Horror

[cessusbangy]

Talk about your favourite horror books here...

[SirAllred]

The Shining was a pretty twisted book.

There was no way they could have fit the entire story into a 90 minute movie.

I saw the made for tv movie of it a while back, it kinda added in a few more weird details, like the shrubbery coming to life as lions hunting danny down.

[kaosdeity]

Pet Cemetary was pretty good, though I didn't like the movie very much.

[Darth Gazak]

I Am Legend could be construed as horror, although it's a vampire/sci fi hybrid too.

The book is quite frightening, both in prose and the concept. Better than the film too.

[SirAllred]

Pet Cemetary was pretty good, though I didn't like the movie very much.

lol....Fred Gwynne made the movie epic for me...

Now when any old man tries to give me advice, i can just hear his voice echoeing in the background to "not to go up on that there mountain".

[cessusbangy]

I would have to say Stephen King's IT is my favourite horror book of all time.

[kaosdeity]

I would have to say Stephen King's IT is my favourite horror book of all time.

Now THAT movie scared the **** out of me. I stupid clowns. Didn't get all the way through the book though.

[SirAllred]

So it is Stephen King for the win??

LOL as always

[kaosdeity]

So it is Stephen King for the win??

LOL as always

I'd say King for the novel, but definitely Poe for the short story. And as far as I'm concerned, a good horror story shouldn't have to be very long, so Poe would have to be my favorite. There should be a lot missing from a horror story; it leaves more to the imagination. Let's say people are disappearing in a story. For the story to be the scariest, the absolute worst thing imaginable would have to happen to those people. Your view of the worst thing imaginable is different from mine (most likely), so by NOT telling us what takes place, we can imagine it for ourselves. Then again, if they don't tell us something, the story feels incomplete.

[Durgha]

I can't argue with Poe for short stories. Do you have a favorite? I've always had a hard time picking one. I'm partial to Masque of the Red Death, but more for the imagery than the actual horror component.

[kaosdeity]

I can't argue with Poe for short stories. Do you have a favorite? I've always had a hard time picking one. I'm partial to Masque of the Red Death, but more for the imagery than the actual horror component.
It's hard for me to pick one too. "Masque of Red Death" was a good one though, it took me two readings to catch that the rooms represented the levels of hell. My favorite was probably "The Black Cat." It's pretty intense reading about the protagonist's gradual descent to madness, especially since it is told from first person. The ending wasn't quite as ironic as that of "The Tell-Tale Heart," but still pretty good. But despite how often Poe likes to use the "dead people hidden in walls/ floors" theme, "The Black Cat" just stands out to me.

[Stone Cold]

Stone Cold would have to say... Nightmare on Elm Street. Good stuff.

That Freddy Kroger is one tough burnt sumb*tch.

[femmenoir]

I'm going to go with just about any modern day H.P. Lovecraft anthology. That man's stories changed my childhood.

[Durgha]

It's hard for me to pick one too. "Masque of Red Death" was a good one though, it took me two readings to catch that the rooms represented the levels of hell. My favorite was probably "The Black Cat." It's pretty intense reading about the protagonist's gradual descent to madness, especially since it is told from first person. The ending wasn't quite as ironic as that of "The Tell-Tale Heart," but still pretty good. But despite how often Poe likes to use the "dead people hidden in walls/ floors" theme, "The Black Cat" just stands out to me.

In high school we were assigned to read "Masque of the Red Death." I was quite familiar with it at the time, and actually had to point out some of the symbolism to my teacher. She was NOT pleased, but honestly if you're going to assign Poe, you damn well better understand the imagery.

I haven't read "The Black Cat" in ages. Thanks for mentioning it. Now I'll have something to do when the rest of my relatives show up for Thanksgiving. It's quite fitting for the occasion. I may have to select a few passages to recite at dinner.

And knowing Poe, he probably stuffed a few corpses in walls for inspiration or giggles.

Perhaps more than horror his short stories fill me with a sense of lamentation for being born in this century. Sure, the video games are nice, but there are few things I wouldn't do to have had the chance to converse with that man.