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Sep 21, 2024 12:59PM
i havent read anything that has made my skin crawl but dark places was def a book that made me feel uneasy, it was all the right kinds of creepy and weird
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Mars wrote: "I absolutely recommend anything by Stephen King for guaranteed spooks. He's got a lot of different stuff, so it depends on what specific kind of thing you're looking for. If you're wanting more rea..."i really wanna read the outsider, i hear so many good things and then i wanna watch the show for it !
I love many Stephen King novels. My top 5 are not the ones people normally pick, but I always seem to be the trouble-maker in the bunch, that way: The Tommyknockers, Dolores Claiborne, The Stand, The Long Walk, Duma Key. I have not yet read Pet Sematary, which I know is a big favourite for many people. The first Stephen King novel I read was The Stand - I was about 12 years old. It was unlike anything I had read up till then.My favourite Horror author is actually Ramsey Campbell. He is a very divisive writer, and not for everyone. My first by him was The Hungry Moon - a great book, but not enough to just instantly make him a favourite. About five books in, I was pretty committed to reading as much as I could get my hands on. My favourite by Ramsey Campbell is Nazareth Hill (aka The House on Nazareth Hill) - this is actually my favourite Horror novel - but there are many I love: The Count of Eleven, Incarnate, Obsession, The Face That Must Die, The Doll Who Ate His Mother, The Parasite, and on and on. He’s still going - and, for me, the most recent novels are still appealing; I gave The Lonely Lands 5 stars. You will not love this writer the way I do, odds are.
Oh I really liked the new one by Josh malerman - incidents around the house and one of his old ones—bird box
The Dark Between the Trees by Fiona Barnett is a fantastically well written folk horror that I can't recommend enough. It's extremely clever and the prose structure is impressive. It's her first fictional/horror novel, and it came out in the UK, so a lot of people missed it. But I assure you, it's well worth a read. I devoured it in a day.If anyone out there hasn't read T Kingfisher's Hollow Places, A House with Good Bones, and The Twisted Ones--all 3 are utterly unforgettable. I still think about all of them--I found The Twisted Ones most terrifying--slept with the lights on for a week after reading. They are all brilliant though. And all three also have a sort of witty humor that is so clever--so they are more than just great scares. She's gotten so much attention lately for her non-horror fantasy books, so you are probably familiar with her work, but if not, yes most definitely read this woman's books immediately. I automatically preorder everything she writes now.
Has anyone read any Nat Cassidy? I am currently finishing listening to Nestlings and up next I’m going to do Mary… I was told Mary us better then Nestlings, so I didn’t was to start with his best novel… but Nestlings is fantastic so far! I have an hour left!!!!
HorrorBabe911 wrote: "Oh I really liked the new one by Josh malerman - incidents around the house and one of his old ones—bird box"i have yet to read that! how did you feel about the book? (incidents around the house)
The Troop and The Deep by Nick Cutter were both disturbing and great horror reads imo!
I always have to reccomend The Fisherman by John Langan! One of my favorite books!
Two Envelopes And A Phone wrote: "I love many Stephen King novels. My top 5 are not the ones people normally pick, but I always seem to be the trouble-maker in the bunch, that way: The Tommyknockers, Dolores Claiborne, The Stand, T..."i have to read pet sematary ! has anyone watched the movie or read the book?
I feel like this is pretty widely talked about but I just read The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones and I really really liked it!! I am personally picky about horror as I tend to be turned off of stories which are too gratuitous in gore or sexual content- TOGI was perfectly balanced and a very well crafted freaky tale 🦌 I am hoping to check out SGJ’s Indian Lake Trilogy soon as well so if anyone has read that I’d love to hear your thoughts
