[arnoldsoccer4]

So I am always looking to read good horror, what do you guys recommend? I am a fan of Stephen king, and The Shining is one of my favorites by him, it did creep me out. IT was also excellent.

 

[mwallace573]

Big King fan here. Aside from the two that you've mentioned, the only other Stephen King book that has really creeped me out is Skeleton Crew. It's a collection of short stories, the longest of which is around 150 pages. "The Mist" and "The Raft" are the standout stories in that collection IMO. I can also recommend Desperation, also by Stephen King.

 

[Homeless]

I wouldn't say it is horror per se, but 'The Stand' is one of my favourite books...long, but when it ended I wanted it to be longer. Do yourself a favour and get the unabridged version...

 

[arnoldsoccer4]

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Originally Posted by Homeless /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wouldn't say it is horror per se, but 'The Stand' is one of my favourite books...long, but when it ended I wanted it to be longer. Do yourself a favour and get the unabridged version...

Have it

Just haven't had the chance to read all of it yet.

 

[FalconP]

A few books by James Herbert are lean, mean and very gristly. My favorite is Sepulchre: an unholy union of terrorism, Sumerian myth, and the petroleum industry.

If you perfer something more substantial and requires more brains, then try Peter Straub's Koko and Houses without Doors.

 

[c0mfortably_numb]

Douglas Clegg, is supposed to be really good, I bought Never Land but haven't had a chance to read it yet.

 

[varro]

If you haven't read H.P Lovecraft or Edgar Allan Poe yet, check them out. They are famous for a reason.

 

[Jubei]

H.P. Lovecraft x 2. I especially recommend the Annotated H.P. Lovecraft editions.

 

[Cousin Patty]

H.P. Lovecraft

I recommend 'the best of h.p. lovecraft' and 'the road to madness' has some awesome stuff on there. his stuff blows me away. so tripped out and weird but at the same time creepy and utterly well written and creative.

 

[ken36]

Stephen King's early novels are the best.

 

[FallenAngel]

Not completely horror, but a great collection of screwed up short stories is Like A Charm (2004) ed. Karin Slaughter. Very much a "completely unfair" type of stories where the good guys always see the worst fate, but nice stories nevertheless.

 

[ecclesand]

I'm a big fan of Stephen King's Dark Tower series as well as his other books that span the horror/fantasy genre (Insomnia, The Stand, The Talisman, Black House, Salem's Lot). Good reading...for me at least.