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Are there anymore books that are as epic as IT? Horror wise. This book was just so perfect in my opinion, I need something just like it.

(already read The Stand)

>> No.878933

Any Hp Lovecraft. The Shining maybe too

>> No.878942

I gotta say, Shining > It,

however both epic.

>> No.878960

Meh, The Shining was good but I want something longer.

>> No.878972

Few things are as epic as It. But I'll recommend The Traveling Vampire Show, by Richard Laymon

>> No.878981

cell

>> No.878986

>>878981
That was my first King novel, not bad but its unbelievable that the same author wrote The Stand.

>> No.878997

>>878911
Interesting. I was going to the book store tomorrow to pick up the Stand for a cruise im going on.
Should i get IT instead?

>> No.879000

i read this and actually hated it

only because king added kids gangbanging for no mother fucking reason

>> No.879009

>>878997
Read The Stand first.

>> No.879008

>>879000
He seems to do things like this pretty often, albeit slightly less over the top. I stopped reading Misery when he mentioned being "raped full of her breath." I just don't feel like I can read a book which pulls that analogy out of fucking nowhere and expects me to DROP. EVERYTHING.

>> No.879013

>>879000
>implying that wasn't a magical and lovely scene

>> No.879023
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879023

I've heard a lot of comparisons between Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys and IT. 20th Century Boys also happens to be exceptionally good. I suggest checking it out unless you're averse to comics for some reason.

>> No.879040

>>879023
This. For the love of god stay away from the live action films though.

>> No.879056

>>879008
this is why i hated myself for downloading all the king audiobooks to listen to at work

his flaws just get more and more apparent to more i listen

and GOOD horror audiobooks are so rare too

>> No.879060

I've never read anything as scary as it, and I've been looking for years.

>> No.879090

>>878997
I recommend The Stand but then IT right after that.

>> No.879164

READ THE PASSAGE

>> No.879190
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879190

>>879164
AWW HELL YES. Just read the synopsis and it looks good. It comes out in two days, can't fucking wait. A great summer epic at 766 pages.

>> No.879193

>>879190
Ohh shit, June 8th, not July. Will pick up tomorrow.