The books that scare horror authors.

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The books that scare horror authors. Oct 31, 2019 12:30:38 GMT politicidal, amyghost, and 2 more like this

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Post by Carl LaFong on Oct 31, 2019 12:30:38 GMT

Happy Halloween!

Anne Rice explains why she’s too frightened to finish Dracula, Lauren Beukes recalls a horrifying graphic novel and others share their most haunting reads.

(I thought Dracula was boring and about as scary as a muffin.)

www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/31/horror-authors-spookiest-books-anne-rice-dracula-lauren-beukes

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www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2016/oct/31/scary-vintage-halloween-costumes-in-pictures

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Post by amyghost on Oct 31, 2019 16:55:21 GMT

Clearly I don't get out enough. The only two I've read on the list are Dracula and Salem's Lot, and, like you, I found Dracula not terribly scary but more like Stoker had written it during a bad acid trip. And I find King's IT, even in all its prolixity, far more frightening than SL.

It being Halloween and all, I figured I'd put down the book for a while and have a few laughs with Toby the Devil:

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Deleted Deleted Member @Deleted Posts: 0 Likes:	The books that scare horror authors. Oct 31, 2019 19:32:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2019 19:32:06 GMT Anne Rice is lying.

Prime etc. Elite Member @primemovermithrax Posts: 17,298 Likes: 7,910 Member is Online	The books that scare horror authors. Oct 31, 2019 20:39:19 GMT Carl LaFong likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Prime etc. on Oct 31, 2019 20:39:19 GMT The House on the Borderland is creepy. If you want to read a truly creepy weird horror story, that's the one.
	Last Edit: Oct 31, 2019 20:39:45 GMT by Prime etc. "Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow." Frankenstein

mmexis Sophomore @mmexis Posts: 861 Likes: 732	The books that scare horror authors. Nov 1, 2019 0:59:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mmexis on Nov 1, 2019 0:59:20 GMT Haven't read any of the books on that list except Salem's Lot. But, in the comments someone mentions The Troop by Nick Cutter. Now THAT's pretty scary.

petrolino Revered Member "People aren't supposed to look back. I'm certainly not going to do it anymore.” - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. @petrolino Posts: 27,830 Likes: 21,327	The books that scare horror authors. Nov 1, 2019 1:15:13 GMT amyghost likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by petrolino on Nov 1, 2019 1:15:13 GMT Happy Halloween (and thanks!) "Why, thank you, Carl."
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The books that scare horror authors.

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