I need a creepy book to read. Because its so close to Halloween I want to know the SCARIEST book you have read and without spoiling too much, why it is scary!
2007-10-22 03:55:54 · 6 answers · asked by Spiffs C.O. 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
While not in the "horror" genre, The Cobra Event by Richard Preston scared the dickens out of me. It's a work of fiction about bioterrorism (more or less) that is terrifying because the scenario he constructs is absolutely plausible. When I was in college, the author came to address my molecular biology class, so we all read the book, which was then his most recent work. I started reading on a Friday afternoon, and I did not stop until Sunday morning. It's that good.
2007-10-22 04:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by nardhelain 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill (Stephen Kings son)
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
The Shing by Stephen King
2007-10-22 11:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by deb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salem's Lot - because it's Stephen King in the raw days before all the shiny, happy horror.
Beloved, by Toni Morrison - I can't believe how scary this book was. Seriously. Maybe because I read it in the middle of the night, alone in my apartment. Who knows, but it scared the crap out of me. Super creepy.
2007-10-22 11:08:11 · answer #3 · answered by LilyRosemary 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anything by John Saul - he's like Stephen King, but with more action. By far one of the scariest authors I have ever read.
2007-10-22 13:12:58 · answer #4 · answered by Becky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Previous answer is right on with 'Salem's Lot' - also try 'The Shining', by Stephen King. The Overlook Hotel visited me in my dreams while I was reading it.
2007-10-22 11:11:12 · answer #5 · answered by irish1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you are looking for "Scary" and since you like poetry, I would suggest Edgar Allen Poe.
2007-10-22 15:56:56 · answer #6 · answered by Stinger Lupine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋