2006-07-22 05:04:06 · 21 answers · asked by SnowWhite88 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Shining and Desperation by King
2006-07-22 14:04:35 · answer #1 · answered by BuffyFan 2 · 6⤊ 5⤋
I try to avoid horror novels because I have such an active imagination. Even so, when I was in college I read a book by Ellery Queen called "A Fine and Private Place." It was a mystery, not horror. The murdered character was obsessed with the number nine - he had only nine fingers. I don't remember much about the story, but I do remember being scared out of my wits for weeks. The bed in my dorm was the usual college single - barely wide enough to sleep in. I would lie awake and try to keep my hands and feet from hanging over the edge because I was afraid of some nameless monster under my bed. I knew better, in my head, but I couldn't convince the rest of my body that there was nothing to fear.
2006-07-22 06:24:38 · answer #2 · answered by swbiblio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Jaws by Peter Benchley
Salem's Lot by Stephen King
All books I wouldn't read if I were alone in the house at night!
2006-07-22 07:39:54 · answer #3 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peter Straub's books are scarier, by far, than Stephen King's. I read one Straub book that made me reach around the corner and turn the bathroom light on BEFORE I would enter the room. I did this for months. There was something living in the mirror when the light was off.
2006-07-22 14:23:51 · answer #4 · answered by rachelframecory 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I can name a bunch of movies that were books that scare me Anything by Steven King, especially the movie "It" I hate clowns but anyways i think it's mostly because seeing something scary is worse that just reading about it.
2006-07-22 08:35:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though one of my favorite genres is horror, I've never had a novel scare me in the typical jumping-out-of-my-chair way. I suppose I'm pretty thick-skinned. :)
If you want a creepy horror novel, I highly recommend THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN by Christopher Golden. It involves a high school reunion, murder, changing memories, time travel, and a whole lot of twists and turns.
Psychological horror and suspense, something that shows me a different, dystopic way of society - those are scary in a wholly different way.
Along those lines, I recommend FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury and 1984 by George Orwell.
2006-07-22 05:10:57 · answer #6 · answered by Willow_Whedon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*Night* by Elie Wiesel. It scares me because it's based on truth. It's the account of a Jewish boy in a Nazi death camp. Fact has always seemed more frightening than fiction. To this day I can't watch America's Most Wanted on TV.
2006-07-22 05:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by AJK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a kid "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King scared the crap out of me. I was reading it in a dark parking lot, waiting for my dad, and I got to the part where the main character's kid comes back to life and tries to kill him.
Creepy as hell.
2006-07-22 06:44:20 · answer #8 · answered by Monkeypup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Devil In Connecticut By Gerald Brittle, little kid get's possesed by a demon so it's a typical horror story. Supposedly, it's not true but i gave me the creeps! i think it's out of print though so getting a copy might be difficult.
2006-07-22 12:24:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I read and Write Fantasy, almost done with the book to!!
2006-07-22 05:41:35 · answer #10 · answered by maltese_i_love 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pet Semetary - by King. While I was reading it my cat jumped up on me and I screamed. I haven't read anything else of his since. Not a pleasant experience.
2006-07-22 06:20:56 · answer #11 · answered by mom of girls 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋