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This week’s topic:
Top Ten Scariest Books!
- The Shining by Stephen King: It’s King… need I say more?
- The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris: I loved all of these books but they definitely gave me the heeby jeebies!
- The Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe: He was quite the tortured fellow but very good at his craft.
- Red Dragon by Thomas Harris: Great movies too.
- It by Stephen King: Not to be read when you’re home alone late at night!
- Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice: Great book and was before Rice got too weird.
I couldn’t find 10 because I’m not a big horror book reader so here are a few movies based on books that I have seen to top off the list:
- The Exorcist directed by William Friedkin (book by William Petter Blattery)
- American Psycho directed by Marry Harron (book by Brett Easton Ellis)
- Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg (book by Peter Benchley)
- Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola (book by Bram Stoker)
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Nice list. Poe’s The Raven was on my list. I almost included Interview with a Vampire too. I think Rice and King will be on a lot of people’s lists.
Anne Rice did get pretty weird. I really want to read Silence of the Lambs. Do you think it was creepier than the movie? Cause the movie freaked me out!
My Top Ten
Yeah I don’t read scary books at ALL. I’ve done Dracula and Frankenstein and those types, but that’s all.
And Poe never really scared me… more just disturbed me, ha.
I like your list. We have only a couple of the same books on our lists, but I have read some of your other choices and I think they are well chosen.
Loni — King and Rice are pretty big names. Probably one of the reason why I’ve actually read their books!
Straylights — It depends on how sharp your mental images are while you’re reading! Instead of seeing the creepiness you get to read about it in vivid detail.
Sarah — I agree. Poe was tormented. He’s more appalling type horror than gory.
Bibliophile — Thanks! I’m on my way to check out your list.
I totally agree with Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon. I love both books but they are freaky as heck! I will never, ever be able to read It because I want to be able to sleep again!
Good list!
Ive seen and read nearly all on the list, Im not really sure what classified as a Horror read as Im more supernatural and murder mystery Im a new follower
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