. Ive read a lot of Dean Koontz, Stephen King and random Zombie novels. My favorites:

The Stand; Stephen King
Intensity; Koontz
Shadowfires; Koontz
Phantoms; Koontz
The Hellbound Heart: Clive Barker

My top five would be:

Dracula by Bram Stoker
Firestarter by Stephen King
Cell by Stephen King
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

Honorable mention go to Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice, though I would not really call it horror, it is more drama, and to The Masquerade Of The Red Death Trilogy by Robert Weinberg but again this is more a fantasy adventure than horror.

My specifically horror favourites:

Imajica-Clive Barker
The Vampire Lestat-Anne Rice
The Fog-James Herbert
At The Mountains Of Madness-HP Lovecraft

plus I have a feeling you would like-The Satanist by Dennis Wheatley

I have several favorites, The Dream-quest for Unknown Kadath and The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft, The transition of Titus Crow by Brian Lumley, The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, The Terror by Arthur Machen, Christine by Steven King, The Child who loved a Grave by Fitz-james O Brien and most of Marjorie Bowen's stories.

That is a quite interesting book, good story. :D

I would? who would?

Since the post came right after mine I suspect the book recommendation was aimed at me.

I will def. read some of the books you guys suggested!

My favorite books are IT by Stephen King and the Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, not really horror but kinda creepy and just a really good story!

Oops my typing error I didnt make that clear I meant you BOTH would since it is "fiction" about the occult. If people don't know the book its by the same author who wrote "The Devil Rides Out".

I do know about The Satanist, it did not know about The Devil Rides Out I will have to check that one out.

A lot of people are familiar with "The Devil Rides Out" film and book though it certainly polarizes opinion some love them some hate them.

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. A book I found so disquieting I can't even bear to own a copy.

Hmmm Deja vu

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks-the scariest book I've ever read-pure unadulterrated horror of the most chilling form. Be warned this book will mess with your head!

Favorite horror book?
 

My favorite horror book is really an anthology of ghost stories named TRUE GHOSTS compiled and edited by ANDREW HONIGMAN.

Favorite horror book!
 

Mercury de Brus is definitely my favorite horror book. It is extremely powerful and very well-written. It's a story about a women who's the head of a family that fights to protect mankind from be possessed by risers (demons) who are looking for the fifth pentacle of mercury. If they find it they will devour all humans and eventually take over everything. There is action, some sci fi, suspense, love and torture. It's a wild ride from start to finish and the author, C.E. Scott, describes the characters and their surroundings with a imagery that is nothing short of amazing. There are a few teaser chapters and a full length download on amazon.com or kindle store. I strongly urge anyone reading this to check it out. You will not be disappointed. The book is so much more than horror, to classify it on one genre would be an insult.

Usher's Passing
 

Likely Usher's Passing by Robert R. McCammon

That was a disturbing book, but a good read none the less.

I am Legend by Richard Matheson, The Long Walk by Stephen King, The Shining by Stephen King, Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill, Interview with the Vampire, I know it's just a novella, but Mephisto in Onyx by Harlan Ellison was pretty amazing.

I hated The Long Walk. What a waste of time that book was

Seriously?! That was my favorite story in that book.

Are you thinking of the same thing because it was it's own book, not a story in another one

Its so hard to pick favorites but some would be:

City Infernal by Edward Lee
The Book of a Thousand Sins by Wrath James White
Letters from Hades by Jeffrey Thomas
Slob by Rex Miller

Really anything by these authors, they don't disappoint.

Best Book
 

Salems Lot (Stephen King) is one of my all time favourites, it's a little dated but stands the test of time.

This one is so easy it's not funny

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Other than my father, Alvin Schwartz is probably the man most responsible for my love of horror stories. I used to check out his book, In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories constantly from the library when I was a little kid. I then picked up the whole Scary Stories collection during our schools book sale. Both books were a lot scarier than you would think for the age groups they were meant for. If I still had them I would read them again to this day.

Great pick, brought back a lot of memories.:D

Favorite horror book
 

It's a tough one but I really do like Salems Lot by Stephen King. The TV version was pretty good with David Soul but not as good as the book.

Cabal by Clive Barker
The Unloved by John Saul
Funland by Richard Laymon

The last 2 are my favourite authors and I haven't really read a bad book by them yet :)

I just finished a collection of stories by Ambrose Bierce. He wrote some very creepy stories, especially some of his Civil War stories like Chickamauga, that is one chilling and sick story. I loved it. He had a weird sense of humor, in one of his stories it starts out, "One does not always eat what is on the table." He was referring to a corpse on a dissecting table. Cool stuff.

I love Richard Laymon. Funland is awesome but i have read a bad book by him...The Wood Are Dark. I also didnt like Resurrection Dreams but i wouldnt say its bad.

Love Salem's Lot by Stephen King but am enjoying a book by an indie author called Solomon Strange. Have you heard of him before?

I think Hammerfan was referring to the Bachman Books. Its a collection of 4 stories that were originally released under the name Richard Bachman. The 4 stories are Rage, The Running Man, The Long Walk, and Roadwork.


As I am a huge King fan I may be a bit biased but I thought The Long Walk was fantastic!

Sistinas is correct! :)

Ah of course! Sorry Hammer, didn't mean to say you were wrong or anything. Speaking of the Bachman Books, i really want to read Rage.

I'm a huge King fan too but that doesn't mean i'm going to make excuses when i don't like his work. I'm not saying you do that or anything. The thing is, i loved The Long Walk while i was reading it and i couldn't put it down.

Then i got to the ending. I thought it was horrible and i actually felt like i wasted my time reading it because of that.

It's all good, Villain. Hmm, I think I need to read it again - I'm drawing a blank on how it ends.

I'm gonna have to buy it one day. Actaully ill have to buy The Bachman Books because that's the only you can get it anymore i think.

I don't really want to own it, I'll probably see if the library has it.

Oh man, libraries! Forgot all about those......Thats kind of sad actually

We have an incredible library not too far away that also loans out movies and music.

I'm gonna have to find one near me

Library Police!


:D