Kylie Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I am petrified of clowns after reading IT! Brrrr. I've heard a lot of people say this. I've never read IT (although it's on my TBR pile) and I don't have any issues with clowns at the moment. I'd like to keep it that way but I still can't wait to read IT! Looks like I'll be joining your ranks one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I've always been a bit wigged out by clowns (I've always found them slightly sinister and majorly scary), even though I've never read IT (I have seen the film, but I was scared of them beforehand). I will never be able to read IT beause of Pennywise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Stark Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I've always been a bit wigged out by clowns (I've always found them slightly sinister and majorly scary), even though I've never read IT (I have seen the film, but I was scared of them beforehand). I will never be able to read IT beause of Pennywise! IT was the first Stephen King book i ever read. Not really scared of clowns that much. I was a little more weary of them after reading IT though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 The book is far better than the film I find that Stephen Kings books din't translate in to film very well. My favourite book is another Stephen King and it's called Christine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Stark Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 The book is far better than the film I find that Stephen Kings books din't translate in to film very well. I totall agrree with that. It's just the way in which he sets up the story i.e. he has many different perspectives running through a book and it doesn't translate to film all that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 The book is far better than the film I find that Stephen Kings books din't translate in to film very well. I agree overall, but there have been one or two very faithful and excellent adaptation such as: Stand By Me (The Body from Different Seasons) The Shawshank Redemption (Rita Haywood and the Shawshank Redemption from Different Seasons) Misery (Misery) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Stark Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Shawshank redemption is a very good film. Does Rita Hayworth feature in the stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sedgewick Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Been a long time since I read horror but Clive Barker's The Damnation Game has stayed with me. House Of Leaves was interesting too and believably frightening because you were forced to watch its characters from a distance wander into the strangest scenario ever: a house bigger on the inside...and growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Salem's Lot by Stephen King, I have read it numerous times and it still scares me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedge Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 No-one writes short-story horror like Stephen King, so I'd have to go for either Night Shift or Skeleton Crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Been a long time since I read horror but Clive Barker's The Damnation Game has stayed with me. I haven't read that one yet. I wanted to many years ago, but my mom wouldn't let me. My favorite so far of Clive Barker's is Weaveworld, but it's not all that scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sedgewick Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I havent read that one yet. I wanted to many years ago, but my mom wouldnt let me. My favorite so far of Clive Barkers is Weaveworld, but its not all that scary. Ha, I think that is his worst. (Well, I never did read Mister B. Gone, so that could usurp it). Coldheart Canyon was the last of his I read and it wasnt all that memorable. Sacrament was damned good, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I like the "Damnation Game", the books of blood are a good read as well. I like SK's use of lovecraftian elements and themes. Surprisingly, one book which the name defeats me, I think its called 53 Bresial place is very good. Its a series of short ghost stories centered around the same house. The Necroscope series are very good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sedgewick Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I like SK's use of lovecraftian elements and themes. SK? Stephen King? Where has he used Lovecraftian ideas? I'm racking my brains, trying to run through his short stories especially, but can't think of any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Tbh, I'm a wuss and don't like horror stories. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill was good though - you should see it at the theatre, that was scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Needfull things and IT amongst others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carm Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 My favorite would have to be The Stand with Salem's Lot a close second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastwatcher33 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I know kb.marsh, I m a bit of a chicken when it comes to horror stories too! Saw that play though, it was good and scary. I remember seeing another play typically I cant remember the name of it but it was these men in a pub and they were telling each other ghost stories. Really good. I was fine in the theatre it was the walk home that freaked me out! Recently read Dracula, very proud of myself, couldnt put it down. That could be because I want to sleep soundly at night again. Muhahaha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronwen Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 My favourite horror book has to be 'The Season of Passage' by Christopher Pike. The plot, the scenes, the characters... it had just the right tones and although I read it for the first time when I was very young 12 or 13 I think - and I know, I shouldn't have been reading it - I still loved it. I've reread it for the first time very recently, it took a while to get hold of but I can say it's still a brilliant book. I might write a proper review after I've read some of the others on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
literarisch Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 I've actually never read a book that left me terrified, but I am currently reading the Shining and hoping it won't dissapoint..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 I don't know if it really classes as horror, but American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis is one of my favourite books ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopyloo100 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 I've actually never read a book that left me terrified, but I am currently reading the Shining and hoping it won't dissapoint..! I tend to agree - I don't think I've ever been frightened by a horror book that I've read and I'm not sure why really! I thought The Shining was a great film, but I've not read the book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Jacobs Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 IT by Stephen King was a good one also any Henry James ghost stories too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpack Comics Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I see lots of people here putting THE STAND by Stephen King up as a favorite horror. With this in mind, I will recommend SWAN SONG by Robert R. Mccammon. Seriously, this is my absolute favorite book of all time. I know thats a hard thing to say, but this is the one that began my life of reading. It's not straight up horror, but it's more like the Stand. An end of the world book with horror themes. An amazingly vivid cast of characters and their stories get woven together perfectly. Mccammon started out as more of a traditional horror writer with BAAL and They Thirst. But his later stuff like Gone South and Boys Life were just some of the best reading I could ever suggest to someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bev Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Glad to hear Swan Song is a great book, I've had it on my shelf for a few weeks now I will definitely move it up my TBR list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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