What is the scariest book you've ever read?

[Irving]

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.

[roberth]

I like Peter Straub's "Ghost Story". I really like horror around Christmastime.

[robsterclaw]

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.

[cebeu]

"...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.

[Irving]

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.

[Jambi]

American Psycho. Movie sucked, book was VERY twisted.

[Irving]

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.

[Jambi]

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!

[Irving]

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.

[roberth]

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.