What is the scariest book you've ever read?

[Irving]

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]

For me, I'd have to say the Bible is hands down the scariest book out there.

[sabot_round]

The Manual for Courts Martial.

[KevDen2005]

The Zombie Survival Guide.....or

Everybody Poops....



I keep seeing posts about One Second After, I may have to read that

[edjobsman]

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?

[Irving]

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.

[edjobsman]

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.

[GreenScoutII]

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?

[Irving]

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.

[Jamnanc]

Another vote for "it" and cujo. Neither movie held a candle.

Although shit weasels are scary too.

Sir Thomas covenant was a great read,