Good scary book?

Question

Good scary book?

Answer 1

The Stand by Sephen King.

It scares me all over again every time I read it.

Answer 2

American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis.



Unreadable in parts because of the sickening graphic violence, or because it is (intentionally) flat and lifeless and dull. But that's why it's so brilliant.

Answer 3

Anything by Edgar Allen Poe, a true master of classic horror literature.

Answer 4

Stephen King, It.

Answer 5

Angelhair by Joseph Noga. A real good thriller. web search it and see what i mean

Answer 6

The Exocist by William Peter Blatty. The movie was pretty scary but you need to read the book.



Coraline by Neil Gaiman. A creepy children's story by my favorite author.



Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. Mainly known as a sci-fi writer but this is a great horror story.



I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. How influential is this story to modern vampire stories? Read it and decide for yourself.



From Hell by Alan Moore (Author), Eddie Campbell (Illustrator). About Jack the Ripper. A great graphic novel.



The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman (Author), Tony Moore(Illustrator). Your basic zombie fare but a lot of fun.



The Stand by Stephen King. The Walking Dude. Do I need to say more.



The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker. The basis for the Hellraiser movies.



House Of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. Its not your usual horror novel. Love it or hate it.

Answer 7

Try 'The Girl in the Swing' by Richard Adams.

Answer 8

at the moment it definetley must be Hannibal Rising

Answer 9

Stephen King "The Shining" is much scarier than the film, as is "IT". "American Psycho" by Brett Easton Ellis is also good.

Answer 10

Try the Haunted Liverpool collection by Tom Slemen.

Answer 11

Anything by Nicci French (a British husband/wife co-writing team - Sean French and Nicci Gerrard) so often written from both male and female viewpoints, e.g early ones are

Killing me Softly, The Memory Game, The Safe House) Well-written, but at the same time quite an 'easy' read.)

Anything by Stephen King - I particularly enjoyed Cell.

Anything by Harlan Coben - "Say Nothing" etc.

Val McDermid - Wire in the Blood

JD Robb's 'In Death' series -The series starts with Naked in Death, and there are around 20 books that follow - also some good witty dialogue and sex/love content - might appeal to women more than men - tough woman murder-cop herione and side-kick multi-millionaire, computer-whiz, drop-dead-gorgeous husband!

Answer 12

all stephen kings books also try

richard adams- the plague dogs , watership down

robert aickman- cold hand in mine, painted devils

marcel ayme- the walker through walls

beryl bainbridge- harriet said

j g ballard concrete island , high rise

charles beaumont- hunger

robert bloch- pleasent dreams, psycho

ray bradbury- something wicked this way comes

joseph payne- the shapes of midnight

frederic brown- nightmares and geezenstacks

ramsey cambell- the doll who ate his mother, the parasite

roald dahl- kiss kiss, someone like you

stephen r donaldson- the thomas covenant trilogy

harlan ellison- deathbird stories, strange wine

jack finney- the body snatchers, the third level, time and again

william golding- lord of the flies

charles l grant- the sound of midnight

davis grubb- twelve tales of horror

james herbert- the spear

shirley jackson- the haunting of hill house, the lottery and others

just a few to be getting on with there are loads more if you get through that lot

Answer 13

Any of the books by Carlos Casteneda listed at the below site



I guarantee you , that if you read one, you will read all of his books.



They are so scary because with his writing style. You never know what is real or just in his head. It is so far into another dimension of thought it cant be true, yet his writing makes it so believable, I would call it spiritual horror.



http://www.brsk.net/books/sppaths.htm

Answer 14

The Shining by Stephen King

Answer 15

It's really a long book but I've read it 3 times, "The Stand" by Stephen King.

Answer 16

How about the new book, 'Hannibal Rising'? by Thomas Harris. This new book tells the making of Dr. Hannibal Letcer, the Silence of the Lambs psychiatrist who ate his patients. This book takes you to the beginning of the making of a monster.





If this book doesn't give you nightmares, I don't know what will.

Answer 17

Most of the books by Dean Koontz are scary and all are very suspenseful. My personal favorites for the sheer scare factor are "Watchers" and "Fear Nothing" - "Seize the Night." The latter two go together, "Seize the Night" is a sequel to "Fear Nothing."

Answer 18

Mein Kampf by adolf hitler! if you're feelin political... some people still believe in it, thats the scary thing! otherwise 'The Stand' by Stephen King... the dream sequences in it are very freaky!

Answer 19

yeah, Stephen King is good or John Saul. I really like Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (they co-author books). you could go to amazon.com and search horror or suspense books.

Answer 20

Anything by James Herbert.

Answer 21

Any of the Hannibal books.

Any by Barbara Erskine. Ghost stories it will give you that feeling of hairs rising on the back of your neck.

Answer 22

Hello:) You just have to read Hannibal by Thomas Harris..this is really creepy but also very well written!

Answer 23

stephen king,carrie

Answer 24

Nightmare Hour. I've forgot who it's by. Sorry.

Answer 25

Has to be either 'It' or 'Misery' (watch your feet) by Stephen King.

Answer 26

red dragon by thomas harris

Answer 27

INSOMNIA - STEVEN KING