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The scariest book I've ever read...

Discussion in 'TV & Movie Discussion' started by mathmajors, Jul 10, 2003.

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  1. Jul 11, 2003 at 9:12 AM #11
    muff_spelunker

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    I saw the movie first and it scared me so much I could never bring myself to read the book.
     
  2. Jul 11, 2003 at 9:49 AM #12
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    I read The Shining for the first time back in '78. Scared the begeezus out of me then. I identified with Danny, the kid, then. Even at 16, I had a hard time turning my back on hedges after that read.

    When I reread it 2 years ago, I identified with Jack and, now that I was a parent, it scared me even worse. Excellent read by an excellent storyteller.

    Another book that I found really scary was "Silence of the Lambs."
    I read it prior to the movie being made. Maybe the best "serial killer" novel ever.
     
  3. Jul 11, 2003 at 10:10 AM #13
    mathmajors

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    Bag of Bones by King was good, too. I freaked out when the guy was looking in the fridge and he heard the magnetic alphabet letters being moved around by the ghost.
     
  4. Jul 11, 2003 at 10:22 AM #14
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    To be honest, I loved the movie with Jack Nicholson - who put on an excellent performance, but it doesn't do the book justice.

    Totally different in a lot of ways.

    As for serial killer books - I've already purchased Intensity by Dean Koontz and heard it is a very good read. I'm looking forward to that one.
     
  5. Jul 11, 2003 at 1:28 PM #15
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    Scariest book I ever read was Christine, by Stephen King. Loved the movie, but the book scared me to death.

    Yeah, I'm a wuss. I know. :(
     
  6. Jul 12, 2003 at 9:53 AM #16
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    stephen king uses entirely too much metephore and spends way too much time developing characters. and his warped mind ain't that scary. i read salem's lot, cujo, christine and firestarter. coontz is much creepier.
     
  7. Jul 12, 2003 at 11:10 AM #17
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    I like Coontz. And I think that King was getting paid by the word during THE STAND, IT, and The Gunslinger series. I quit reading after the first tower book. I hated that shit. It was boring.
     
  8. Jul 12, 2003 at 1:08 PM #18
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    exactly, king is boring
    coontz tends to grab you around page 2.
     
  9. Jul 12, 2003 at 1:31 PM #19
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    King spends too much time on descriptive stuff for me. I really like John Saul's stuff. I think I've read Koontz too, but I can't be sure right now.
     
  10. Jul 12, 2003 at 4:48 PM #20
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    The Gunslinger is slow and very hard to understand... I almost didn't go the next book.. But damn. the series really takes off and becomes very interesting after the Gunslinger.


    The scariest story I read was a short story by mr. king.. It was in Everythings Eventual... I don't remeber the story title but it was about a painting that a guy buys at a yard sale.. just trust me. read it.. scary as hell...
     
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