A good horror book/author

[dk_know]

Hi, I'm currently into Crime/Mystery/Thriller and some of the books I've been reading recently have quick dark/scary themes... Could anyone recommend a good Horror book and/or author which they enjoyed reading?

 

TIA, David

[Maureen]

Hi, I'm currently into Crime/Mystery/Thriller and some of the books I've been reading recently have quick dark/scary themes... Could anyone recommend a good Horror book and/or author which they enjoyed reading?

 

TIA, David

 

David

 

Browsing through this forum ((Horrow/Supernatural/Fantasy/Sci-Fi) should help. Good Luck.

[ragean]

My absolute favorite book by Stephen King (there are so many) is "Bag of Bones". If you've read any of his stuff, you'll love this story. I also love anything by John Saul, Dean Koontz, John Connolly, Robert McCammon, Michael Cricton.

[Dannysg]

I would also recommend Stephen King,Dean Koontz and John Connally.Also another good one is Jack Ketchum,in my opinion his best book would be The Girl Next Door.

[Hayley]

I just thought of another one, Elizabeth Kostova's 'The Historian'. It's a bit of a mixture between horror and mystery and if your used to reading Stephen King, probably isn't going to seem very scary but its very well written and really keeps you gripped

[dk_know]

ah thanks for the suggestions everyone, I've got a few Koontz books waiting to be read, and a John Saul book on my amazon wish list, will get a few of the other authors on the list too!

[Timstar]

Also another good one is Jack Ketchum,in my opinion his best book would be The Girl Next Door.

 

Just finished reading this, thought it was great! very suspenseful, read it all in one evening. Saw the film as well, very accurate adaptation. Just bought as well Off Season from eBay.

[emelee]

Have not read it myself, but I hear good things about Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House

[charmer]

Hi dk-know , Richard Laymans book Entitled Dark Mountain was a brilliant graphic horror ,a must

[Sofia]

Have not read it myself, but I hear good things about Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House

 

a great book....also good was We Have Always Lived in the Castle

[runner]

I am at the moment reading The Wolf's Hour by Robert McCammon and it is truly amazing...this is the third book I have read by Robert McCammon and I cannot rate him highly enough..he is a truly amazing story teller. The Wolf's Hour is some 700 page long and yet the pages fly past...I am just over the 500 page mark and have loved every word....do read some McCammon!

[Gabriel]

All of the above, King, Koontz, and I'm really stuck on the book I finished a few days ago, Wishbone,by Brooklyn Hudson. I really couldn't put it down. Liked it enough to contact the author on FB and let her know how I felt about the story. I really liked the Dexter book series too.

[Ali9321]

Cheers for the tip off Don't yet have kindle but have it on netbook - always love a freebie!!!

[Andie P]

I have read The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom. I found this to be psychologically scary/eery and played on my mind a little, wouldn't recommend his following book 'The Haunting of James Hastings', I found that quite boring. Going to read 'The People Next Door' next just to give him benefit of doubt!

[Peahen]

John Ajvide Lindqvist is one of my favourites.  Particularly Let the Right One In and Harbour.  I have yet to read his other books, but have Star in my checkout basket from Amazon.

[saintmark]

I just received The wrath of angels by John Connolly it is a novel I am really looking forward. For me Connolly & King did shape a certain vision of Maine which John Irving, another favorite of mine, does apply himself as well to.

[JKHolmes]

James Herbert is a great horror writer. BBC one made the secret of Crickley Hall into a mini series in 2012 and several other of his books have been adapted into movies. I'd recommend John Wyndham's books aswell, they're science fiction, but have a few horror elements to them.