The horror thread

[Muddle head]

No, This isn't the place where i pull ur legs/or give u nick names. This is much milder stuff :P , u know the regular horror novels abt the ring, the necklace, haunted bungalows, ghosts stepping out of the TV, blood sucking vampires (not the kind that love humans, the kind that kills them)

[Ahtims]

the horrors I've read so far are
Dracula
Dracula
The Exorcist
Psycho
Pet Sematary
also a book by Stephen King where a dead twin's brain is attached to the surviving twin's brain, or something like that
am waiting to read
Ring

[[deleted user]]

I didnt know Exorcist was a book! How was it??

the only "horrors" ive read so far are Goosebumps... and they served nopurpose but to make me laugh :P

[Ahtims]

it was horrendously engaging - something which is bad and disgusting, but you cant put it down unless you get to the bottom .
I read it when I was 13 or so (I should not have done that - its not a book for children - it has disgusting details especially aimed at Jesus and Mary, but my parents had given me full freedom to read whatever I want to)

[Ahtims]

Goosebumps is horrible. I read about a mummy oriented goosebumps book and found it boring, even for kids, maybe

[Muddle head]

dracula is the only one i read so far, and next is The Historian. I've heard ppl talking of the historian being better than the dracula, not for the horror, for the research, guess its more of a historic fiction sorts!

[Ahtims]

Elizabeth Kostova novel? I have it. I never thought it was a horror novel. Will have to read and find out.

[Muddle head]

yes the Kostova one, it's a historic research novel on the existence of vampires
My wife enjoyed it a lot, she is a big time Dracula/Vampire fan

[Sherin]

I don't remember anything other than Dracula.
I have read many,in fact.

[Meenakshi]

Hazel wrote: "I didnt know Exorcist was a book! How was it??

the only "horrors" ive read so far are Goosebumps... and they served nopurpose but to make me laugh :P"

Yep thats a book by William Peter Bletty..

[Harsha]

Me too haven't read anything other than Dracula in this genre.. Hope to read some of the above mentioned titles some time...

[Ahtims]

forgot to add Hannibal Lecter series

[Ahtims]

haven;t read It.
Have seen the movie "American Psycho" - didn't impress me much. May be book is much better (as usually the case is)

[Muddle head]

Lecter series, American pyscho, all these fall under horror? I was thinking at least the Lecter series is detective fiction.

[Ahtims]

maybe there is overlap? maybe not? will have to google it out

[Rosun]

Has anyone read Stephen King's 'The Shinning'? I watched the movie; didn't sleep for days. Little allergic to horrors but I will take a risk and read this baby up. (God bless me)

[Sibikaran]

Pls suggest me nice horror novels and vampire novels as well..Waiting for days to get to know some nice novels...

Pls dont suggest any novel turned movies as I have watched most of them..

[Inigo]

"Let the right one in" is very good. Parts of it are quite scary.

[Madhan]

hey any one is talking to me plz ur my name i cant understand to whom ur talking that's y plz

[Madhan]

Smitha wrote: "forgot to add Hannibal Lecter series"

hey

[Aravind]

Anyone read Clive Barker books? I have played a Video game called 'undying', he had written the story for that game and that was good and scary.

[Shriya]

Hi can anyone tell me a very very scary book by an Indian author (friend is asking) Thanks.

[Kunal]

Some of Saradindu's Byomkesh stories, while not from the horror staple, are downright chilling. 'Quicksand', 'The Phantom Client' and 'The Menagerie', are but a few examples. His language is simple, yet beautiful, his plots brilliant yet sinister.

It would suffice to look for any of the suitable translated compilations.

[Michael]

Aravind wrote: "Anyone read Clive Barker books? I have played a Video game called 'undying', he had written the story for that game and that was good and scary."

Clive Barker is a great horror writer. Neil Gaimen is another British author who writes good horror tales, especially those with a metaphysical bent.

[Anuj]

Sangita wrote: "Horror reminds me of Mary Higgins Clark..Most her books get creepy..and the thread reminds me haven't read a true horror in long time..Getting some recommendations here, good will give them a try"


i am huge fan of marry higgins clark , her books are good mystery but horror :)

[Anuj]

Sangita wrote: "Anuj wrote: "Sangita wrote: "Horror reminds me of Mary Higgins Clark..Most her books get creepy..and the thread reminds me haven't read a true horror in long time..Getting some recommendations here..."

ohkk, i recommend you Stephen king ,he is good at that

[Abhimanyu]

its not so easy to write good horror and only very few have really succeeded

[Sumit]

Ah, a whole thread dedicated completely to horror! I quite like the genre, and have read a lot from Stephen King, John Saul, Clive Barker, and Joe Hill.

Horror readers of the world unite! :D

[Anthony]

Sumit wrote: "Ah, a whole thread dedicated completely to horror! I quite like the genre, and have read a lot from Stephen King, John Saul, Clive Barker, and Joe Hill.

Horror readers of the world unite! :D"

Indeed! Unite! :)

[Anthony]

Anthony wrote: "Sumit wrote: "Ah, a whole thread dedicated completely to horror! I quite like the genre, and have read a lot from Stephen King, John Saul, Clive Barker, and Joe Hill.

Horror readers of the world u..."

Not a whole lot of ppl talking about horror I see. Probably too scared. ;)

[Sumit]

Haha, I was just going through some of your reads and saw that you seem to be quite a King fan. Do you recommend the Dark Visions anthologies? Or any other books that you think highly of?

[Anthony]

I am actually a very big King fan, but even more of a Clive Barker fan. To me, they are both exceptional, but very different in their own ways.

King I find to be a great storyteller. Reading him is like sitting down and listening to an old friend, or grandfather (or whomever) tell you about something they experienced a long, long time ago.

Barker, on the other hand, often verges on fine literature. And he takes me on a journey that is often quite fantastic and fantastical. What I do find with Barker though is: either you LOVE him, or you HATE him. That's actually what the person who turned me onto his writing said to me. :) I guess I am in the LOVE him category. :)

When it comes to the DARK VISIONS anthologies of short stories (Vols 1 and 2), I might be a little biased on those, as I am the publisher and editor of those volumes. :) BUT, if you like your horror more creepy, quite or tension-filled, I think you would enjoy the reads. And DV1 (the red-eyed one) was just nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for 2013. So, there are some folks who liked it, which I am grateful for. :)

What are your favorite books (novels or anthologies or even short stories) written by King? And what about Barker? I could literal babble for days about both of them. :) But I think one of my all-time favorite novels that I ever read was King's The Shining (I haven't yet read Doctor Sleep, but have it on my list.) And I very much enjoyed most of Barker's Books of Blood anthology series. And also his very strange Weaveworld and The Great and Secret Show.

[Sumit]

I am a huge King fan too, though I must concede I haven't read novels by Barker yet. I have been reading graphic novels with stories by Barker, and they are certainly impressive. Therefore, Books of Blood are surely coming up soon enough.

The Shining is definitely one of King's best works and far superior to the Kubrick movie. I also enjoyed reading It, Desperation, and Christine among others. I like most of his short stories too, and currently I am reading the Dark Tower series by him, which is equally stunning in terms of the man's imagination.

I will surely try the DV1 anthology, and let you know what I think of it. :)

Thanks for your suggestions, and Clive Barker coming up after I finish the Dark Tower.

[Anthony]

I am a very bid fan of Barker's graphic novels too (well, graphic novels in general), as well as a lot of his own artwork (since we are talking about art. :) )

One of my favorite graphic novels series (not Barker) is The Watchmen. Let me know what you think of DV1. I would be interested to hear (good and/or bad.)

Which book of the Dark Tower are you on? That series is probably the one that gets overlooked by some King fans, and they should actually read them.

[Vinay]

"The Shining" was the first book that led me to believe that a book can scare you just as easily as the movies. I skipped some paragraphs in the book at some really terrifying moments. This was as good an introduction to horror books as I could have asked. I read more Stephen King after that, but "The Shining" remains at the top. I also liked the works of Adam Neville. "The Ritual" is a pretty scary book. "Last Days" also managed to scare me. The writing was pretty good as well.

[Adarsh]

Hello there :) has anyone from this group read the House of leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski?

[Ahtims]

No, but it is in my to-be-read list.

[Jaya]

Cant say about the shining, have you tried Clive Barker?

[Lenny]

Rosun wrote: "Has anyone read Stephen King's 'The Shinning'? I watched the movie; didn't sleep for days. Little allergic to horrors but I will take a risk and read this baby up. (God bless me)"
The Shining is one of my fave horror books. The movie SUCKED in comparison. As a standalone horror movie, it is very well done. But as an adaptation, it missed the entire point of the book. I won't say more in case I spoil things. I'll just say this. Ask any Stephen King fan about The Shining movie, and you will see the smoke coming out of their ears :P

[Niveditha]

This thread needs to be revived :)
Here are some horror books that I read and enjoyed quite a bit.

This House is Haunted
The Ruins
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Slade House
The Butterfly Garden
Bird Box
The Omen
Carrie

Some of these are mild but they have all stayed with me.

[Ahtims]

Didn't like Carrie much .
didn't know Slade house is horror !

[Niveditha]

Yes, it is! People say it is even better when read after the bone clocks. I did not but enjoyed it just the same.

[Ahtims]

Mitchell one of my favourites and I have a beautiful hardback copy of space house and a stunning paperback of Boneclocks. Shall read in order.

Thanks for letting know 😊

[Shivon]

The Butterfly Garden is pretty good. It wasn’t as much a horror as The Shining or Doctor Sleep. I admire King’s works. He writes in such a way that you cannot put the book down but also you do not want to read it at night. It is a very good example of un-put-down-able but cannot-read-at-night horror.

[Shivon]

Anybody ever read any zombie horror novel? Thinking of giving Feed a shot.

[Richa]

I love horror fiction. Let's start any new book together whoever wants to join.

[Abish]

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