Bibliophilia discussion

Hi,

I am having a hard time finding a book which will scare my socks off.

I have read The Ghost Hunters by Neil Spring and that was really good.

Any recommendations?

I have a few recommendations, even though I don't read a lot of scary books.

Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge: A Ghost Story

Asylum [<<< More confusing than scary]

The Poisoned House

Ⓙüηε wrote: "I have a few recommendations, even though I don't read a lot of scary books.

Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge: A Ghost Story

Asylum [<<< More confusing than scary]

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Oh great, I will give them a go.

I think I have asylum on my to read pile already.

I recommend Horrorstör. It's a book in the format of an 'IKEA'-type catalogue complete with slogans and adverts for furniture, but is basically a ghost story set in a large furniture store. It's quirky and kind of fun at first, but took me by surprise as the book got progressively weirder and creepier. It really got under my skin.. I'll never feel the same about IKEA again.

Annerlee wrote: "I'll never feel the same about IKEA again."

That's a great line. I'm excited about this book. I'm going to check it out. It is very hard to scare or creep me out, so when something does everyone knows it is scary.

Annerlee wrote: "I'll never feel the same about IKEA again."

Not really scary (as in a horror movie slash and burn scary), more surprisingly creepy, shiver down your spine scary.

But I definitely found it good fun : )

Creepy is good.

I am going to definitely give it a go.

Annabella wrote: "Creepy is good.

I am going to definitely give it a go."

Let me know what you think when you do : )

Annerlee wrote: "Annabella wrote: "Creepy is good.

I am going to definitely give it a go."

Let me know what you think when you do : )"

I will do. May take me some time to get around to it though.

Hey!

May I enter my request here as well?

I'm doing this for my boyfriend who has never read a book. He doesn't really care for it. Now he asked me if I could find him a really good horror book to read. He doesn't believe you could get scared by reading a book. I wish to prove him wrong. Therefore, I need to find a REALLY scary book that will make him fear reading it any further. Of course, as it would be his first book ever, it should be quite short (not like 300+ pages) and easy to read. He is a very simple guy, loves black humour and has very strong opinions.

Can anyone help me out with this project, please?
I can easily relate to a book and feel various emotions through the book, but this book I'm looking for should be the sort that even my boyfriend can (to his surprise) relate and piss his pants, haha! :D

Thank you!

That might be hard to do. I have never been really scared to the point I cannot read anymore. I have been creeped out by books, but never scared.

Interesting project you have lol. I wonder what people will recommend.

I would got for a book with a few short stories. maybe Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales

Annabella wrote: "That might be hard to do. I have never been really scared to the point I cannot read anymore. I have been creeped out by books, but never scared.

Interesting project you have lol. I wonder what pe..."

I do not scare easily... some stories in the Necronomicon scared the crap out of me and still lingers in my psyche. Probably forever. ;)

Though I suppose scared is the wrong word. I should probably used creep as well. I've never been scared enough to stop reading.

As for your boyfriend Emma I haven't read this book myself, but it's short stories and I've heard decent things about it . It was supposedly an influence on Lovecraft who is a horror master...

Or Stephen King, he's pretty standard for horror choices no?

I would recommend which I loved, but it's an acquired taste, very lenghty and probably not a good choice as a first book as it does not follow a linear narrative. So for all you other book lovers I would recommend this, it's a challenging book that might seem odd at first, but there's an atmosphere about it that just lingers with you... not in a good way.

I have been looking at House of Leaves but was confused about it. Is it an actual story or like a picture kind of book?

I'm not sure if I chose the right word to describe what I'm looking for (English not my native language). I remember reading book called Cell, written by Stephen King, and I got scared. I could picture the surroundings and what was happening so well that it was like watching a movie. But I suppose Stephen King definitely is one of the best candidates for this project.

Why not recommend Cell to him? IT & Tommy Knockers are also some other good ones from King.

Annabella wrote: "I have been looking at House of Leaves but was confused about it. Is it an actual story or like a picture kind of book?"

It's an actual story. It's just that the lay out is different (sometimes there is only one word on a page...). It's about a fictional documentary movie (that is described so vividly that you'll feel like you've seen it!) but it is also about the guy reading the records of an old man regarding this documentary, and the mental breakdown of them both. It sounds kind of dry when you lay it out like that but it's really fascinating and I really recommend it. It was unsettling and wonderfully captivating at the same time. I would buy it but I'm actually not sure I want it in my house, lol, there was just something eerie about it.


Maybe you're all set on a scary book, Emma, but if you aren't then I would also recommend "American Psycho" :) There were some pretty chilling parts of that book, maybe not strictly horror material but defintely unsettling.

You actually wouldn't want it in your house!? Really? I need it.

Annabella wrote: "You actually wouldn't want it in your house!? Really? I need it."

Haha, I both want it and I don't.
I got kind of obsessed while reading it, but at the same time, while I wasn't reading it (when I needed a break, or after I had finished) I felt like... aware of it. It's hard to explain. But it definitely felt like the book could "damage my calm" so to speak by just being around. :)

Interesting.........

How strange that a book can do that to someone. Maybe yours was haunted.....

Annabella wrote: "Interesting.........

How strange that a book can do that to someone. Maybe yours was haunted....."

I'm not ruling it out! :D
I definitely recommend it though, and I will certainly read it again (not in a while though because it is quite long and there's so much I want to read otherwise as well)

I may have to get it tomorrow. I got some Waterstones vouchers for my birthday.