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spcamaj · 01-15-2010, 07:14 PM

List Your top 10 horror books.

Cisco in HD · 01-15-2010, 07:31 PM

I don't have books to list at the moment, BUT I am interested in this thread, I would like to dive into some good horror books, to change things up a bit. I'll be checking in often.

spcamaj · 01-15-2010, 07:36 PM

Yeah i love horror movies and im starting to read alot of books at work i just want to see if im missing any good ones out there.

mikejet · 01-15-2010, 07:53 PM

The Relic series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are good. Their other books with Special Agent Pendergast are also pretty good too. Might be more along the lines of thrillers though.

Rob71 · 01-15-2010, 07:56 PM

1. The Call Of Cthulhu And Other Weird Stories - H.P. Lovecraft
2. The Stand - Stephen King
3. I Am Legend - Richard Matheson
4. Dracula - Bram Stoker
5. The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
6. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
7. The Amityville Horror - Jay Anson
8. Swan Song - Robert R. McCammon
9. Relic - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
10. The Damnation Game - Clive Barker

I only listed one book by each author on my list, when in reality anything by H.P. Lovecraft is good, and also King. I also liked Hell House by Matheson.

toef · 01-15-2010, 09:15 PM

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fatediesel · 01-15-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by toefer

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I used to love RL Stine books when I was younger. Christopher Pike wrote similar books although his were usually a bit more mature and seemed to be aimed more at teenagers.

wardeworth · 01-16-2010, 05:37 AM

When Darkness Falls and Other Stories by Ruskin Bond is a good book to read. It has short stories. If you like reality stories then you may like it.

Hammie · 01-16-2010, 06:03 AM

I've always put Clive Barker's 'The Great and Secret Show' and "The Hellbound Heart' at the top of my list.

Stephen Kings older stuff like 'Carrie,' 'Firestater,' 'Cujo,' and the cool idea of 'The Regulators' and 'Desperation.' Are some of the ones I can re-read again and again.

sfmarine · 01-16-2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by toefer

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...now you're making me re-live my childhood. I had a bunch of those as a kid.

I thought the 1408 short-story by King was good. Decent movie as well.

koontz1973 · 01-17-2010, 04:57 AM

In no particular order,

The Rat trilogy - James Herbert
The Beast House Trilogy - Richard Laymon (Best horror writer ever IMO (RIP))
The Totum - David Morrell (REC and Quarantine are based loosely on this)
Misery - Stephen King

Anything by Herbert and Laymon will do the job of giving nightmares.

Not especially horror, but Dean Koontz can scare.

surfdude12 · 01-18-2010, 02:46 PM

reading The Stand right now...it is ranked #29 among all-novels:

http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlib...estnovels.html

long as hell (1200 pgs), but also good as hell too...

Psychonaut · 01-18-2010, 03:00 PM

The Stand is my top. I was bummed when I finished reading it.

atomik kinder · 01-18-2010, 04:46 PM

I read a lot of crap when I was in high school, but I did read a few that were really good. I haven't read much of anything lately that I think I would consider the BEST. Much of what I read in HS I cannot even remember or even who wrote them.

Here a few novels which I feel are the best that I have read. They are in no particular order.

The Stand- Stephen King (Pet Sematery, The Shining, It, Carrie, Salem's Lot etc...)
Summer of Night- Dan Simmons (also Carrion Comfort is very good)
Stinger- Robert R McCammon (also Mine, They Thirst, Swan Song, Wolf's Hour)
Necroscope- Brian Lumley (this is an extensive series, I only read the first three)
Dead and Buried- Chealsea Quinn Yarbro
Imagica- Clive Barker (Thief of Always, The Great and Secret Show, The Damnation Game)
Ghost Story- Peter Straub
The Keep- F. Paul Wilson (This is also spawned a series, but I have only read this one and Reborn which was also very good)
Harvest Home- Tom Tryon (The Other)
I Am Legend- Richard Matheson

01-15-2010, 07:56 PM	#5
Rob71 Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:295 Trading Score:5	1. The Call Of Cthulhu And Other Weird Stories - H.P. Lovecraft 2. The Stand - Stephen King 3. I Am Legend - Richard Matheson 4. Dracula - Bram Stoker 5. The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson 6. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson 7. The Amityville Horror - Jay Anson 8. Swan Song - Robert R. McCammon 9. Relic - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 10. The Damnation Game - Clive Barker I only listed one book by each author on my list, when in reality anything by H.P. Lovecraft is good, and also King. I also liked Hell House by Matheson. Last edited by Rob71; 01-15-2010 at 08:03 PM.

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01-15-2010, 07:14 PM	#1
spcamaj Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:new york city Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:327 Blu-ray reviews:20	Top 10 Horror Books List Your top 10 horror books.

01-15-2010, 07:31 PM	#2
Cisco in HD Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:West Palm Beach, FL Trading Score:3	I don't have books to list at the moment, BUT I am interested in this thread, I would like to dive into some good horror books, to change things up a bit. I'll be checking in often.

01-15-2010, 07:36 PM	#3
spcamaj Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:new york city Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:327 Blu-ray reviews:20	Yeah i love horror movies and im starting to read alot of books at work i just want to see if im missing any good ones out there.

01-15-2010, 07:53 PM	#4
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	The Relic series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are good. Their other books with Special Agent Pendergast are also pretty good too. Might be more along the lines of thrillers though.

01-15-2010, 09:15 PM	#6
toef Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2008 Location:Isla Nublar 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:545 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	#1

01-16-2010, 05:37 AM	#8
wardeworth Banned Member since:Jan 2010	When Darkness Falls and Other Stories by Ruskin Bond is a good book to read. It has short stories. If you like reality stories then you may like it.

01-16-2010, 06:03 AM	#9
Hammie Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Washington, DC Metro Home Theater Gallery:53 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:12	I've always put Clive Barker's 'The Great and Secret Show' and "The Hellbound Heart' at the top of my list. Stephen Kings older stuff like 'Carrie,' 'Firestater,' 'Cujo,' and the cool idea of 'The Regulators' and 'Desperation.' Are some of the ones I can re-read again and again.

01-17-2010, 04:57 AM	#11
koontz1973 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Insane Alylum for the over achievers. Blu-ray collection:133	In no particular order, The Rat trilogy - James Herbert The Beast House Trilogy - Richard Laymon (Best horror writer ever IMO (RIP)) The Totum - David Morrell (REC and Quarantine are based loosely on this) Misery - Stephen King Anything by Herbert and Laymon will do the job of giving nightmares. Not especially horror, but Dean Koontz can scare.

01-18-2010, 02:46 PM	#12
surfdude12 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews:112 Trading Score:1	reading The Stand right now...it is ranked #29 among all-novels: http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlib...estnovels.html long as hell (1200 pgs), but also good as hell too...

01-18-2010, 03:00 PM	#13
Psychonaut Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Second left after Wal-Mart Blu-ray collection:111	The Stand is my top. I was bummed when I finished reading it.

01-18-2010, 04:46 PM	#14
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I read a lot of crap when I was in high school, but I did read a few that were really good. I haven't read much of anything lately that I think I would consider the BEST. Much of what I read in HS I cannot even remember or even who wrote them. Here a few novels which I feel are the best that I have read. They are in no particular order. The Stand- Stephen King (Pet Sematery, The Shining, It, Carrie, Salem's Lot etc...) Summer of Night- Dan Simmons (also Carrion Comfort is very good) Stinger- Robert R McCammon (also Mine, They Thirst, Swan Song, Wolf's Hour) Necroscope- Brian Lumley (this is an extensive series, I only read the first three) Dead and Buried- Chealsea Quinn Yarbro Imagica- Clive Barker (Thief of Always, The Great and Secret Show, The Damnation Game) Ghost Story- Peter Straub The Keep- F. Paul Wilson (This is also spawned a series, but I have only read this one and Reborn which was also very good) Harvest Home- Tom Tryon (The Other) I Am Legend- Richard Matheson

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