Posted on 09/14/2008 10:43:19 AM PDT by Artemis Webb
Still his most thought provoking read for me was a short story that you can find in "Strange Highways" Twilight of the Dawn
Russel Kirk wrote a number of ghost stories, which are quite scary. They used to be published by Arkham House, but I think are being redone by other publishers. Lord of the Hollow Dark is one of his very creepy novels.
—tkoed
Can't stand ( oops, sorry ) King any more but this book was one of his best.
They are mainly short stories but Edith Wharton wrote some very good horror. There are a couple of collections of them available on amazon.
Lot's of good stuff and you can challenge yourself by reading it in Old English.
They wrote kinda funny back then ;-D
"Speaks the The Night Bird", "Swan Song" by McCammon.
"The Stand", "The Shining", and "It" by King.
I can’t remember the authors’ names (it was a joint effort of two writers who published under a pseudonym), but a very scary and not too long book is “Death Walks in Eastrepps”. The first chapter is a bit slow, but stay with it, it’s great.
Hard to believe that Tom Tryon played Texas John Slaughter in those Disney movies.
Bitter Harvest by Ann Rule. It’s about the Prairie Village, KS nurse who tried to poison her husband then set fire to her house killing 2 of her 3 children. True story.
The first 5 or so book in Laurel K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series. Do not go to much farther than that though, the author goes through a personality change and so do her books.
Also his most popular book not to mention the one he hates the most.
Hi Peggy! Have you ever read Ann Rule’s book about Diane Downs, “Small Sacrifices”? I read it a few years ago and it really reminds me of the Casey Anthony case going on now in Florida.
I love these book threads.
Hi RK! No, I haven’t read it. I only read Bitter Harvest because the family lived 3 minutes from me. I’ll have to check it out.
“The Hot Zone” by Richard Preston is one of the scariest things I ever read.”
That scared me too!
That sounds good, too. Thanks!
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