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Brian W. Taylor
It takes a lot to scare me. I suspect it has to do with me watching horror movies at such a young age and the harsh environment I grew up in. Being the son of an alcoholic, abusive, and ex-military father, and growing up poor showed me plenty of real life horrors. I've seen drug addicts shooting up on the street corner, been robbed at gunpoint, and lost my Grandmother at age thirteen to Cancer. Horror has always been an escape for me, a way to make sense of the real life monsters.
With that being said, only one book has ever scared me and that too is based on truth. I'll also preface my pick by adding that I'm not overly religious in any way. I believe in a higher being but don't regularly attend church services. Hostage to the Devil: The Possessions and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans, by Dr. Malachi Martin, is the only book that ever scared me. Yes, the book is about Exorcism, but it's from the exorcist's perspective and deals with the toll the ritual takes on both the victims and the priests. It is both captivating and frightening.
Thanks for the question, Annie!
With that being said, only one book has ever scared me and that too is based on truth. I'll also preface my pick by adding that I'm not overly religious in any way. I believe in a higher being but don't regularly attend church services. Hostage to the Devil: The Possessions and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans, by Dr. Malachi Martin, is the only book that ever scared me. Yes, the book is about Exorcism, but it's from the exorcist's perspective and deals with the toll the ritual takes on both the victims and the priests. It is both captivating and frightening.
Thanks for the question, Annie!
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