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William Seabrook 08-27-2011 03:57 PM

Who's your favorite Horror author?
 
Just wondering?

The Villain 08-27-2011 04:34 PM

1. Stephen King
2. Richard Laymon
3. Brian Keene
4. Gord Rollo
5. Jack Ketchum

neverending 08-27-2011 09:14 PM

Nobody tops Lovecraft for me.

William Seabrook 08-27-2011 11:11 PM

I guess I'd have to go with:

Edward Lee
Wrath James White
Rex Miller
Jeffery Thomas
Edgar Allan Poe

leezuki 08-28-2011 02:21 AM

jack ketchum
richard matheson
philip pullman
khaled hosseini
james herbert
john steinbeck
lovecraft
edgar allan poe

TheWickerFan 08-28-2011 07:31 AM

I always like to mention Bentley Little.

Although he's not strictly horror, the Marquis De Sade has written some incredibly disturbing stories.

Fearonsarms 08-30-2011 12:03 PM

Clive Barker
HP Lovecraft
Edgar Allan Poe
James Herbert
Anne Rice
Ramsey Campbell.

Not strictly horror but Iain Banks wrote the scariest book I've ever read-The Wasp Factory and if you don't mind sci fi horror his Iain M.Banks stuff is great too.

William Seabrook 08-30-2011 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fearonsarms (Post 902597)
Clive Barker
HP Lovecraft
Edgar Allan Poe
James Herbert
Anne Rice
Ramsey Campbell.

Not strictly horror but Iain Banks wrote the scariest book I've ever read-The Wasp Factory and if you don't mind sci fi horror his Iain M.Banks stuff is great too.

The Wasp Factory was a really disturbing book. Especially that ending...Wow!

William Seabrook 08-30-2011 02:36 PM

The sickest most messed up book I've ever read (or almost read I had to put it down, it was just way to sick) is Hogg: A Novel - Samuel R. Delany. I wouldn't recommend it. Even though the Wasp Factory was disturbing it had a good story, Hogg was just sick to be sick.

Fearonsarms 09-03-2011 02:42 AM

Yeah that's why I adore The Wasp Factory-the nasty stuff was backed up with an amazing story. I don't think I would enjoy a book that was just sick to be sick so what you said is duly noted.


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