Horror Movies Forum - What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (kXnPunk) — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:46:40 +0000

IT and Christine along with Shining are my all times favorites from King. But recently I enjoy Dark Tower a whole lot.

King, Lovercraft and Poe are the masters.

Not counting the movies screenwriters that is. Raimi is a genius.

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (OldLaughingLady) — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:55:54 +0000

Evelyn Williams wrote:

Gardenofstone10 wrote:
I was REALLY scared when i was reading both The Shining and IT by King. I read Shining when I was about 7 or 8 so that goes without saying.
I read the Shining for the first time in my second year on university and it still scared the shit out of me. I tried reading a lot of King's novels when I was younger, but I never found them that scary. I never finished Pet Semetary, It, or Misery and I am NOT one to not read a book through. But the Shining was amazing.
Another one of King's novels that I thoroughly enjoyed was Gerald's Game. I should read that one again soon...

Hey, it's garden....King's books are hard to read as a kid. I went through a bunch of them as a kid but had to go through them again as an adult to really get some of the stuff. IT remains one of the most frightening books I've read.

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (mike3881) — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:38:47 +0000

I read the Crossed......... until I read that book it was neonomicon and until that one it was the great and secret show.

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (Evelyn Williams) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:11:00 +0000

Gardenofstone10 wrote:

I was REALLY scared when i was reading both The Shining and IT by King. I read Shining when I was about 7 or 8 so that goes without saying.

I read the Shining for the first time in my second year on university and it still scared the shit out of me. I tried reading a lot of King's novels when I was younger, but I never found them that scary. I never finished Pet Semetary, It, or Misery and I am NOT one to not read a book through. But the Shining was amazing.

Another one of King's novels that I thoroughly enjoyed was Gerald's Game. I should read that one again soon...

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (Gardenofstone10) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 07:37:47 +0000

I was REALLY scared when i was reading both The Shining and IT by King. I read Shining when I was about 7 or 8 so that goes without saying. However, IT, I read for the first time when I was in 11th grade in high school. i only read it at night after my homework was done and it was close to the summer so it was raining a lot. My room was in my parents basement, too, which made it extra creepy (love the atmosphere of watching horror movies and reading book)

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (Tripod) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:12:55 +0000

The Bernstein Bears, by far.

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:08:56 +0000

Where the Wild Things Are

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (sleazydinosaur) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:58:28 +0000

Several have mentioned The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum. I haven't read it, but I would have to say another one he wrote called Off Season is very disturbing, brutal even. I guess I should check out The Girl Next Door now.

He's more known for his comics work, but in the early 90's, John Byrne wrote a horror novel called The Whipping Boy, that was pretty disturbing. It's not in print anymore, but if you spot it at a used bookstore, grab it!

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (Theli) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:30:28 +0000

Evelyn Williams wrote:

I'm also now terrified to go poop when I'm high because I've convinced myself it feels like my intestines are falling out. Thanks for that one there, Chuck.

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (Evelyn Williams) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:47:01 +0000

Ok so maybe it's not so scary...But the most disturbing thing I've read is still "Guts" by Chuck Palahniuk. I read it when the novel Haunted first came out and I couldn't bring myself to read the rest of the book. To this day I cannot read that short story. I've read the rest of the book, and I've dared myself to read the story again and I just can't.

I'm also now terrified to go poop when I'm high because I've convinced myself it feels like my intestines are falling out. Thanks for that one there, Chuck.

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (Hot2watch) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:03:48 +0000

I picked up a copy of The Cellar by Richard Laymond at the library when i was about 14,it was pretty intense.
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris was also creepy.

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (soco23) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:59:30 +0000

The most disturbing book I have read was Survivor by J.F. Gonzalez. It was just sick. I had to put it down quite a few times.

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (JackBurton) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:00:45 +0000

I really enjoy Edgar Allan Poe's stories too..I've always loved short stories..when done right, they're so effective and then it's over and you're left just thinking about them. Masque of the Red Death, the Cask of Amontillado and the facts in the case of Mr. Valdemar are my favorites.

Without being graphic, he sets the mood and tone that is just creepy...not the most disturbing...but some of the best ever written

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (kXnPunk) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:05:01 +0000

They're doing one called like that aren't they???

Re: What was the scariest and/or most disturbing book you have ever read?

dummy@example.com (Vasquez) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:54:54 +0000

World War Z, I read that aswell, actually thats a pretty realistically gritty book - deserves a R rated movie.