Spooker Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) Anything that gets into your psche and messes with your perception of the world. The Shining (book & film)Don't Look NowThe CollectorThe Turn of the Screw Any more suggestions? Edited November 20, 2014 by Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Of those you mentioned, I've only read The Shining. What about Gillian Flynn (who I have just read)? Or how about some true-crime, as that can certainly mess with your perception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooker Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Well, I've been hearing some very good things about "Gone Girl", but one of her others, "Sharp Objects" is intriguing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I didn't enjoy Sharp Objects as much as I liked Gone Girl and Dark Places. Having said that, it was still pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) I haven't yet read Sharp Objects, but I would also recommend the two other books by Gillian Flynn It's easier to name psychological thrillers than horror novels, hmmm! The ones that come to mind: Pig Island by Mo Hayder Island by Alex Garland Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (I dislike the movie but I really liked the novel) Maybe even Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite? Here's a thread that might interest you: The most disturbing work of fiction that you have ever read. I'll come back later if I can come up with other suggestions! Edit: Further suggestions: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane Psycho by Robert Bloch Wasp Factory by Iain Banks Edited November 26, 2014 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Frankie, do you mean The Beach by Alex Garland? I got quite excited at the thought of another Alex Garland book, but can't find anything on Amazon about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Maybe even Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite? I think one of my first posts on this forum was to you about this book. Wow- how time flies. I plan a re-read of this book in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertSouthard Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Here are some more horror books you will love to read The Shining by Stephen King Haunted: A Novel in Stories by Chuck Palahniuk The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Books of Blood Volumes 1-3 by Clive Barker The Terror by Dan Simmons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) Frankie, do you mean The Beach by Alex Garland? I got quite excited at the thought of another Alex Garland book, but can't find anything on Amazon about it. Oh crap! Yes, I meant The Beach. I'm sorry for getting you all excited. I got mixed up with the name, I can never get the English title right because it's not the same in Finnish I think one of my first posts on this forum was to you about this book. Wow- how time flies. I plan a re-read of this book in 2015. Times sure flies when in good company I really want to re-read the book, too! I remember awfully little about it, I just remember it was pretty horrifying and gross! Edited December 19, 2014 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Oh crap! Yes, I meant The Beach. I'm sorry for getting you all excited. I got mixed up with the name, I can never get the English title right because it's not the same in Finnish That's ok, Frankie. All for the better that he doesn't have a new book, as my TBR pile is bursting at the seams as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 That's ok, Frankie. All for the better that he doesn't have a new book, as my TBR pile is bursting at the seams as it is. Phew! I'm glad you're not mad And there's no way Garland could've written another novel that was as great as Isla.... The Beach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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