Oh man, I am SO not the right blogger for this prompt! Scariest book I’ve ever read? Does The Fantastic Mr. Fox count? Things got pretty rough for that fox for a while there. I think, real answer, probably one of the (very few) Stephen King books I attempted to read in high school. I didn’t go for the really scary ones. I think I read Four Past Midnight, The Dark Half, Firestarter and The Dead Zone. I also read The Hot Zone, and because it was actually real, it probably terrified me more. I’ve been petrified of Ebola becoming airborne ever since, and you can imagine how much I’m enjoying the pandemic. And Jurassic Park definitely had me up late listening for dinosaur footprints outside my window!
Not the bet answers, I know, but I just don’t do horror! What about you guys? Are there any other easily scared readers out there? If so, which is the scariest book you’ve ever read?
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I’ve never been able to get into Stephen King, but I agree he’s a good horror writer.
He is, but I also find his books to be really padded. I prefer his short stories, as the novels tend to be really long.
I dunno, that’s a good selection of Stephen King titles. I read a lot of horror, so I had sort of the opposite problem: how to narrow it down?
Haha! Kudos on your bravery!
The Hot Zone was scary for sure, especially now that we know how easy it is for a new virus vto reach every corner of the world.
Yeah, I didn’t have a very hard time imagining it. It changed my perception of the world. For my entire adult life I was scared of anyone visibly sick on an airplane and hated the proximity of public transportation. I hope that this experience prompts some changes in how airflow is handled in public vehicles and buildings, but somehow I doubt it.