Dont get me wrong, its an amazing piece of literature this is exactly why it is so disturbing.
Its totally realistic: the rat doesnt talk or wear clothing or anything like that.
Maybe scariest is the wrong word.
Felt like putting it down several times and finally did about halfway through.
I just couldnt go on reading it.
Ive never done that with another book, before or since.
He was known for hyperbole, but not to that degree.
Honestly Im shocked I dont work in real estate).
It was easily the scariest and most mindfuck-y book Ive ever read.
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Highly, highly recommended.
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4.The Yellow Wallpaper byCharlotte Perkins Gilman
Just a short story, but the Yellow Wallpaper.
Its about a woman with postpartum depression.
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Her doctor-husband prescribes bed rest and a vacation so she can recuperate.
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5.War Day by Whitley Striber and James Kenutka
War Day by Whitley Striber and James Kenutka.
This study is available on-line if anyone wants to read it.
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They decide to travel around the country interviewing other survivors and collect stories for a book.
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7.The Shining by Stephen King
The Shining.
I read it when I was a kid, maybe 12.
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Have reread as an adult and love it, but still.
For adults, he also writes some pretty creepy short stories here and there.
In particular one that sticks with me as actually horror in the traditional sense isFeeders and Eaters.
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Just the idea of it fucked me up for days.
Its an amazing story by Octavia Butler.
Aliens rescue the few human survivors after a nuclear war and proceed to fix the ecosystem.
They arent doing this for our own good.
Damn, that man deserves his reputation.
PopeliusJones
15.Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
One of the best books ever written
Who is he judge?
Who is the kid?
I had to hid the book so I wouldnt have to look at it any more.
It is a great book.
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The Stand and It are his best works.
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19.The Damnation Game by Clive Barker
Only book I ever read that gave me nightmares.
It just carries a sense of dread throughout the whole book that was just oppressive.
But yeah the movie was awful.
So many of Kings best stories just dont translate well on the big screen.
Embeast
23.American Psycho
American Psycho.
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Holly Riordan is the author ofLifeless Souls, availablehere.
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