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| 48. Helter Skelter. Read it alone. Late at night. Bed is by a window. |
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Leave the light on all night and sleep in a bed that is by no windows with the door propped shut with a chair.
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| -What is the scariest book you've ever read? |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 08:31 PM |
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Come on! |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 08:44 PM |
#1 |
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I'd have to say |
reyd reid reed |
Nov-25-08 08:44 PM |
#2 |
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Ha ha ha I just told Stephen that Sarah Palin was scarier than ANY character he ever came up with |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 08:46 PM |
#7 |
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Tell Stephen |
XemaSab |
Nov-25-08 09:04 PM |
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And he mentions my home town in nearly every book written which |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 09:09 PM |
#24 |
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Do you know him? n/t |
amitten |
Nov-27-08 01:17 AM |
#96 |
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Yeh |
graywarrior |
Nov-27-08 07:50 AM |
#115 |
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How very cool! |
Mad_Dem_X |
Nov-27-08 08:11 AM |
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He'd be honored. |
graywarrior |
Nov-27-08 08:20 AM |
#121 |
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Tell him I'm his BIGGEST fan, and that he can come visit me and |
amitten |
Nov-27-08 12:43 PM |
#135 |
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Please tell him 'It' changed my life. I can't even describe how many ways. |
RadiationTherapy |
Nov-28-08 11:30 AM |
#146 |
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I think he knows |
graywarrior |
Nov-28-08 04:17 PM |
#153 |
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Tell him I'm his number one fan! |
Downtown Hound |
Dec-02-08 10:51 PM |
#170 |
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I think that one was called The Graveyard Shift. |
redqueen |
Nov-25-08 09:26 PM |
#40 |
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Thatt was the sotry "Night Shift" |
poiuytsister |
Nov-27-08 10:30 AM |
#130 |
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Salem's Lot |
BlueDogDemocratNH |
Nov-25-08 08:44 PM |
#3 |
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THAT might've been the short story |
reyd reid reed |
Nov-25-08 08:46 PM |
#5 |
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same settings, but very different stories |
cemaphonic |
Nov-25-08 10:32 PM |
#55 |
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that was scary as hell, the part that freaked me out the most was the Glick boys. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Nov-25-08 08:58 PM |
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Try reading that with a tree branch swaying just outside the window |
BlueDogDemocratNH |
Nov-26-08 07:03 PM |
#72 |
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the tree branch is a Glick, which one? |
chimpsrsmarter |
Nov-26-08 08:12 PM |
#80 |
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When I was reading that book, I was home alone |
NewJeffCT |
Nov-27-08 07:24 AM |
#109 |
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LOL |
BlueDogDemocratNH |
Nov-27-08 10:14 AM |
#129 |
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Agreed |
Blue Gardener |
Nov-28-08 05:57 PM |
#162 |
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I read a book about the true |
Zuni |
Nov-25-08 08:46 PM |
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Stephen King's first book, "Carrie." |
ocelot |
Nov-25-08 08:46 PM |
#6 |
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The Stand |
lost-in-nj |
Nov-25-08 08:48 PM |
#8 |
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The Stand for me, too. |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Nov-25-08 08:56 PM |
#16 |
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Insomnia was okay...another one of his that really got to me |
reyd reid reed |
Nov-25-08 09:02 PM |
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Actually, "Insomnia" was one of his worst. |
RebelOne |
Dec-03-08 07:00 AM |
#173 |
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For some reason, "The Tommyknockers" scared me shitless |
FKA MNChimpH8R |
Nov-27-08 06:40 AM |
#105 |
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Pet Cemetery. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Nov-25-08 08:49 PM |
#9 |
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That was scary |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 08:50 PM |
#10 |
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I read that when I was pregnant |
FloridaJudy |
Nov-25-08 10:25 PM |
#53 |
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LOL! Some cats seem to have a talent for that. |
alphafemale |
Nov-27-08 06:26 AM |
#100 |
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Me, too. |
emilyg |
Nov-25-08 11:24 PM |
#65 |
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Oh man - that book scared me to death... I was like 14 |
nadine_mn |
Nov-25-08 11:25 PM |
#66 |
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That was the only book that gave me nightmares |
Godlesscommieprevert |
Nov-27-08 11:40 AM |
#133 |
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Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" |
ThinkBlue1966 |
Nov-25-08 08:50 PM |
#11 |
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Great questiion. |
crim son |
Nov-25-08 08:52 PM |
#12 |
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Bradbury was my addiction when I was 14 |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 08:53 PM |
#14 |
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Yes, that sounds about right. |
crim son |
Nov-25-08 08:57 PM |
#17 |
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Fahrenheit 451 turned me liberal. I'm not kidding--it's like a light |
amitten |
Nov-27-08 01:17 AM |
#95 |
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"Mars Is Heaven" |
alphafemale |
Nov-27-08 06:28 AM |
#101 |
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Delete...wrong spot |
alphafemale |
Nov-27-08 06:37 AM |
#103 |
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"Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
FKA MNChimpH8R |
Nov-27-08 06:38 AM |
#104 |
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The Amityville Horror scared the hell out of me. |
flvegan |
Nov-25-08 08:52 PM |
#13 |
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I was about 12 too- finished at about 3 am-there was a firefly at the end of the hall |
underpants |
Nov-26-08 08:05 PM |
#79 |
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I'll chime in on Amityville Horror |
InternalDialogue |
Nov-27-08 04:31 AM |
#98 |
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Same. I was 12 or 13. It scared the Hell out of me. |
BlueStateGirl |
Nov-27-08 09:33 AM |
#125 |
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YUP. |
JoePhilly |
Nov-27-08 08:33 PM |
#143 |
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IT |
RoyGBiv |
Nov-25-08 08:53 PM |
#15 |
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me too. A friend put a single balloon in my place right after I read it. |
unsavedtrash |
Nov-25-08 10:21 PM |
#51 |
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Years later ... |
RoyGBiv |
Nov-25-08 10:27 PM |
#54 |
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Holy cow! |
Mad_Dem_X |
Nov-27-08 08:12 AM |
#120 |
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Yeah. The first half is probably the scariest thing I've read. |
Orsino |
Nov-27-08 07:18 AM |
#108 |
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Perhaps a bit gratuitous, but it is between the group and clearly ceremonial magic. |
RadiationTherapy |
Nov-28-08 11:33 AM |
#147 |
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I didn't find it gratuitous ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-02-08 10:05 PM |
#169 |
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My favorite. I read it every few years or so. It is a miracle of writing for me. |
RadiationTherapy |
Nov-28-08 11:37 AM |
#148 |
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I can definitely relate to that ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-02-08 10:03 PM |
#168 |
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Another Stephen King. |
hippywife |
Nov-25-08 08:59 PM |
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House of Leaves, by Mark Danielewski. |
Sugar Smack |
Nov-25-08 09:02 PM |
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That's the one I was looking for. |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 09:09 PM |
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GOOD. This'll do it. |
Sugar Smack |
Nov-25-08 09:18 PM |
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Is that why the cover is made smaller than the pages? |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 09:22 PM |
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You just stop it. |
Sugar Smack |
Nov-25-08 09:25 PM |
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Creepy. |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 09:28 PM |
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I haven't read a good scary book in ages. |
redqueen |
Nov-25-08 09:23 PM |
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Glad I could help, darlin. |
Sugar Smack |
Nov-25-08 09:31 PM |
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Awww |
redqueen |
Nov-25-08 09:51 PM |
#46 |
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I just read that a few weeks ago. |
cemaphonic |
Nov-25-08 10:41 PM |
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YES! |
primate1 |
Nov-26-08 07:10 PM |
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That book was so...metal! |
Tilion |
Nov-28-08 03:14 AM |
#145 |
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Teh Shinning |
XemaSab |
Nov-25-08 09:02 PM |
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Teh Shinning |
Peake |
Nov-25-08 09:23 PM |
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ach, ye don' wanna be sued, do ye! |
cemaphonic |
Nov-25-08 10:42 PM |
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The Exorcist |
rug |
Nov-25-08 09:11 PM |
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That book got passed around MGH in the 70's for months. |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 09:11 PM |
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That book gave me nightmares. |
irkthesmirk |
Nov-26-08 08:15 PM |
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I had to leave my bathroom light on for weeks after reading it...and I was |
BrklynLiberal |
Nov-27-08 12:28 AM |
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The True Story of the Bell Witch scared the Bejeebus out of my when I read |
yellowdogintexas |
Nov-25-08 09:19 PM |
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Yeah, Haunting of Hill House was really really scary. |
graywarrior |
Nov-25-08 09:21 PM |
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What a good setting to read The Haunting of Hill House. |
primate1 |
Nov-26-08 07:09 PM |
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And whatever walked there WALKED ALONE! |
XemaSab |
Nov-27-08 12:39 AM |
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I will never visit nor drive through Adams, TN |
noonwitch |
Dec-03-08 08:56 AM |
#174 |
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A short story by H. P. Lovecraft.... |
Jade Fox |
Nov-25-08 09:21 PM |
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Do you remember which one? |
Orrex |
Nov-27-08 12:38 AM |
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Oh, I think it's the one... |
Hanse |
Nov-27-08 12:45 AM |
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That's one of my favorites! |
Orrex |
Nov-27-08 12:47 AM |
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You mean "The Shining"? n/m |
peruban |
Nov-27-08 07:35 AM |
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Well, it was kind of a general commentary |
Orrex |
Nov-27-08 07:53 AM |
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The most "awful" thing about Lovecraft is that |
FKA MNChimpH8R |
Nov-27-08 06:48 AM |
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Thank you of reminding me of "Swan Song" |
FloridaJudy |
Nov-27-08 11:37 AM |
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McCammon was/is a fabulous writer |
FKA MNChimpH8R |
Nov-27-08 03:23 PM |
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Not sure... |
redqueen |
Nov-25-08 09:22 PM |
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Life as We Knew It |
Sabriel |
Nov-25-08 09:22 PM |
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The Pentagon Papers. |
evlbstrd |
Nov-25-08 09:24 PM |
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The Shining |
MorningGlow |
Nov-25-08 09:25 PM |
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Every time I read that book it's the same: |
XemaSab |
Nov-27-08 12:40 AM |
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Misery |
pokerfan |
Nov-25-08 09:38 PM |
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I know it's by Dan Simmons |
FKA MNChimpH8R |
Nov-25-08 09:40 PM |
#44 |
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I really like the short story version of Carrion Comfort, |
cemaphonic |
Nov-25-08 10:43 PM |
#58 |
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I really liked Cell |
soleft |
Nov-25-08 09:43 PM |
#45 |
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On the Beach by Nevil Shute |
cordelia |
Nov-25-08 09:55 PM |
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Helter Skelter. Read it alone. Late at night. Bed is by a window. |
uppityperson |
Nov-25-08 10:02 PM |
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Yeah, and that one is true |
FKA MNChimpH8R |
Nov-27-08 06:33 AM |
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Me too. And it is real, not fictional. |
treestar |
Nov-27-08 06:36 PM |
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I think the true crime stories are always the scariest. |
Blue_In_AK |
Nov-28-08 02:40 PM |
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THe Bible............ |
Stuart G |
Nov-25-08 10:10 PM |
#49 |
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The Book of Revalation actually totally freaked me out when I was a kid. |
primate1 |
Nov-27-08 08:31 AM |
#122 |
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Absolutely. |
ThomCat |
Dec-03-08 02:13 AM |
#171 |
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"Night".. Elie Wiesel |
Stuart G |
Nov-25-08 10:15 PM |
#50 |
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I agree... 100% real |
JCMach1 |
Nov-27-08 06:08 AM |
#99 |
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"Floating Dragon" ... |
NanceGreggs |
Nov-25-08 10:22 PM |
#52 |
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Oooh I forgot about Ghost Story |
nadine_mn |
Nov-25-08 11:29 PM |
#67 |
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Floating Dragon...I forgot about that one |
graywarrior |
Nov-28-08 04:19 PM |
#155 |
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Shirley Jackson's "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" |
cemaphonic |
Nov-25-08 10:47 PM |
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I have that book out from the library right now. I need to get around to reading that. |
primate1 |
Nov-26-08 07:13 PM |
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Which one? |
cemaphonic |
Nov-27-08 12:10 AM |
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Yeah, I meant We Have Always Lived in the Castle. |
primate1 |
Nov-27-08 08:02 AM |
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"The Lottery" |
alphafemale |
Nov-27-08 07:37 AM |
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At the time, I'd have to say it was a book by John Bellairs. |
DarkTirade |
Nov-25-08 10:52 PM |
#60 |
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Oh man, I used to love "The House With a Clock in its Walls." |
cemaphonic |
Nov-25-08 10:56 PM |
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I loved that one too, which is why I sought out more Bellairs stuff. |
DarkTirade |
Nov-25-08 11:01 PM |
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The bit with the headlights chasing them at night. |
Hanse |
Nov-27-08 12:33 AM |
#85 |
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Bellairs HOOKED IT UP for me when I was little |
XemaSab |
Nov-27-08 12:44 AM |
#90 |
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The Haunting Of Hill House |
Tom Kitten |
Nov-25-08 10:57 PM |
#62 |
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The Exorcist |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Nov-25-08 11:15 PM |
#64 |
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79 Park Avenue. |
Iggo |
Nov-25-08 11:30 PM |
#68 |
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You know, so much of Stephen King's stuff |
nadine_mn |
Nov-25-08 11:35 PM |
#69 |
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Movie translation ... |
RoyGBiv |
Nov-27-08 12:46 AM |
#92 |
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The Damnation Game, Clive Barker. nt. |
IndianaJones |
Nov-25-08 11:50 PM |
#70 |
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"The Colour Out Of Space"-H.P. Lovecraft |
enigmatic |
Nov-25-08 11:53 PM |
#71 |
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The Amityville Horror |
Whoa_Nelly |
Nov-26-08 07:08 PM |
#73 |
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I remember the pig, Jody I think its name was |
TK421 |
Nov-28-08 05:55 PM |
#161 |
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Heh - you could try the book *I* wrote. |
nomorenomore08 |
Nov-26-08 07:46 PM |
#77 |
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here |
CreekDog |
Nov-26-08 07:52 PM |
#78 |
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This one...kept me awake at night for months. |
Amerigo Vespucci |
Nov-27-08 12:13 AM |
#83 |
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self delete |
tomeboy |
Nov-28-08 05:59 PM |
#163 |
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Good question. |
Hanse |
Nov-27-08 12:41 AM |
#89 |
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Wait Till Helen Comes |
XemaSab |
Nov-27-08 01:02 AM |
#94 |
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Toss up between King's the Shining and Straub's Ghost Story. |
amitten |
Nov-27-08 01:18 AM |
#97 |
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The Exorcist |
SeattleGirl |
Nov-27-08 06:58 AM |
#107 |
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One by Stephen King scared me in a different way...."Needful Things" |
alphafemale |
Nov-27-08 07:31 AM |
#110 |
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Stephen King's "It" |
peruban |
Nov-27-08 07:37 AM |
#112 |
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_The Silence of the Lambs_ - also scariest movie. n/t |
Bertha Venation |
Nov-27-08 07:37 AM |
#113 |
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Long ago, I read "The Shining" over a long weekend in my |
old mark |
Nov-27-08 07:54 AM |
#117 |
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The Keep by F. Paul Wilson |
Frank Cannon |
Nov-27-08 08:44 AM |
#123 |
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Have you continued reading F. Paul Wilson's work? |
DuStrange |
Nov-27-08 08:25 PM |
#142 |
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Oh, yes. I read the whole "Adversary" cycle. |
Frank Cannon |
Nov-28-08 03:07 AM |
#144 |
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The Sentinel, by Jeffrey Konvitz |
av8rdave |
Nov-27-08 09:10 AM |
#124 |
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"Ghost Story" by Peter Straub |
Paladin |
Nov-27-08 09:34 AM |
#126 |
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The Exorcist - and then idiot me went to see the movie! |
livetohike |
Nov-27-08 10:05 AM |
#127 |
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I think maybe it was 1984 - not that it is in and of itself scary, but I read it in 1983, |
Rabrrrrrr |
Nov-27-08 10:07 AM |
#128 |
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The Priest by Thomas M. Disch |
YankeyMCC |
Nov-27-08 10:32 AM |
#131 |
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The Pianist |
MillieJo |
Nov-27-08 11:51 AM |
#134 |
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The Bible--it's the only one I ever thought was real. nt |
Deep13 |
Nov-27-08 12:57 PM |
#136 |
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At the time, it was 'Salem's Lot. |
bikebloke |
Nov-27-08 02:12 PM |
#137 |
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The War of the Worlds |
lunatica |
Nov-27-08 03:31 PM |
#139 |
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The Andomeda Strain |
El Supremo |
Nov-27-08 06:52 PM |
#141 |
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I finished Rosemarys Baby |
JitterbugPerfume |
Nov-28-08 02:07 PM |
#149 |
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i think this is the thing |
ikhor |
Nov-28-08 03:15 PM |
#151 |
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Gee, my threads get better responses when I'm out of town. |
graywarrior |
Nov-28-08 03:20 PM |
#152 |
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Salem's Lot. First book I read by Stephen King. |
Midlodemocrat |
Nov-28-08 04:18 PM |
#154 |
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I think Salem's Lot and Cujo were the scariest back when I read them. |
graywarrior |
Nov-28-08 04:21 PM |
#156 |
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Pet Cemetery as well. The images, yikes. |
Midlodemocrat |
Nov-28-08 04:33 PM |
#158 |
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The trips to the cemetary were soooo scary |
graywarrior |
Nov-28-08 05:47 PM |
#160 |
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Carrion Comfort. Dan Simmons. |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Nov-28-08 04:22 PM |
#157 |
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The Handmaid's Tale |
MissMillie |
Nov-28-08 04:44 PM |
#159 |
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Ann Rule's True Crime books |
Blue Gardener |
Nov-28-08 05:59 PM |
#164 |
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Well maybe not scary, but Clive Barkers Weaveworld was pretty damn creepy |
TK421 |
Nov-28-08 06:02 PM |
#165 |
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The Handmaid's Tale or 1984. |
Mad_Dem_X |
Nov-28-08 07:55 PM |
#166 |
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Fundamentals of Physics, Third Edition, Halliday and Resnick |
jberryhill |
Nov-28-08 09:24 PM |
#167 |
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Revelations was the scariest one I ever read. |
Jamastiene |
Dec-03-08 02:15 AM |
#172 |
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"It" -- Stephen King |
LostinVA |
Dec-03-08 08:57 AM |
#175 |
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