Favourite horror book

[Heather]

Stephen Kings Christine

 

that book had some scarey moments your reading the book and everything is going on and all of a sudden smething pops out and scvare the life out of you.

[kateleopald]

from straight out of real life - Confessions of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah is horrific for illustrating just what humans are capable of doing to eachother.

[KW]

The Manhattan Hunt Club

[Roland Butter]

from straight out of real life - Confessions of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah is horrific for illustrating just what humans are capable of doing to eachother.

 

Just noticed this, Kate - I've just posted on another thread about this book. Not sure "I'm really looking forward to it" is quite the right way of expressing it, but you'll know what I mean.

[Princess Orchid]

Not strictly horror, but there are definately vampires and werewolves aplenty - I'm currently reading Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series, and I've grown quite addicted. I may be a little in love with the snarky vampire though...

[Fallen-Petals]

Not strictly horror, but there are definately vampires and werewolves aplenty - I'm currently reading Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series, and I've grown quite addicted. I may be a little in love with the snarky vampire though...

 

 

Edward, I loke jasper myself!!--but thats ff topic!

[Roman blood]

the nest its about cockroaches cant remember author also they thirst all i can think of at the moment

[Renius]

thanks for all your posts, I am taking a note of all your favourites my tbr is getting huge

[roddglenn]

I've always found it difficult to get really scared by a book, but as a kid I found early Stephen King and James Herbert quite scary - IT and the Rats trilogy were very good and also Phantoms by Dean 'R' Koontz was a particular favourite.

[Bambi-eyes]

I loved the Rats trilogy, I was absolutely terrified by it. Also, Carrie was good but as I got older I got more and more terrified of scarey movies, which has put a block on any modern horror novels. I love Frankenstein, Dracula and Handmaids Tale (not technically a horror novel, but it freaked me out!)...Margaret Atwood certainly puts her own spin on horror, which is chilling in a unique way.

[~Andrea~]

I remember readin' the rats trilogy as they came out from the early(ish)

70's on-wards, and the thing that STILL brothers me, is, it is still

relevant. Another thing, brought me up sharpish, that James Hebert shared a thing with another great writer...Charles Dickens.!

 

Shared a thing?

[~Andrea~]

Ah so you mean they both highlighted the problem in their fiction bringing it to public attention. I see thanks

[Madeley]

For something to genuinely disturb you, I'd recommend H.P. Lovecraft. King is fine but he never really creeps me out.

[Owen]

You can see HPL's influence in countless modern horror writers. Stephen King especially, the book IT, Needful things (yog-sothoth) and many others.

 

Any story that features the classic "things that should not be" or beings from beyound reality, space and time are somewhat influenced.

 

From Conan through to john Carpenters the thing, HPL spawned a whole new form of horror.

[Nici]

A very good horror book I have read recently was Sarah Pinborough - The Taken. Just the right amount of gore and supernatural to make you scared!

[Gelfling]

Dracula would be mine I think. I love the style in which it is written. It's very atmospheric, especially the captain's log from the Demeter, that's followed by a newspaper article describing how the ship came into Whitby harbour with the dead captain bound to the helm.

 

I must confess though, I can not stand Stephen King. I've read "IT," and part of "Dreamcatcher," but I had to give up on the later because it just stopped making sense with all that Mr Gray stuff. His stlye of writing seems to contain too much gratuitous swearing and violence...I'm not saying I found that offense: I didn't, but it annoys me when it adds nothing to the plot or characters. It just seems to be used to shock people into reading. He's only getting one more chance from me; maybe the next one will be better.

 

Having said that, I've never tried any of his non-horror work. The Shawshank Redemption is a fantastically moving film, so I won't dismiss him from my bookshelf yet. Also, to this day I am still scared of clowns, so maybe IT was a better book than I'm giving it credit for

[Nici]

Also, to this day I am still scared of clowns, so maybe IT was a better book than I'm giving it credit for

 

I am petrified of clowns after reading IT! Brrrr.

[Mia]

I must confess though, I can not stand Stephen King. He's only getting one more chance from me; maybe the next one will be better.

 

Having said that, I've never tried any of his non-horror work. The Shawshank Redemption is a fantastically moving film, so I won't dismiss him from my bookshelf yet.

 

Gelfling, if he's only getting one more chance from you, I recommend The Shining. I don't think it will disappoint.

 

And The Shawshank Redemption is on C4 tonight! Yay!

[George Stark]

Dracula is an amazing book, probably the best vampire novel by far.

 

Dark Water by Koji Susuki is a spine tingling book. I got a little fear of water, though i love swimming?? Scrap that. I have a fear of dark, deep water and getting stuck under the water. There is one story in this book to that affect, it really sent chills down my spine.

[Gelfling]

Thanks Mia, I'll give it a go.

 

Nici - I hate clowns, I can't think why they were invented and I don't know of a single child that finds them funny. If you share my fear and want a chilling read, try John Conolly's book of short stories "Nocturnes." There's a fairly nasty clown one in there

 

[Nici]

Dark Water by Koji Susuki is a spine tingling book.

I have a fear of dark, deep water and getting stuck under the water. There is one story in this book to that affect, it really sent chills down my spine.

 

That would really scare me, I too do not like deep dark water and getting stuck under. I don't even like not being able to touch the bottom of a swimming pool.

[Nici]

Nici - I hate clowns, I can't think why they were invented and I don't know of a single child that finds them funny. If you share my fear and want a chilling read, try John Conolly's book of short stories "Nocturnes." There's a fairly nasty clown one in there

 

 

Ok i'll bear that in mind thanks when I'm feeling a little braver as I like John Connolly.

[Gelfling]

He's fab isn't he? I've only discovered him fairly recently as I read "The Book of Lost Things," which I fell in love with....a very gothic fairy tale. I hear they are making it into a film.

 

Nocturnes is the only other book I've read. It's fantastic (and I think they are making a couple of those stories into films as well....certainly "The new Daughter," will be filmed).

 

I havn't read any of his other stuff, have you? Any good?

[Nici]

I read "The Book of Lost Things," which I fell in love with....a very gothic fairy tale. I hear they are making it into a film.

 

Really? Wow I think that it would make a great film!

 

I havn't read any of his other stuff, have you? Any good?

 

No I have only read The Book of Lost Things but I have heard good things about his other books so I will definately read more of his work.

[George Stark]

That would really scare me, I too do not like deep dark water and getting stuck under. I don't even like not being able to touch the bottom of a swimming pool.

 

The thing with me is that i love facing my fears and putting my self in situations that make me scared. Some people call me an adrenaline junkie. I would just call my self...exciting or fearless.