Comments on: Horror Binge, Any Recs?

by: pretty eastern

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:44:47 +0000

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill, thought-provoking and scary, scary stuff.

by: DS

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:02:26 +0000

Late to the party but I love Elemental by Michael McDowell, and I’m not even sure there was really a ghost in it. In fact, I love everything by Michael McDowell who also wrote the screenplay for Beetlejuice as well as some other good southern horror: Amulet and the six volume Black River series are a couple of favorites. He died way too young. But so did a lot of talented young people in those days.

by: deemer

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:18:07 +0000

I third Intensity, by Dean Koontz. Koontz lately seems to be losing his touch, but that book is one of his best. There’s a new book out, called The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Oprah poisoned it with her book club recommendation), that freaked me out. And finally, I was completely freaked out by The Lovely Bones, although it’s not officially a horror novel.

by: Meljean

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:45:49 +0000

I can send you Threshold by Caitlin Kiernan, if you’re interested (I’ve got a quick write-up about it on my blog right now.) I won’t be re-reading it soon, just because I have no time — but I thought it was great, if very, very weird. I’ve got the next two on my TBR.

I’ve been trying (and failing) to get through Lisey’s Story by SK, but I want to try out his son’s book — I’ve heard good things. Also, Heartsick.

…and now I have to go look up some of the other recommendations on here.

by: Shiloh

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:19:36 +0000

Man, I haven’t read a good horror book in ages. I do love to read King’s It from time to time. But not so much into horror lately.

by: Kitty

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:06:47 +0000

Anything by John Connolly. The Killing Kind, Every Dead Thing, Bad Men.. His scary stories have this lyrical, beautiful quality to the writing which somehow makes them even creepier.

by: Karen W.

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:01:17 +0000

THE KEEPER by F. Paul Wilson blew me away! Two recent horror novels I was very impressed with were HEART SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill (Stephen King’s son) and THE KEEPER by Sarah Langan. Very creepy, atmospheric, and kept me turning pages. I’m also a big Dean Koontz fan, and his earlier books are definitely horror. (They’re more mainstream suspense now.)

by: Darragha

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:59:51 +0000

A Wind in the Door by L’Engle frightened me.
And an unpublished book called “Concerto Diovolo” is probably the most frightening book I’ve ever read. It’s by Jill Maser. We used to crit for each other awhile back.
I enjoy Stephen King books. And Taylor Caldwell’s “Harvest Home.” Wow.

Darr

by: tbear

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:08:21 +0000

Demon Seed, Watchers and Mutation by Koontz! Esp Demon Seed… “Give me back my hands!” *shudder*

by: MicheleLee

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:18:58 +0000

Ooo! This is my field baby! I recommend Temple: Incarnations by Steven Savile (at www.apexbookcompany.com) It’s dark, got some gore, and interesting, ethereal feel and language that could make me come. And if you like short stories try Read By Dawn vm 1 (which I’m in), it has many good stories from dark humor to ones that play with slasher flick tropes and ones that lean more toward dark fantasy. There’s also the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay, it’s half mystery, but all horror, IMHO and also has lovely language.