suspiria56 Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 Hi all Can anyone recommend some genuine disturing, weird, horrific books. I am thinking HOUSE OF LEAVES, AMERICAN PSYCHO, HAUNTED [Palahniuk] (in parts). Not really after the Laymons, Herbert, King recommendations. Anything you could pass on would be appreciated. Best wishes, Lee Quote
frankie Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) Would you wish for fictional titles only or would you also read non-fiction? The ones that come to mind are: Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Under the Skin by Michel Faber Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite Running with Scissors and Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs (these are memoirs) Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi (it's about Charles Manson and his family) A Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule (about Ted Bundy) A Stranger in the Family by Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith (about Richard Daniel Starrett) Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (a book about what happens to human cadavers after we die) Edited February 22, 2011 by frankie Quote
Books do furnish a room Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 If you like the truly wierd try Maldoror by Lautreamont. Published in 1868 two years before the author's death at the age of 24. It is surrealist before the word was coined and makes American Psycho look like Winnie the Pooh. A truly strange book. Quote
angelofboox Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Not really sure that this counts, but the last book I remember reading which I described as "disturbing" was We Need To Talk About Kevin... Quote
Vogin Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 1984 is weird enough, even more because it's not so far from the truth. Quote
chrysalis_stage Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) Have you read The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks? It is apparently on par with American Psycho. Also 'The Cannibal Within by Mark Mirabello Edited February 27, 2011 by chrysalis_stage Quote
Lisa Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 "Warm Bodies" - Isaac Marion "The Wasp Factory" - Iain Banks. Quote
Coffin Nail Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 How the Dead Live--Will Self Filth--Irvine Welsh Quote
vodkafan Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Not really sure that this counts, but the last book I remember reading which I described as "disturbing" was We Need To Talk About Kevin... I second We Need To Talk About Kevin. Wasp Factory was a good read but not overly disturbing in my opinion. Quote
LTR Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Shaun Hudson is pretty out there, read the reviews as they all differ on content though Quote
ToniLianne Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist I found this slightly disturbing in parts. Quote
kurtz Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 I would say anything written by Edgar Allan Poe or H.P.Lovecraft. Quote
vinay87 Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 1984 George Orwell. Disturbing thoughts his. Quote
ladymacbeth Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 Writing all these down for Christmas List for my brother..... I don't think he reads anything that's not disturbing. Perhaps I should ask him for some tips for this page. Quote
Hayley Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 You could try Angela Carters 'The Bloody Chamber', it definitely is quite disturbing and weird and contains quite a few taboo topics. It's a series of short stories that give a very different view on the traditional fairy tale. Quote
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