Can anyone recommend a good scary book?
2007-02-10 02:59:18 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Anything by Nicci French (a British husband/wife co-writing team - Sean French and Nicci Gerrard) so often written from both male and female viewpoints, e.g early ones are
Killing me Softly, The Memory Game, The Safe House) Well-written, but at the same time quite an 'easy' read.)
Anything by Stephen King - I particularly enjoyed Cell.
Anything by Harlan Coben - "Say Nothing" etc.
Val McDermid - Wire in the Blood
JD Robb's 'In Death' series -The series starts with Naked in Death, and there are around 20 books that follow - also some good witty dialogue and sex/love content - might appeal to women more than men - tough woman murder-cop herione and side-kick multi-millionaire, computer-whiz, drop-dead-gorgeous husband!
2007-02-10 10:58:38 · answer #1 · answered by Ve 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Exocist by William Peter Blatty. The movie was pretty scary but you need to read the book.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman. A creepy children's story by my favorite author.
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. Mainly known as a sci-fi writer but this is a great horror story.
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. How influential is this story to modern vampire stories? Read it and decide for yourself.
From Hell by Alan Moore (Author), Eddie Campbell (Illustrator). About Jack the Ripper. A great graphic novel.
The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman (Author), Tony Moore(Illustrator). Your basic zombie fare but a lot of fun.
The Stand by Stephen King. The Walking Dude. Do I need to say more.
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker. The basis for the Hellraiser movies.
House Of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. Its not your usual horror novel. Love it or hate it.
2007-02-10 19:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all stephen kings books also try
richard adams- the plague dogs , watership down
robert aickman- cold hand in mine, painted devils
marcel ayme- the walker through walls
beryl bainbridge- harriet said
j g ballard concrete island , high rise
charles beaumont- hunger
robert bloch- pleasent dreams, psycho
ray bradbury- something wicked this way comes
joseph payne- the shapes of midnight
frederic brown- nightmares and geezenstacks
ramsey cambell- the doll who ate his mother, the parasite
roald dahl- kiss kiss, someone like you
stephen r donaldson- the thomas covenant trilogy
harlan ellison- deathbird stories, strange wine
jack finney- the body snatchers, the third level, time and again
william golding- lord of the flies
charles l grant- the sound of midnight
davis grubb- twelve tales of horror
james herbert- the spear
shirley jackson- the haunting of hill house, the lottery and others
just a few to be getting on with there are loads more if you get through that lot
2007-02-10 14:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by katie r 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any of the books by Carlos Casteneda listed at the below site
I guarantee you , that if you read one, you will read all of his books.
They are so scary because with his writing style. You never know what is real or just in his head. It is so far into another dimension of thought it cant be true, yet his writing makes it so believable, I would call it spiritual horror.
http://www.brsk.net/books/sppaths.htm
2007-02-10 11:13:34 · answer #4 · answered by Father Ted 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shining by Stephen King
2007-02-10 11:11:50 · answer #5 · answered by ~~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's really a long book but I've read it 3 times, "The Stand" by Stephen King.
2007-02-10 11:09:18 · answer #6 · answered by Clover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the new book, 'Hannibal Rising'? by Thomas Harris. This new book tells the making of Dr. Hannibal Letcer, the Silence of the Lambs psychiatrist who ate his patients. This book takes you to the beginning of the making of a monster.
If this book doesn't give you nightmares, I don't know what will.
2007-02-10 15:50:10 · answer #7 · answered by mrsmaryaris 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try the Haunted Liverpool collection by Tom Slemen.
2007-02-10 11:20:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the books by Dean Koontz are scary and all are very suspenseful. My personal favorites for the sheer scare factor are "Watchers" and "Fear Nothing" - "Seize the Night." The latter two go together, "Seize the Night" is a sequel to "Fear Nothing."
2007-02-10 11:16:32 · answer #9 · answered by kath_ryn_2001 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mein Kampf by adolf hitler! if you're feelin political... some people still believe in it, thats the scary thing! otherwise 'The Stand' by Stephen King... the dream sequences in it are very freaky!
2007-02-10 11:08:57 · answer #10 · answered by krishardiman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋