Fiction. I want a good read, but not a lot of gore if possible.
2007-09-27 06:25:39 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It by Stephen King is the scariest book I have ever read. It's a little on the gory side though. The Shining was scary too, but not as much. Try reading Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill. It was a good book, but not too much gore. John Saul is a good author to read if you don't like a lot of bloody stuff also. Just don't read The Devil's Labyrinth, it was his worst book. I have recently been reading some short stories by H.P. Lovecraft, and they're pretty freakin' scary too!
2007-09-27 08:14:28 · answer #1 · answered by Starr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 03:48:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a good easy to understand scary read, it is hard to find anything better than Stephen King. The Shining, Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Stand, and a lot of others are the first to come to mind.
2007-09-27 06:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by OldGringo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think any are really scary (but then again I don't think movies are either) However my favorite book is Gerald's Game by Stephen King. There isn't much gore, but is for the more mature person (not sure of your age). Dracula was also a very good book but very long.
2007-09-27 06:34:02 · answer #4 · answered by T L 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski. Deeply freaky, very cool, not terribly gory but really scary.
Close second: "Ring" by Koji Suzuki and the short story collection "Blood and Water and Other Tales" by Patrick McGrath.
"Misery" by Stephen King was pretty fun, though.
2007-09-27 07:08:41 · answer #5 · answered by Theo D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Stephen King, Agatha Christie, Some others who just left my head
2007-09-29 11:24:44 · answer #6 · answered by And For A Moment I Am Happy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
House of Leaves...not much gore, but kept from sleeping for days!
2007-09-27 06:39:17 · answer #7 · answered by jcresnick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christine, by Stephen King. I was working the night shift and even though all of the lights were on it scared me like crazy...and I couldn't stop reading either!
2007-09-27 06:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by Cheryl M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
RED DRAGON. If you get bad dreams don't go near this one, you won't get past the fourth chapter... Thomas Harris did an excellent job on this one, written so we'll and detailed. The psychological thrillers always get me. When you read it the fear is palpable, you really feel like you are in the book.
2007-09-27 09:33:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When Rabbit Howls - real story! Not gore, scary. True life, sexual abuse book. Awful story, but amazingly written.
2007-09-29 11:52:27 · answer #10 · answered by W♥ Knit Twit ♥P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋