I have read quite a bit of Stephen King and love some of his books such as Salems Lot, The Shining, The Stand, and Firestarter. I also have read some of Clive Barker books and enjoy the ones that have to do with horror - not fantasy. I also like H.P. LoveCraft and Richard Matheson. What are some of your favorite horror books or horror authors besides the ones mentioned above. I am trying to read some more interesting horror books. I am a 26 year old male and want horror books targeted towards adults.
2007-11-20 19:52:10 · 11 answers · asked by valleyranchguy1980 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Try Poppy Z. Brite's "Exquisite Corpse", (That is, if you're not homophobic. If you are, skip it.) Max Brooks' "World War Z.", Joe McKinney's "Dead City", Whitney Lakin's "A Paintbrush In The Devil's Toolbox", or heck, if you like short horror fic, Try MY Novel:
http://www.cafepress.com/printedpoison.8231389
In any case, I hope this helps. I'm always trying to find new horror authors to entertain me, so just ask if you ever need a list again. ;-)
2007-11-23 06:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by Drew Dahmer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also like Stephen King and Clive Barker. Koontz has gotten away from horror but some of his earlier works were indeed spooky. It by King was very rough as was The Stand and Salem's Lot. Barker's Weaveworld and Imajica were way out there but excellent. King's Son Joe Hill has written some Ghost Stories that are excellent. The Heart Shaped Box will scare the pants off ya.
2007-11-20 23:34:05 · answer #2 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matheson's I AM LEGEND
Barker's Weaveworld and Thief of Always
King's Carrie or The Green Mile
Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes or The October People
anything by Joe Landsdale
Anything by Edgar Allan Poe
Anything by Anne Rice
Anything by Tami Hoag
Soft Monkey by Harlan Ellison
Frankstein by Mary Shelly
Invisible Man by HG Welles
Dracula by Bram Stoker
2007-11-20 21:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by audioworld 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know if it's exactly horror persay, but I really enjoyed "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde. Ummmm...........oh, "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux was also quite good. Don't compare it to the musical or the movie though. the book is a lot deeper. Have fun. Ciao!!!!
2007-11-21 08:33:17 · answer #4 · answered by Opera Yogini 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now, I love Patrick McGrath. He writes Gothic horror, very different from Stephen King. Psychological and atmospheric. Asylum is my favorite book of his.
2007-11-21 04:12:50 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Angora 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also love Stephen King. I thought Cell was pretty creepy and I loved The Taking by Dean Koontz. Good from start to finish!!!
2007-11-20 20:04:11 · answer #6 · answered by Inga007 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Joyce Carol Oates has a nice dark side which you can check out in some of her Anthologies.
Another great one is Haunted by Palahniuk. Look out for the first story thought (yuk) it caused some people to faint when he read it publicly
2007-11-21 09:23:09 · answer #7 · answered by Wonderingandwondering 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Amityville Horro or any Stephen King books, period. I know the Exorcist is supposed to make you not sleep for weeks, but I'm sure it's worth it.
2014-03-02 19:23:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite author would have to be Rick Hautala , I love everything that I have read by him. He also goes by A. J. Matthews.
2007-11-20 22:11:20 · answer #9 · answered by ThreeAM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude,the king is all you ever need,he writes them faster than you can read them,check out richard bachman,thats also king....yes,do you have any points?i really love points.points are soooooo great.if i could get points on a day that was all day long,what a great day i'd have that day.god i love points.points.points.points.i think points are the mothers milk of the world wide web.i really love points!i'm getting a tatoo of points.and i think i'll change my name to points!points are soooooo awsome.ahhh sweet clean points!
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2007-11-20 20:00:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋