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What is the scariest book you've ever read? For me, I still think that it is probably The Shinning by Stephen King. Not that I really read a lot of horror stuff, but I haven't come across anything that freaked me out more than The Shinning. Granted, I did read it about 10 years ago, but still.
If anyone has a book they think is more scary, let me know what it is. Don't tell me anything about it though, just the title and author.
funkfool
03-16-2010, 16:54
Aye... e's got th' shinning, 'e does.
[Tooth]
http://www.thebig.tv/view_video.php?viewkey=81ecb5a199d51ac9fc3c
Heh, I knew it was going to be that clip. I really liked the movie version of The Shinning (the Jack Nicholson one) but it steered pretty far from the book.
Bailey Guns
03-16-2010, 17:07
Not really a scary book but it really gave me the creeps. In the book "Marathon Man" when the author described the dental prodedure the "dentist" used as torture.
Gave me chills. I think of that every time I'm in the dentist's chair.
The whole scene starts in the book where he's in the bathtub. He hears someone in his apt. He's kidnapped and is taken to the "dentist" for interrogation.
Here's a clip from the movie version (it's a pretty long one):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UjaJmC35A&feature=related
Christine.. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than the abomination of the movie.. More inner turmoil type stuff than the ghastly fx's that Crapenter tried..
Yeah, I saw the movie of Christine. A lot of the movies from Stephen King's books were crap, but you can see why they'd be more scary in a book. IT, for example, was just funny, but I can tell that it would be a good read. Thinner on the other hand, I'm not so sure about.
I've heard of Marathon Man, but didn't know anything about it. Perhaps I'll have to check that one out.
old yeller. I always hate when the dogs get killed
Bailey Guns
03-16-2010, 17:14
I've heard of Marathon Man, but didn't know anything about it. Perhaps I'll have to check that one out.
Read the book...it's way better for the imagination than the movie.
Well I will say He did do a good job with the remake of The Thing. And, there isn't a whole lot you can do in a two hour movie,, But,, if He had delved into what Arnie was going through in His mind.. The movie would have been way better...
Creature from Jekyll Island (softbound book) (http://www.realityzone.com/creature.html)
Horror for sure about the Fed reserve and the banks and how they came to control us and the world through $$$.
Bailey, I will read it, if you promise not to give me any more information about it, you've already said too much. ;)
This topic came to mind when I mentioned The Kite Runner and one of my buddies said something like, "Kite Runner was gross, so I turned it off after a few minutes." I was confused because I didn't realize that the movie was already out and it surprised me he knew what I was talking about because I know he doesn't read.
Sniper, have you started Harry Potter yet? We're just getting to the end of the series. It's my second time and reading it again just reaffirms the Harry Potter series at the very top of my list of all time favorite reads.
Dreams of My Father....
[ROFL1]
Bailey Guns
03-16-2010, 17:26
Bailey, I will read it, if you promise not to give me any more information about it, you've already said too much. ;)
[Read] Oopps...I'll shut my pie-hole now.
funkfool
03-16-2010, 17:27
Scariest short story -"The music of Eiic Zahn" by Lovecraft. Scared me silly. Novel... hmmm. Maybe The Tommyknockers by King.
I was backpacking in Lost Creek Wilderness area when I got stuck in an unexpected snow storm. Soaking wet I held up in an old cabin at the base of the failed damb. I couldn't start a fire in the cabin and it was to wet outside so all I could do was sit by my lantern and read / shiver.
The only book I had was Tommyknockers by Steven King, I never fell asleep that night.
Beprepared
03-16-2010, 17:53
Generally don't read horror. So it's not a book but a website.
http://www.ki4u.com/guide.htm
Reading all their info in its entirety is pretty scary [Coffee]. Nuclear fallout stuff,
totally tin hat.
Dreams of My Father....
[ROFL1]
[LOL]
[LOL]
I was begining to think nobody caught that one...
[Abused]
mikedubs
03-16-2010, 18:50
prob. The Exorcist
I've read the following Stephen King books
'Salem's Lot (439pp)
The Shinning (477pp)
The Stand [The Complete and Uncut Edition] (1168pp)
The Dead Zone (402pp)
The Dark Tower I, The Gunslinger (224pp)
The Talisman [With Peter Straub] (672pp)
The Eyes of the Dragon (384pp)
The Dark Tower II, The Drawing of the Three (399pp)
Needful Things (792p)
The Dark Tower III, The Wastelands (509pp)
The Dark Tower IV, Wizard and Glass (787pp)
Bag of Bones (752pp)
Hearts in Atlantis (528pp)
Black House [With Peter Straub] (625pp)
The Dark Tower V, Wolves of the Calla (714pp)
The Dark Tower VI, Song of Susannah (432pp)
The Dark Tower VII, The Dark Tower (845pp)
I pretty much hated The Dead Zone and Needful Things. I always get The Tommyknockers and Needful Things confused. I'll have to pick up Tommyknockers though as it has already had a few recommendations.
I like Peter Straub's "Ghost Story". I really like horror around Christmastime.
robsterclaw
03-16-2010, 18:55
It by Stephen King. I read it the year it came out, so yep I was young. Scared the hell out of me for weeks because it was a freakin thousand pages.
"...was begining to think nobody caught that one..."
Caught it...good one-liner too. I've not read that fictional horror yet, pretty slim chance that I ever will.
prob. The Exorcist
I read Legion by the same author. It has some of the same characters, and references stuff that happens in the Exorcist. I've only seen the movie of the Exorcist, I may have to read the book of that as well.
Legion is a pretty cool book and has what I would consider a pretty high level of interesting religious perspective in it, without coming across preachy at all.
American Psycho. Movie sucked, book was VERY twisted.
I like Peter Straub's "Ghost Story". I really like horror around Christmastime.
I have tried to read this book a few times. I have a difficult time reading some Peter Straub and have to push through it. It took me three times of starting and stopping before I finally finished Julia. I read Floating Dragon, Mr X, and Shadowland straight through though.
I've read the following Stephen King books
I pretty much hated The Dead Zone and Needful Things. I always get The Tommyknockers and Needful Things confused. I'll have to pick up Tommyknockers though as it has already had a few recommendations.
I'm a big Stephen King fan! Funny thing is, I think his Dark Tower series is his best work. Gunslinger FTW! [UZI]
I liked the Gunslinger for the most part. I thought Wizard and Glass (book 4) was the best by far. I thought the ending was really weak though. I've read a couple different long series, and more than one of them had weak endings. Have you read all the other books that are tied into The Dark Tower series? I guess a lot of his books are supposed to be in the same universe. Hearts of Atlantis is the most obvious one, others are more subtle.
M2MG: I've heard of One Second After before as well. A lot of books from this thread are getting added to my never ending reading list.
If there are other serious readers on here, can I suggest logging onto www.goodreads.com? You just make an account and can make a list of all the books you've read, then compare lists with friends. The site automatically shows you which books you both have read.
I have tried to read this book a few times. I have a difficult time reading some Peter Straub and have to push through it. It took me three times of starting and stopping before I finally finished Julia. I read Floating Dragon, Mr X, and Shadowland straight through though.
I've read Floating Dragon which I thought was ok. Haven't read the other 3 you mentioned. Might be time for a trip to the used book store.
I've read all kinds of old Stephen King, Clive Barker, Dean Koontz and others.
I knew I had read a lot of Stephen King, but didn't realize that I have read nearly twice as many Dean Koontz.
The Tomb and The Keep by F. Paul Wilson are good.
I have to agree with M2MG, One Second After was a great read. Very disturbing, not so much scary but the absolute helplessness of the characters in several situations. Really creeped me out, still does a couple of months later.
King and Koontz write tons of books, Koontz' books are shorter, at least the ones I've read.
I really like the King short stories Jerusalem's Lot and One for the Road in Night Shift, gives me chills thinking about them, especially One for the Road.
Fried Chicken Blowout
03-17-2010, 03:00
One Second After
cowboykjohnson
03-17-2010, 14:48
One Second After
Just read that, was a really good read.... could be scary true if it were to happen.
edjobsman
03-18-2010, 09:23
...if you can. It is a difficult read, but it is worth it. It would be great to have someone with whom to discuss the book.
What is the genre? Is it common enough to pick up at Barnes and Noble?
I'd look it up but don't want to stumble into any plot descriptions.
vegas976
03-18-2010, 10:20
For me, I'd have to say the Bible is hands down the scariest book out there.
sabot_round
03-18-2010, 11:02
The Manual for Courts Martial.[Swim]
KevDen2005
03-18-2010, 16:31
The Zombie Survival Guide.....or
Everybody Poops....[Rant1]
I keep seeing posts about One Second After, I may have to read that
edjobsman
03-22-2010, 20:25
For me, I'd have to say the Bible is hands down the scariest book out there.
Do you thing they have it on Recorded Books?
edjobsman
03-22-2010, 20:29
What is the genre? Is it common enough to pick up at Barnes and Noble?
I'd look it up but don't want to stumble into any plot descriptions.
Riddley Walker is officially Sci-fi, It is by Russell Hoban. I am sure you could find it at a Barnes and Noble. It's about this...Just kidding...
I won't say anything more.
Do you thing they have it on Recorded Books?
They do, I've down loaded one.
Now Jesus and the RIAA have been blowing up my phone trying to sue me though.
funkfool
03-22-2010, 20:50
I read this in my Twenties...Stephen R. Donaldson. Fantasy novel...
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever has some parts that are psychologically SCARY.
To be transported into a world you don't believe...
There are some passages.. that are so descriptive that you can feel the fear.
Now that sounds VERY interesting.
theGinsue
03-22-2010, 21:11
Christine.. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than the abomination of the movie.. More inner turmoil type stuff than the ghastly fx's that Crapenter tried..
Back in 1999 a buddy of mine from L.A. showed me the home that the movie Christine was filmed from. It looked fairly spooky during the daylight 16 years after the movie was filmed. It was practically across the street from where they filmed The Lawnmower Man.
The scariest book I've ever read was probably Hannibal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_(novel)), the sequel to Silence of the Lambs that takes place 7 years later.
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I red Hannibal and Red Dragon, but only saw the movie of Silence of the Lambs.
I forgot that The Taking by Dean Koontz did a good job of giving me the chills through a good portion of it. It went into interesting territory for Koontz I thought.
The Healthcare Bill
i haven't read it but I don't need to in order to know the end result will be my wallet being lighter and feeling like I just endured a stay at a prison camp.[Bang]
I red Hannibal and Red Dragon, but only saw the movie of Silence of the Lambs.
I forgot that The Taking by Dean Koontz did a good job of giving me the chills through a good portion of it. It went into interesting territory for Koontz I thought.
you saw the best of the movies IMO. hannibal was next and then red dragon. Silence of the lambs was a great movie!
TriggerHappy
03-22-2010, 21:59
When I think of scary in this forum the books; Enemies Foreign and Domestic (and sequels) by Matt Bracken and Unintended Consequences by John Ross come to mind. If anyone in this forum hasn't you should seriously read them. Great gun culture, conspiracy theory, gov't overthrow type suspense and content. Unintended Consequences is quite a read, but well worth it. It is by far the best book I have ever read. If you have what did you think of them? Especially now with our gov't?
funkfool
03-22-2010, 22:25
Unintended Consequences is quite a read, but well worth it. It is by far the best book I have ever read. If you have what did you think of them? Especially now with our gov't?
I loved this book... need to read it again... been 10 years..
SA Friday
03-22-2010, 23:11
you saw the best of the movies IMO. hannibal was next and then red dragon. Silence of the lambs was a great movie!
Oops, you missed one. Red Dragon was made into a movie initially by Michael Mann long before Silence of the Lambs came out. He changed the title. It's called Manhunter.
SA Friday
03-22-2010, 23:22
When I think of scary in this forum the books; Enemies Foreign and Domestic (and sequels) by Matt Bracken and Unintended Consequences by John Ross come to mind. If anyone in this forum hasn't you should seriously read them. Great gun culture, conspiracy theory, gov't overthrow type suspense and content. Unintended Consequences is quite a read, but well worth it. It is by far the best book I have ever read. If you have what did you think of them? Especially now with our gov't?
Unintended Consequences is a good book, but the best you've ever read? Hmmm... Not for me. I found "The Sum of All Fears" a much more realistic book when it comes to what could go bad. As for best book ever, there are quite a few that fall higher on the list than Unintended Consequences.
TriggerHappy
03-23-2010, 00:26
Unintended Consequences is a good book, but the best you've ever read? Hmmm... Not for me. I found "The Sum of All Fears" a much more realistic book when it comes to what could go bad. As for best book ever, there are quite a few that fall higher on the list than Unintended Consequences.
Ouch. I have to say I am more of a movie guy. For a book that is a whole lot of pages to hold my interest is impressive. Sounds like other books might be higher on your list, I have no problem with that, but your list isn't my list. Maybe I will give Sum of All Fears a try. First I want to read UC again. Maybe my opinion will change.
In terms of disturbing circumstances I thought Gerald's Game by S. King is one of the most emotionally disturbing that I have read. Think it would be worse if I were a woman.
Glock Shooter
03-25-2010, 07:34
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
http://www.richardpreston.net/books/hz.html
I'm not into the fiction horror books, but stuff like this makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.
Ryan_Th3_K1d
03-25-2010, 11:30
The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs...Definitely the most scary book, EVER! [Tooth][Puke]
GreenScoutII
03-25-2010, 12:48
Hmmm. Thats hard to say. I've read a fair amount of King's work, but I didn't find any of it particularly frightening. I much prefer Koontz. I've probably read everything he has ever written. None of his work is scary either.
Irv, you obviously read a lot too. Do you think it may be possible that Dean Koontz is just a pen name given to the work of several authors? I suspect this may be the case. His more recent work, say the last 5-10 years, is vastly different than his earlier writing.
What do you think?
Yeah, he wrote as a woman for a while I think. If you go to his page on Wiki, it talks about it. Some of his earlier stuff wasn't really him either. The Funhouse, and one other similar one, was just a movie script for a lame-o '80's thriller and someone asked him to write the script into a book.
Ranger353
03-25-2010, 13:58
The California Penal Code.
[ROFL1]
SA Friday
03-25-2010, 14:39
The California Penal Code.
[ROFL1]
That's not scary. It's just overly huge and half unenforcable. Stupid comes to mind too. But there is a lot of cop venacular from that POS used all across the country.
The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs...Definitely the most scary book, EVER! [Tooth][Puke]
[ROFL1]
buffalobo
03-25-2010, 16:58
Guess it depends on how you mean scariest. Make the hair stand on your neck, instant clammy can't sleep that night or the dread you feel when you think about the implications of a story being true or actually happening.
Stephen King and Koontz are masters of the first. Also throw King into the second with The Stand.
Mtn Man called a good one when you consider the implications with Creature from Jekyl Island. Everyone should read it for knowledge.
M2MG called another with One Second After. The thought of this really happening is chilling.
Funkfool, you are the first person I have run into in 10yrs who has read Donaldsons, Thomas Covenant series. He is good at making you feel the characters despair and fear. Best part is it is 7 or 8 book series.
sniper_tim
03-25-2010, 20:55
The book Halloween, not sure who wrote it, but read it several times and would have to put it down at times. Of course, i was probably all of about 13 or 14. Read most of King's books, and they are way creepier than the movies. Been a while since i picked up non-fiction book, unfortunately only been reading tech manuals of late.
Cheers,
Tim
funkfool
03-26-2010, 23:35
Watching the movie "Desperation" by Steven King now.
The movie Marathon Man (1976) is coming on at 9:56. Doubt I'll have time to check it out tonight though.
Scariest book:
Dreams of my Father by Barack Hussein Obama
When I think of scary in this forum the books; Enemies Foreign and Domestic (and sequels) by Matt Bracken and Unintended Consequences by John Ross come to mind. If anyone in this forum hasn't you should seriously read them. Great gun culture, conspiracy theory, gov't overthrow type suspense and content. Unintended Consequences is quite a read, but well worth it. It is by far the best book I have ever read. If you have what did you think of them? Especially now with our gov't?
Unintended Consequences is a good book, but the best you've ever read? Hmmm... Not for me. I found "The Sum of All Fears" a much more realistic book when it comes to what could go bad. As for best book ever, there are quite a few that fall higher on the list than Unintended Consequences.
I agree with SAFriday's statement about this book. I just finished reading it today. Triggerhappy, don't feel insulted, you should be excited. Unintended Consequences is a good read because of the infuriating history, but the fiction part that tied it all together was pretty mediocre. If you thought it was the best book you've ever read, then you are on the cusp of slipping into an entire universe of really great books that you never new were out there.
As far as Unintended Consequences goes, my review is that it was like a history book, safety class, user's manual, internet discussion thread, and fiction thriller all rolled into one. Many times it seemed to drag, and probably could have been about 150 pages shorter once all the boring filler was cut out. That said though, after about the first 150 pages, the story gets going and the characters start to solidify and the book gets much more entertaining. If I were a teacher, it would be required reading for all of my students. It is very important to know these things about our history.
It wasn't mentioned in this thread, but this is the largest thread discussion we've had on here. I also read World War Z and was really impressed by how good of a book it was. The format was refreshing and the material was engaging. My fiance was upset I read it without her, so I'm going to pick up the audio book and have her listen to it. Of course she can read (faster than I can) but I'm interested in hearing all the voice actors do the reading.
GlockDog47
09-03-2010, 19:04
The Stand.... Steven King....Book was way better then the movie
House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski. Usually on the general fiction shelves.
Not "scary" as in a lameass movie that just startles you, but it is very interesting if you have an imagination and the self-control not to google or skip forward pages ;)
Drood, Dan Simmons. Again not "scary", but very unique.
Obama and Co's policies etc. - scares the crap out of me!
KevDen2005
09-04-2010, 09:38
Obama and Co's policies etc. - scares the crap out of me!
I keep trying to convince myself it's all just a bad dream and I am going to wake up any moment
Limited GM
09-04-2010, 13:22
The Stand. Maybe not scary but seemed to consume my thoughts for a long time. Not so much the "Faith" part, but the 90% of population dies thing.
*If I could pick and choose......[Coffee]
One scary one is George Orwell's " 1984 ";with the government camera hiding in the guy's T.V. set. But my scariest one is "ALIENS";because in the book, the aliens didn't just glue there victims on the side of the wall,they hanged them from the ceiling.When our heroine walks into one of rooms on the spaceship;she discovers her captain hanging from the ceiling, still alive ,and awake,wrapped in a tear drop shaped cocoon,swinging too and froe. [Help]
I can't remember if anyone started just a regular ole "Books" thread. So since I've last posted in here, I've read:
"Lights Out" by HalfFast -pretty good survival book I thought. Very realistic.
"The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive #1)" by Branden Sanderson - This is his first installment of his new, 10 book epic fantasy. This book was just over 1,000 pages and a great book. He included all the things I wished he would have included in his excellent Mistborn trilogy. He is planning on putting out one book (for this epic) every 3 years or so, with a stand alone book in between. Looks like I've signed up for this for the next 30 years.
"Slaughterhouse Five" by Kurt Vonnegut - I have heard this book mentioned for years and years and had no idea what it was about, just that it is considered one of the "classics." It was okay. The more I try to read the "classics," the more I'm convinced that people just read them because they are difficult (or boring) reads and they want to notch their belt. At least this book was mildly entertaining and was about as long as a kid's book by R.L. Stein.
Now that I got Slaughterhouse Five out of the way, I'm excited to start the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. Ironic because Slaughterhouse Five is about bombing of Dresden at the end of World War II. The books have zero relation, but I bought them at the same time.
theGinsue
12-30-2010, 02:08
This is not the thread you're looking for (employing Jedi mind trick)
But, this IS the thread you're looking for:
http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8959
StagLefty
12-30-2010, 09:29
"Lights Out" by HalfFast -pretty good survival book I thought. Very realistic.
Now available in book form at Amazon-just released a few weeks ago [Beer]
Thanks Ginsue, I specifically searched for "Books" and it didn't come up in the first page. I'll copy my post over there.
Staglefty- I know, I tried to order it from my bookstore, but they would have had to order it from Amazon, so I might as well have just done it myself. She pointed out the irony that since Lights Out doesn't have an ISBN number, if the lights were to actually go out, no one could find his book.
StagLefty
12-30-2010, 11:00
if the lights were to actually go out, no one could find his book.
It's even worse because the book cover has a broken light bulb on it [ROFL1]
"Red Dragon"
The movie does not do it justice.
I read this in my Twenties...Stephen R. Donaldson. Fantasy novel...
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever has some parts that are psychologically SCARY.
To be transported into a world you don't believe...
There are some passages.. that are so descriptive that you can feel the fear.
Recently finished this book, and it's been on my "list" since I read this post over five years ago. I didn't like this book at all. I have all the other books, and am tempted to read the next one to see if the story gets any better. Does it?
I really didn't like the main character, and not for the usual reason people don't like him. I just think he is an utter coward and never even really did anything but whine the entire time.
buffalobo
04-16-2015, 06:16
Recently finished this book, and it's been on my "list" since I read this post over five years ago. I didn't like this book at all. I have all the other books, and am tempted to read the next one to see if the story gets any better. Does it?
I really didn't like the main character, and not for the usual reason people don't like him. I just think he is an utter coward and never even really did anything but whine the entire time.
Book 3 is the best of the first trilogy. You will have to decide if it gets better.
I have only read the first 6 books (2 trilogies) so can't speak to the final series.
Another vote for "it" and cujo. Neither movie held a candle.
Although shit weasels are scary too.
Sir Thomas covenant was a great read,
ruthabagah
04-16-2015, 07:21
This "Zombie" thread!
The paperback version, adapted from the screenplay, of Night of the Living Dead; I read it when I was 14, several years before I actually saw the original 1968 version. I ripped through it in one day and I then stayed awake until dawn, jumping at every little creak and noise. Now that I look back at that event, over 40 years ago, the word putz comes to mind. Yeah, it was pretty tame stuff by today's standards, but that's how it was.
Zombie Steve
04-16-2015, 11:37
House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski. Usually on the general fiction shelves.
Not "scary" as in a lameass movie that just startles you, but it is very interesting if you have an imagination and the self-control not to google or skip forward pages ;)
Drood, Dan Simmons. Again not "scary", but very unique.
House of Leaves was the first book I thought of... definitely not an easy read, but after a while you start looking at the walls in your room and seeing if anything's changed.
Ford 6.0 diesel shop manual....[panic]
Aloha_Shooter
04-16-2015, 14:11
Recently finished this book, and it's been on my "list" since I read this post over five years ago. I didn't like this book at all. I have all the other books, and am tempted to read the next one to see if the story gets any better. Does it?
I really didn't like the main character, and not for the usual reason people don't like him. I just think he is an utter coward and never even really did anything but whine the entire time.
I detested the main character for precisely the reasons you cite and the series was the most depressing (not scary!) set of books I've ever read -- really bad choice for me to read it during college finals week. However, it was utterly addicting to read. Do NOT open another one in the series unless you have the time available to not want to put it down until you're done with the entire set.
As far as scary books go ... I haven't read it but I'd have to say Obama's autobiographies would be my top choice because the notion that someone so incompetent, unprepared, and utterly anti-American could ever be elected a United States Senator much less President still sends chills down my spine.
Great-Kazoo
04-16-2015, 14:56
My 1099
sellersm
04-16-2015, 15:00
Let's see: the 2014 IRS 1040 long form, every EO signed by the entity in the WH, the interest statements from my bank...
I used to read horror books all the time, but they all followed variations on a theme and I lost interest.
I do remember (vividly) the short story that scared the living daylights out of me: Enoch, by Robert Bloch. It was required reading in seventh grade; and one of many short stories they used to train us in speed-reading. I'd never read anything like it, and I was mesmerized and horrified at the same time. I still get the twitchy chills thinking about it.
Here's a link. Print it out and read it; the site's a bit wonky. It's nine pages.
http://www.unz.org/Pub/WeirdTales-1946sep-00028
The Shining. For some reason I never read it when I was growing up. Got to it about three years ago and scared the crap out of me.
buffalobo
04-16-2015, 20:04
Another Stephen King - The Stand. Read it late 70's, early 80's.
gnihcraes
04-16-2015, 20:10
Where the sidewalk ends, or Charlotte's Web.
About the last time I read a book.
H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness
Rucker61
04-17-2015, 08:15
"So You're Having A Baby".
Here's a link. Print it out and read it; the site's a bit wonky. It's nine pages.
http://www.unz.org/Pub/WeirdTales-1946sep-00028
Read it this morning. Thanks for the link. Only took me 2.5 hours to get through!
cfortune
04-17-2015, 17:35
Goose Bumps: Say Cheese and Die by R.L Stine.
https://goosebumpsland.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/4.jpg
Laird Barron has some pretty good short stories in the same vein as HP Lovecraft. "Hallucigenia" is probably my favorite of his.
House of Leaves was the first book I thought of... definitely not an easy read, but after a while you start looking at the walls in your room and seeing if anything's changed.
Is it worth the read? I remember someone at my work reading this and she wasn't impresssed by it at the time.
The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care)
ANADRILL
04-18-2015, 08:25
The demonologist...
dogbreath650
04-18-2015, 09:33
Stephen King - Salem's Lot for me. Read it about 30 years ago and it still sticks with me, although the memory has faded a bit...
Read it this morning. Thanks for the link. Only took me 2.5 hours to get through!
2.5 hours? You could have benefited from the speed reading class! [Coffee]
I read a book at one time, in my youth, called "The Doom Stone" (IIRC, it was at least 17 years ago)... that one was pretty scary. I read a couple adaptations of The X-Files that weren't really scary, but thrilling. But by far the scariest book I've read anything out of... "Dreams From My Father," oh lawd the socialism, frightening what this man has in store for us, and I only read a few pages (the writing was actually quite horrid).
wctriumph
04-19-2015, 13:17
Something by Koontz a long time ago. It had to do with the power of the subconscious mind and a lack of control.
BREATHER
04-20-2015, 12:33
Right now I cannot remember the series and I think it was written by A. American. About how the gubment actually fucks up and there was an EMP blast. Group of survivors doing well... the scary part was the BAD GUYS got together to rob and pillage and the good guys didn't have enough people or weapons to defend against the bad guys heavy weapons, stolen artillery.. ETC....
I'd rather deal with the supernatural than asshats....
So, I just finished reading a book that my wife said was scary. There was absolutely nothing scary about this book, so I'm having her read The Shining by Stephen King. I guess King wrote a sequel to The Shining called Doctor Sleep in 2013. Looks like there was also another Dark Tower book as well. I hadn't heard of either one, so thought I'd post up here in case anyone was interested.
I don't know how to read.
If it hasn't been mentioned yet "The Passage" by Justin Cronin
Portsider86
05-25-2015, 18:33
Goosebumps series
BPTactical
05-25-2015, 18:51
My wedding registry.
JohnnyEgo
05-25-2015, 19:19
I am another one who benefited from a liberal reading philosophy by my parents, who let us read way age-inappropriate books and novels. I was pretty young when I discovered Stephen King, probably about fourth grade, but a lot of his novels scared the crap out of me. I remember both "Salem's Lot" and "The Stand" as giving me nightmares.
"One Second After" did nothing for me, as it felt incredibly derivative of "Lucifer's Hammer", by Larry Niven, from the 80s. Right down to the semi-cannibalistic army driven by street gangs. "The Passage" also felt a little bit like a pastiche of better written books the further I got into it.
I don't read a lot of zombie-fiction, but I picked up a copy of "The Girl With All The Gifts" at an airport book shop a few months back, and felt it was well written, and the ending gave me some pause. These days, that is about as close to a scare as fiction gives me.
Night Shift by Steven King,
I was reading it on a hot summer night in Illinois at about 2:00 am. Sitting in the kitchen with the sliding glass door open. The line in the book read, "and out of nowhere came a giant crack of lighting".
At that very moment I got a weird feeling, kind of like the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I looked up from my reading and KABOOM, a giant crack of lighting struck right outside.
I'm getting goose bumps writing this. True story and that's the scariest book I ever read.
Griff
My wedding registry.
Thats awesome
My wedding registry.
Lol, mad man!
Haven't read anything that really scared me, but I'd say my most emotional book I remember reading was as a kid was where the red fern grows or old yeller. I recently just watched both movies again.
Haven't read anything that really scared me, but I'd say my most emotional book I remember reading was as a kid was where the red fern grows or old yeller. I recently just watched both movies again.
Picked up both to read to the kid. She watched Old Yeller the other day.
thvigil11
05-26-2015, 15:23
Gotta go with credit card statement.
clodhopper
05-26-2015, 16:44
I have never been wholly creeped out by a book. I guess reading something I can be more analytical about it.
One movie that did manage to rate on the creepometer scale was Ravenous. Dunno why, but it did. It is probably in book form somewhere, but couldn't tell you if it was any good.
I have never been wholly creeped out by a book. I guess reading something I can be more analytical about it.
One movie that did manage to rate on the creepometer scale was Ravenous. Dunno why, but it did. It is probably in book form somewhere, but couldn't tell you if it was any good.
The creepiest thing about Ravenous was the horrible, headache-inducing soundtrack......and I like banjo music.
clodhopper
05-27-2015, 10:12
The creepiest thing about Ravenous was the horrible, headache-inducing soundtrack......and I like banjo music.
I will say the soundtrack stuck in my head for awhile.
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