Strictly real horror discussion

Maybe it's the drug effect, the immediate impact but I think on some level I prefer short stories in the horror genre. There have been some doozies. Here are just some of my favorites. Tell me some of yours. Hopefully, we'll introduce each other to something.

"Crouch End" by Stephen King

"Ringing the Changes" by Robert Aickman

"In the Hills, the Cities" by Clive Barker

"The Whistling Room" by William Hope Hodgson

"The Roaches" by Thomas M. Disch

"The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe

"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs

"Briar Rose" by Kim Antieau

"The Small Assassin" by Ray Bradbury

"The Upper Berth" by F. Marion Crawford

"The Body Politic" by Clive Barker

an extra not because it scared me exactly but because it's just awesome in its ghoulishness:

"Survivor Type" by Stephen King

Looking back on my list, it's pretty conventional. I can tell I can need to get out of my comfort zone. Still, I can stand by these.

What else is out there?

"In the Tall Grass" by Stephen King and Joe Hill was pretty scary...

Alex wrote: ""In the Tall Grass" by Stephen King and Joe Hill was pretty scary..."

I just recently discovered that they had collaborated on anything. I'm about to read "Throttle" by the two of them. Have you read any of Joe Hill's other stuff?

Bobby wrote: "Alex wrote: ""In the Tall Grass" by Stephen King and Joe Hill was pretty scary..."

I just recently discovered that they had collaborated on anything. I'm about to read "Throttle" by the two of the..."

Yes, I have read Horns, Heart Shaped Box, 20th Century Ghosts, but I can't seem to get into NOS4A2.

Alex wrote: "Bobby wrote: "Alex wrote: ""In the Tall Grass" by Stephen King and Joe Hill was pretty scary..."

I just recently discovered that they had collaborated on anything. I'm about to read "Throttle" by ..."


All I've read is 20th Century Ghosts but I thought it was one of the best collections I've read in ages. Though, there was only one or two stories that scared me, there were a few that created a sense of being haunted. But after reading that one, I think his sensibility is a little different. He's not just out to scare the crap out of you the way his father is.

Bobby wrote: "Alex wrote: "Bobby wrote: "Alex wrote: ""In the Tall Grass" by Stephen King and Joe Hill was pretty scary..."

I just recently discovered that they had collaborated on anything. I'm about to read "..."

Yeah, he's way more subtle, you really should read Heart Shaped Box, it' easily his best.