Scaaaaaaary stories

[brigdh]

It is now October, which is of course the month of Halloween (a.k.a. best holiday ever!). And I'm in the mood to read some scary books. Recommend me your favorites!

I was going to make a list of ones I've read already, but a) that would be a really long list, and b) I'm willing to reread good things. So go ahead and throw out all the horror novels and ghost stories and so on you've got! I like supernatural horror (vampires and werewolves, most Stephen King), I like realistic stuff (serial killers, deadly plagues, Thomas Harris), I like existential stuff (The House of Leaves, Natsuo Kirino), I like gothics (Anne Rice- well, her early stuff- Turn of the Screw), I like modern stuff (I don't think I need an example here!) and classic stuff (Dracula, Frankenstein), I like cheesy melodrama and thoughtful, deep writing. Basically, if it's scary, I like it. I am not so interested in Charlaine Harris/most urban fantasy/Twilight type books, anything where the focus is more on romance than horror. Bonus points if it's available as an ebook, and, since I'm falling behind on 50books_poc, super double bonus points for authors of color.

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Re: Here via rm

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Oooo, thanks for that link. I've read it before, but ages ago- I think I was about ten at the time- and didn't really appreciate it fully. I've been meaning to read it again, so thanks for giving me a reason too!