need recommendation

[Eric]

Ive read a lot of good books lately but none of them, including some under the "horror" category, were all that scary. I am in what you could call withdrawal. Im looking for a book with some good, but genuine (ahem), scares. Something I will remember. Here is a list of unread books on my kindle, which one would fit the bill best? The Hangmans Daughter (Potzsch), Loveliest Dead (Garton), The New Neighbor (ditto), Covenant (Everson), Gossamer (Thompson), Afraid (Kilbourne), The Dark (Herbert). Please don't provide any other suggestions; only the best (as in scariest....original helps too) on the list.

[Kate]

I'm not sure about the other books but Afraid was a blast, great fun to read and a real page turner. It's not the scariest thing I've read but it's a great book.

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Eric,

I highly recommend The Loveliest Dead. It's a well written and very scary novel. I enjoyed it very much and have recommended it to many people.

The Dark by Herbert is another great choice.

Here are some books that have terrified me:




I hope you find something to your liking among these books. Happy reading!

[Kate]

Nice recs, Kyle. :)

[Robby]

Kate wrote: "I'm not sure about the other books but Afraid was a blast, great fun to read and a real page turner. It's not the scariest thing I've read but it's a great book."

"Ditto"

[Eric]

Thanks Kyle. I've read some of those, including IT and all of the Straub except for Throat. Ted Dekker is new to me.

[Carly]

Are books written by Ted Dekker worth reading?

[Eric]

About a third of the way through Afraid and Im having doubts. Please tell me (no spoilers) this isn't a run-of-the-mill serial killer novel...or even a slightly above average one...

[Kate]

I didn't think Afraid was run of the mill. If you're a third of the way through and not really enjoying it then it might not be your cup of tea.
I had a blast reading it though.

[Eric]

Would you put Kilborn in the same category as horror writers like Jack Ketchum?

[Kate]

No, I read Kilborn/Konrath because they're good fun to read. He writes a good solid story, they're mostly thrillers rather than horror and most of his stuff I've rated 4*.

[Eric]

Ok. Im a bigger fan of the supernatural variety (though not crazy for anything gothic like Saul or Lovecraft).

[Kate]

Have you read , that was a book that unsettled me a lot. The ending was pretty shocking.

[Colleen]

I like Dekker but his books are more weird than scary. The one book that really frightened me(although I was much younger when I read it) was Phantoms by Dean Koontz.