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Anonymous Sat Sep 11 21:46:53 2021 No.19031559 [Reply] [Original]

Horror book that is actually scary and a page turner? No stephen king and don’t recommend me some shit written by edgar allen poe 200 years ago because that shit is lame.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 21:49:19 2021 No.19031569 i dont get it

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 21:50:49 2021 No.19031578 >>19031569 Its meant to be some schizo post, like the guy telling the story is hallucinating the encounter or something idk

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 21:51:34 2021 No.19031583 Stephen King, Pet Samatary

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 21:52:56 2021 No.19031588 >>19031559 no one gets out alive

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 21:53:11 2021 No.19031590 >>19031583 DIDNT YOUR READ MY POST YOU FUCKING IDIOT CRETIN I SAID NOT STEPHEN KING YOU STUPID CUNT FUCK YOU AND FUCK OFF

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 21:54:13 2021 No.19031595 >>19031588 Thanks ill check it out

Anonymous Sat Sep 11 21:56:28 2021 No.19031606
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>>19031559
its not a horror book but pic related will genuinely instil fear in you anon, plus its an incredible book. one of the all time greats. give it a shot

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 21:58:09 2021 No.19031612 The Last Days of Jack Sparks

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:02:52 2021 No.19031635 >>19031606 Ive read it, but i know what you mean

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:10:58 2021 No.19031675 House of Leaves was actually scary in some parts

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:13:13 2021 No.19031687 Thomas Ligotti

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:15:52 2021 No.19031700 >>19031559 try Billy Summers

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:16:38 2021 No.19031706 >>19031606 great book, check it out OP

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:22:04 2021 No.19031731 >>19031559 The Raven

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:23:29 2021 No.19031741 >>19031731 Ooh yea i bet when the bird said nevermore that really rustled your jimmies

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:27:37 2021 No.19031773 >>19031559 >No stephen king and don’t recommend me some shit written by edgar allen poe 200 years ago because that shit is lame. Filtered The only book that gave me chill I think is Lord of the Flies by Vernon Lee (NOT William Golding)

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:34:35 2021 No.19031798 >>19031773 >filtered by stephen king Think about what you are saying

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:40:21 2021 No.19031824 >>19031559 Jack Ketchum - The Girl Next Door

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:43:20 2021 No.19031832 >>19031824 Ash Ketchum - The Pokemon Trainer Next Door

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:49:27 2021 No.19031856 >>19031559 maybe some conspiracy articles

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:50:40 2021 No.19031863 i'm thinking of ending things, the road

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:51:57 2021 No.19031869 >>19031559 Murders in the Rue Morgue The Shining Call of the Crocodile

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:54:00 2021 No.19031880 >>19031824 Too horrible. Would not recommend.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 22:54:06 2021 No.19031881 >>19031856 Thanks for being so concise. In all seriousness, any recs? Im interested in stuff involving catacombs and people who live in caves underground

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 23:00:47 2021 No.19031912 Pig Island It's not a really great book or anything but it's the only one I've read that I can think of that matches your requirements

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 23:17:22 2021 No.19032003 >>19031578 Very dumb gimmick

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 23:20:03 2021 No.19032018 Call of the Crocodile is like the only modern horror book that actually creeped me out. I think it’s because of the meta existential dread in it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 23:27:00 2021 No.19032058 >>19031559 dead space: martyr was surprisingly good

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 23:31:28 2021 No.19032090 >>19032058 this, good quick read

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 23:44:53 2021 No.19032169 >>19032018 Fuck off gardner, not reading your shite

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 11 23:54:46 2021 No.19032219 >>19031559 The Hungry Moon by Ramsey Campbell. Has this sense of impending doom that doesn’t let up. Song of Kali is pulpy but definitely a page turner, gripping read.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 00:08:18 2021 No.19032281 >>19031590 You got played nigger! It was obvious bait considering he spelt Pat wrong

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 00:12:05 2021 No.19032291 >>19031773 Can't find any book by Vernon Lee that goes by Lord of the Flies.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 00:29:33 2021 No.19032346 Suprised no ones posted Call of the Crocodile yet. Try that OP

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 00:31:04 2021 No.19032350 >>19032346 Ah wait they have. My bad

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 00:53:41 2021 No.19032418 Anyone read Song of Kali by Dan Simmons? How is it?

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 01:09:09 2021 No.19032458 File: 46 KB, 476x666, Capture.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>19032418 it's great, on point about india

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 01:12:58 2021 No.19032466 House of Leaves

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 01:26:43 2021 No.19032509 The Shining House of Leaves Call of the Crocodile Frankenstein if you want something old. I know you said you don’t but that one is well known for a reason. It’s one of the better ones.

Anonymous Sun Sep 12 01:41:16 2021 No.19032577
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>>19032018
if any anons are for some reason interested in wasting their time reading gardener's dogshit, at least don't also waste your money - it's available for free here:
https://au1lib.org/book/11994656/1ff726

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 04:21:53 2021 No.19033058 >>19031881 The descent by Jeff Long is what you're looking for, there's also a good film that has the same name

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 04:24:14 2021 No.19033065 Maybe check out some Thomas Ligotti stories. The Frolic is a pretty great short story.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 04:31:46 2021 No.19033083 >>19032018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR_n8win2Vs&t=5s Just saw this in another thread. Book sounds really interesting desu. Are the other ones supposed to be good too?

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 04:41:08 2021 No.19033100 >>19032458 i just finished the terror. does it hold up?

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 05:06:59 2021 No.19033166 >>19031559 Thomas Ligotti

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 05:23:25 2021 No.19033208 >>19033058 literally a perfect recommendation. cheers heaps lad

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 05:49:29 2021 No.19033253 >>19033100 it's good but not as good as the terror. it's more like a page turner thriller

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 06:38:19 2021 No.19033350 >>19032291 bump

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 10:48:49 2021 No.19034337 Brian Lumley's Necroscope series

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 11:30:00 2021 No.19034552 Any book to capture the feeling of David Lynch movies?

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 12 13:52:26 2021 No.19035423 >>19031559 I just finished reading Asleep in the Sun and what the fuck man

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