What is the scariest book you have read!

[oscarina]

What is the scariest book you have read and what would you recommend as a good thriller! I enjoy thrillers and true crime! have read a few Stephen Kings novels, Salems Lot scary!

[karenmac60]

A book called Of Darkness and Light by Barry Graham. It's just a thin book which I read in a couple of hours, but they were the scariest couple of hours of my life. Basically it's about the Bogey Man, but it's written in such a way that it could be true. Terrifying!!!!!

[B00]

Have you read Gerald's Game by Stephen King? Not exactly scary but the suspense in it is excrutiating.

[MrIncredible]

anything by Steve Harris, horror/thriller writer, he's from basingstoke so his books have a really good english feel about them as opposed to stephen king or dean koontz, i dont think he's writing anymore after his last book was refused to be published by his publishers

[marie26]

'Pet Cemetery' by Stephen King; 'It' also by Stephen King. Both read many years ago, and have never revisited them. The clown in 'It' was memorable, very scared of drains, toilets etc for a long time!! The TV series was not as scary, but the actor who played the clown was good. As I am writing this those memories flood back.

[boxtops]

Anything by Barbara Erskine. I thought I liked the spookiness and flashbacks at first, but after I'd read a couple of books, I found it hard to sleep. I haven't read any more. I don't like horror stories. The horror films which used to be on tv on a Friday night used to scare me rigid.

[MarkRae]

Definitely agree re The Bible.

[boxtops]

The Koran has some pretty good hellfire, can be quite worrying as you read what's in store for those who fail the tests, and various torments encountered en route.

[LoftyLottie]

Kafka's The Metamorphosis. I read it when I was really young and was haunted by it.

[MarkRae]

Agreed also re the Koran, but I haven't really read it in sufficient depth to comment meaningfully on it...

[TTG]

Peter James - Sweet heart and Twilight.

[marie26]

Agree re Kafka.

[Whickerman]

Books of Blood by Clive Barker - esp the story 'In The Hills, The Cities' - that didn't scare me whilst reading it but gave me nightmares for months!

[naomi24]

Boxtops, I agree - although I do think Barbara Erskine's books get a bit 'samey' after the first few. I read House of Echoes whilst sitting under in palm tree in Kenya in over 100 degrees - and I had goosebumps!!

As for the bible and the Koran - there you have horror stories!!

[thetruthhurts]

The Exorcist- William Peter Blatty. Far superior to the film. Read it when I was about 13.
Scared the s**t out of me!

[karenmac60]

Whickerman, there's something really haunting about that story isn't there? It's over 20 years since I read it and I just got goosepimples reading your post!

[ladyalex]

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill...absolutely terrifying....and just when you think you're safe.....aaaargh

[saxy_jag]

Books don't scare me and neither do films, very much. However, in my twenties I read 'The Amityville Horrow'. I have never been so scared by a book in my life - I've never picked it up since and I don't intend to.

[Celtigra3]

Domain by James Herbert - he did his research well and it was very scary.......

[katmakenian]

I agree with Boo's suggestion of Gerald's Game - the suspense is awful and it'll make you to NEVER want to wear handcuffs EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!