s/o scary books

[underwaterrhymes]

What's the scariest book you've ever read?

[RoxMonster]

We Need to Talk About Kevin

ETA: Not scary in the traditional, horror story way. But it really shook me up and haunted me for awhile after I read it.

[Deleted]

This book essentially ruined my sleep for most of elementary school. How is this appropriate for 3rd graders??

[Jalapeñomel]

The Exorcist

[hisno1girl]

Under the Dome. The speed at which civilization broke down after being cut off from the rest of the world was terrifying and very realistic.

[BaliHai]

Jul 28, 2014 19:36:13 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The one about the girl and the ribbon around her neck. ::shudder::

This was my favorite scary story as a kid!    

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 28, 2014 19:39:41 GMT -5 @stpete said:

I read It in the 8th grade and remember being scared shitless.

This is mine, too.

It's scary in an awesome I am pretty sure this could never happen but omg still holy shit way. But the ending sucked.

I can't read (or watch) scary in the real-life way.

[BaliHai]

When I was younger, "Althea" by Abigail McDaniels scared the crap out of me - I already hated/was afraid of porcelain dolls, and that book made it so much worse.

As an adult, I don't know that I've read a book that has truly scared me. I've read plenty of books that have creeped me out, but like nicbreeful said, if I want to get scared I read creepypasta or the "no sleep" stories, since they seem so real.

[joenali]

It.

Hands down, scary fucking shit.

[Nonny]

What to expect when you're expecting.

I found myself at my SILs with nothing to read and it was on of the few books in her house. Terrifying.

[Nonny]

Jul 28, 2014 19:40:43 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

Under the Dome. The speed at which civilization broke down after being cut off from the rest of the world was terrifying and very realistic.

Absolutely!  Every time someone was hurt in that book I would think to myself, "Holy shit, this could and would happen."

I think that's part of the reason I hate the series -- they are all too nice and the society hasn't broken down like it did in the book.

[urbancowgirl]

The Amityville Horror. Read it in 7th grade and couldn't sleep in the same room with the book.

[Kore]

Jul 28, 2014 19:31:35 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

We Need to Talk About Kevin

ETA: Not scary in the traditional, horror story way. But it really shook me up and haunted me for awhile after I read it.

Totally scarred me.

[sapphireblue]

Salem's Lot, I think. Agree with PP that The Amityville Horror was really scary too!

[underwaterrhymes]

Also, The Long Walk fucked with my head more than any other book I've ever read.

[anlo]

The scariest for me was probably It. The Stand is a close second.

[anlo]

Jul 28, 2014 19:54:18 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Also, The Long Walk fucked with my head more than any other book I've ever read.

Oh, good one.

[joenali]

Jul 28, 2014 19:54:30 GMT -5 anlo said:

The scariest for me was probably It. The Stand is a close second.

Oh yes!

[hisno1girl]

Jul 28, 2014 19:44:42 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Jul 28, 2014 19:40:43 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

Under the Dome. The speed at which civilization broke down after being cut off from the rest of the world was terrifying and very realistic.

I really liked that book!

Did you watch the Prime series?  I started to but got distracted and never finished it.  It's on its second season, so I think they must have changed a lot of stuff.. No way there was enough in UtD (despite it's length) to cover 2 to 3 seasons.

Do you mean the same series that was on TV?

I tried watching it but it was too different from the book to keep my interest.

[underwaterrhymes]

I am Legend is also fantastic. (I loved the movie, but the book is better.)

[underwaterrhymes]

Yes, The Stand is one of my favorite books of all time. It didn't scare me in the way It did, but it was horrifying in its own way.

[papie]

It, definitely.

[joenali]

Jul 28, 2014 19:56:49 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Yes, The Stand is one of my favorite books of all time. It didn't scare me in the way It did, but it was horrifying in its own way.

True. Both books are scary in different ways.

It: Clown (shudder)
The Stand: a super virus kills everyone and good vs. evil battle ensues amongst the survivors.

[pinkpinot]

The Road. That book haunted me.

[underwaterrhymes]

Oh, and one of the most fucked up books I've ever read was House of Stairs. Does anyone remember this YA book from the 70s? Really fucking scary from a social engineering perspective.

[joenali]

Anyone read The Tripod series? Young adult apocalyptic science fiction? Scary shit!

[jigsy]

Scary stories to tell in the dark man...I loved that shit.

The story about the haunted house, there was like a cheese looking poltergeist picture. ::shutter::

Oh, and there was a picture in the book that always gave me the creeps. The story was stupid...it ended with the ghost making a raspberry sound...but the picture man...the picture.

[anlo]

Jul 28, 2014 20:06:25 GMT -5 jillianashley6 said:

Heart shaped box by Joe Hill freaked me out. So did the Strain trilogy.

I really enjoyed Nosferatu by Joe Hill. I bet you'd like it.

[Captain Serious]

When I was in a high school psychology class, I had an assignment to read about two criminals who had similar crimes/MOs, and profile their similarities.  I was reading some book about Ted Bundy, and it contained color photo layouts on several pages of his victims--before and after their murders.  It included detailed accounts of all his murders.  I was used to reading before going to sleep, but all I could think of was those photos.  I got up one night, and hid the book in the back of my father's library in the basement.  Even that didn't make me feel much better.  I wasn't 100% comfortable again until I gave it away.

[donnamartingraduat]

The Amytyville Horror & The Shining