![]() ![]() A modern Gothic page-turner. ( Amazon | Barnes and Noble | IndieBound) This would never be defined as horror, but it is spine-tinglingly creepy. ( Amazon | Barnes and Noble | IndieBound) ( Amazon | Barnes and Noble | IndieBound) ![]() Tana French writes an amazing psychological thriller. Definitely disturbing, but un-put-down-able. If you hate horror but are still up for a spine-chilling read, these seriously spooky (but not quite scary) books are for you. I love chilling mysteries and psychological thrillers: books that make my hair stand on end, but still allow me to sleep at night. Now that I’m an adult, I still hate scary stories. ![]() My poor sensitive soul just couldn’t handle it. It never worked, and I’d have nightmares for weeks. ( Classic HSP.) The librarian inevitably read us too many ghost stories, and I’d spend the half hour with my fingers in my ears, humming softly to myself and trying not to hear. Many thanks in advance, as always, for your comments and thoughts.I dreaded Halloween story hour as a kid. Very open to horror or thriller reading recommendations if you have some or Stephen King best-first-book recs, if you have read his work and have some guidance to offer.As mentioned in the title, what is the scariest book you’ve ever read? Or if not applicable, a book with a scary or tense moment that really stuck with you.I’m still deciding on what to read, but what are your reading plans for October? Do you plan on reading any horror or halloween-themed titles?.Was thinking of Carrie but after being unabashedly #TeamCarrie in the 1976 film, I worry I’ll just spend the whole time feeling sorry for her instead of being terrified. He has so many books, it’s tough to choose. I’m leaning toward Misery for its shorter length (370 pages, less massive than ‘It’ for sure.) But I’m also thinking of Tommyknockers since the film version truly terrified me many years ago, though it’s page count is on the high side as seems usual for King. One thing to mark off my reading to-do list is reading something by Stephen King. In that one, we see the story from multiple perspectives so you’d know some horrifying stuff is about to go down, then an immediate switch to another perspective for cliffhanger chapters. There’s one older book that I can’t remember very well called Servants of Twilight by Dean Koontz. Imaginary Friend is a sort of grab bag of different horror conventions thrown into one long, artsy book while The Turn Of The Key has a creepy, nefarious ultra-modern ‘smart’ house with mysterious hidden rooms. Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky and The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware. This is mainly a nostalgia post but there are a few recent horror (or thriller) titles that come to mind as having high tension or effectively scary moments. Scratch that somewhat, I do remember The Betrayal and its sequels quite well and oh what I’d give for some 800 page adult fiction epic that was anything like it. Honestly, I don’t remember these titles very much- just that they are the ones I was most scared by as a kid. They definitely warrant some nostalgic re-reads! Here are some of my iconic faves from each. Back then, I also devoured Goosebumps, Fear Street, some Christopher Pike books, and another series called Nightmare Hall. ![]()
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