You can forgive much bad prose if the story works, while no matter how well-crafted, if you're not jumping in fright, you've lost.
So, I ask the Barn:
WHAT ARE THE SCARIEST BOOKS YOU HAVE EVER READ?
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Looking for a Scary Book - Monkey Barn Help!
So, every year around Halloween I try to read a new scary book that I haven't gotten to yet. I have no real criteria, other than I like to read good (=quality) books. However, when it comes to scary stories, it's almost more important that they're interesting/scary than how well-written they are.
You can forgive much bad prose if the story works, while no matter how well-crafted, if you're not jumping in fright, you've lost.
So, I ask the Barn:
You can forgive much bad prose if the story works, while no matter how well-crafted, if you're not jumping in fright, you've lost.
So, I ask the Barn:
The only book that ever kept me awake at night was "The Shining" by Stephen King.
ReplyDeleteWickedly scary, better than the movie.
The Bible.
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