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hermetic

(8,878 posts) Tue Oct 6, 2020, 04:29 PM Oct 2020

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Looking for some Halloween reading?

48 Books That Scared the Bejesus Out of Readers

Goodreads asked fellow readers, “What’s the most terrifying horror novel you’ve ever read?” They responded with some blood-chilling reading, including some true crime they said was more frightening than fiction. Lots of Stephen King, of course. Some really old ones. Shirley Jackson's Haunting of Hill House tops my creepy list. There are some new ones, too.
Check out some of the best in horror here: https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1951-48-books-that-scared-the-bejesus-out-of-readers?

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Looking for some Halloween reading? (Original Post) hermetic Oct 2020 OP

At my age, I don't care for ultra-creepy stories. Ilsa Oct 2020 #1

"The Woman in Black," by Susan HIll, grumpyduck Oct 2020 #2

Not really a horror book yet some terrible things do happen. MLAA Oct 2020 #3

Not really a horror book yet some terrible things do happen. MLAA Oct 2020 #4

Ilsa

(62,844 posts)

1. At my age, I don't care for ultra-creepy stories.

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 04:35 PM

Oct 2020

But I do like some good ghost stories, demon or paranormal stuff, or witchy stories. Stephen King can bug me too much. Thanks for the list!

grumpyduck

(6,661 posts)

2. "The Woman in Black," by Susan HIll,

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 04:45 PM

Oct 2020

is really good too. It's the original story that the movie was made from, and much closer to the stage productions than to the film.

MLAA

(19,264 posts)

3. Not really a horror book yet some terrible things do happen.

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 04:52 PM

Oct 2020

I loved Stephen King’s Gwendy’s Button Box. Short novella that I couldn’t put down.

MLAA

(19,264 posts)

4. Not really a horror book yet some terrible things do happen.

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 05:10 PM

Oct 2020

I loved Stephen King’s Gwendy’s Button Box. Short novella that I couldn’t put down.

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