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By (user no longer on site) 9 weeks ago
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"The spooky season is upon us, so what creepy, scary or haunting books would you recommend.
PS.Nothing by Stephen king, nor Shelley or Stoker !!
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What’s your particular flavour of horror?
The weird stuff? The bloody? The psychological? A little bit cosy? |
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 9 weeks ago
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"The spooky season is upon us, so what creepy, scary or haunting books would you recommend.
PS.Nothing by Stephen king, nor Shelley or Stoker !!
What’s your particular flavour of horror?
The weird stuff? The bloody? The psychological? A little bit cosy?"
I've read loads, just after authors so I can have a quick review of their works. |
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By (user no longer on site) 9 weeks ago
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"The spooky season is upon us, so what creepy, scary or haunting books would you recommend.
PS.Nothing by Stephen king, nor Shelley or Stoker !!
What’s your particular flavour of horror?
The weird stuff? The bloody? The psychological? A little bit cosy?
I've read loads, just after authors so I can have a quick review of their works. "
I’d also rate Ramsey Campbell, especially his short stories.
Laird Barron is a favourite, as is Robert Aickman. Catriona Ward writes a great scare. |
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 9 weeks ago
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"The spooky season is upon us, so what creepy, scary or haunting books would you recommend.
PS.Nothing by Stephen king, nor Shelley or Stoker !!
What’s your particular flavour of horror?
The weird stuff? The bloody? The psychological? A little bit cosy?
I've read loads, just after authors so I can have a quick review of their works.
I’d also rate Ramsey Campbell, especially his short stories.
Laird Barron is a favourite, as is Robert Aickman. Catriona Ward writes a great scare."
Thanks, I'll add those to my list of if authors. |
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 9 weeks ago
Borough of Greenwich |
"The Rats series by James Herbert... I have read it twice already, with a very long time in between and am looking to read it again once I have finished the books I am reading  "
I've read lots of Herbert's books, anyone wanting to try horror or the supernatural should start with his. |
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 9 weeks ago
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"The Rats series by James Herbert... I have read it twice already, with a very long time in between and am looking to read it again once I have finished the books I am reading "
I've read lots of Herbert's books, anyone wanting to try horror or the supernatural should start with his. |
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I actually like James Herbert alongside the horror some of his earlier books had lurid sex scenes as well 
Dennis Wheatley, a few of his like The Devil Rides Out and The Satanist. Hammer Films often took his books and a made a decent film or two.
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 9 weeks ago
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"Edgar Allen Poe - Tell Tale Heart
George Orwell - 1984 (horror in a different sense)
Brett Easton Ellis - American Psycho
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I've read some of Poe's
I've also read the other 2
Thank you
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 9 weeks ago
Borough of Greenwich |
"I read a book about an entity called Enoch when I was a teenager, that I felt was quite scary.
I've tried to find it since but no amount of Googling has helped me find it."
Doesn't ring a bell, but it's the sort of book that would appeal to me. |
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"I read a book about an entity called Enoch when I was a teenager, that I felt was quite scary.
I've tried to find it since but no amount of Googling has helped me find it."
Is Enoch invisible and does he ride on the head of the protagonist and bite and claw his scalp to make him commit murders ? |
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"I read a book about an entity called Enoch when I was a teenager, that I felt was quite scary.
I've tried to find it since but no amount of Googling has helped me find it.
Is Enoch invisible and does he ride on the head of the protagonist and bite and claw his scalp to make him commit murders ?"
Yes, I think that's it. At the end I think it/he travels to someone else. |
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"Check out C.William Giles... see what you think xx
The darkness of strangers looks good. Looks like a cheap read as well, so win win. Thanks"
You're welcome, he was a friend of mine... sadly passed away a few years ago 😢 |
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"I read a book about an entity called Enoch when I was a teenager, that I felt was quite scary.
I've tried to find it since but no amount of Googling has helped me find it.
Is Enoch invisible and does he ride on the head of the protagonist and bite and claw his scalp to make him commit murders ?
Yes, I think that's it. At the end I think it/he travels to someone else."
Message me Nana . |
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"I read a book about an entity called Enoch when I was a teenager, that I felt was quite scary.
I've tried to find it since but no amount of Googling has helped me find it.
Is Enoch invisible and does he ride on the head of the protagonist and bite and claw his scalp to make him commit murders ?
Yes, I think that's it. At the end I think it/he travels to someone else."
I just Googled Enoch horror book and it's come straight up. Google must have got better.
I'm too scared to read it now 😂 |
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"I read a book about an entity called Enoch when I was a teenager, that I felt was quite scary.
I've tried to find it since but no amount of Googling has helped me find it.
Is Enoch invisible and does he ride on the head of the protagonist and bite and claw his scalp to make him commit murders ?
Yes, I think that's it. At the end I think it/he travels to someone else.
Message me Nana ."
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"Only read Bram Stokers Dracula... Blummin classic
Love Bram … check out Dacre Stoker’s (great grand nephew of Bram) Dracul…. It’s a precursor to Brams Dracula - very good and very atmospheric
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Have just got it on Amazon audio books on free ttial |
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 9 weeks ago
Borough of Greenwich |
A big thank you for all the suggestions, I've purchased these from World of book.
Ramsey Campbell: Midnight sun and Thirteen days by sunset beach.
David Shelton: Thirteen chairs
Richard Laymon: One rainy night
Catriona Ward: Last house on needless st.
The Darkness of strangers, is still to be purchased on my kindle.
Many thanks.
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Try a google for " The Atlantic A Sea Story " , it'll take you to a well written article in The Atlantic about the truly awful sinking of the MS Estonia ship. I think it's the scariest thing I have ever read. |
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 9 weeks ago
Borough of Greenwich |
"Try a google for " The Atlantic A Sea Story " , it'll take you to a well written article in The Atlantic about the truly awful sinking of the MS Estonia ship. I think it's the scariest thing I have ever read. "
I'll look it up. |
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 9 weeks ago
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"Try a google for " The Atlantic A Sea Story " , it'll take you to a well written article in The Atlantic about the truly awful sinking of the MS Estonia ship. I think it's the scariest thing I have ever read. "
Thanks for this suggestion, a very traumatic tale, it felt like I was aboard the vessel. A very well written article. |
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Clive Barker - Weaveworld is also a good fantasy / horror
There are also the psychological horror Flowers in the Attic series by V.C. Andrews
And a South Korean horror trilogy : The Vegetarian by Han Kang gets seriously under your skin!
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My go to stories for Spooky Season -
The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
Hell House - Richard Matheson
Whilst M.R.James is considered the master of the ghost story and worthy finding a 'best of' his stories, I'd recommend E.F.Benson and his short stories. His short story, "In The Tower" is a proper chiller. |
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 8 weeks ago
Borough of Greenwich |
"The ring - Koji Suzuki
The woman in black - Susan Hill
Martyr - B. K. Evensong
Battle Royal - Koushun Takami
Short story - I Have No Mouth and I must scream by Harlan Ellison"
I've read woman in black and I love Korean /Asian cinema , so I've seen battle royale and the Ring .
I'll search the other one |
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By *WANDTG OP Couple 8 weeks ago
Borough of Greenwich |
"My go to stories for Spooky Season -
The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
Hell House - Richard Matheson
Whilst M.R.James is considered the master of the ghost story and worthy finding a 'best of' his stories, I'd recommend E.F.Benson and his short stories. His short story, "In The Tower" is a proper chiller."
Thanks for the recommendations |
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