I'm an avid horror lover and it's been so long since I've read a good horror book. Please suggest me your favourite..
Ps- please keep in mind, I don't like gory books.. a good old ghost haunting or any other supernatural would be great..
Thanks
by Mission_Candy2076
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Sarah Read – The Atropine Tree (However, there are some descriptions of rather unsanitary Victorian-age surgery).
It’s not a ghost story but…
*Blindness* Jose Saramago
In which an epidemic of blindness spreads rapidly in a city – people try to survive as they contend with the lack of sight and especially the way *other people behave when they know they can’t be seen or held responsible*
This book is extremely harrowing
House Of Leaves
The Terror by Dan Simmons
Shirley Jackson- The Haunting of Hill House, is a classic for a reason, and short too. Perfect for a rainy afternoon to read in one sitting.
It is not gory at all, but just so unsettling. If you’ve seen the Netflix show, it’s won’t spoil the book story.
I have no mouth and i must scream
I’m not a gore fan either. Give me a jump scare any day.
I haven’t read it in 40 years but I remember being chilled by “Ghost Story” by Peter Straub when I was a teen. I was a voracious Stephen King reader at the time, so it must have been good to keep me reading under the blankets with a flashlight. 😄
As an adult, “Relic” by Preston & Child made me look over my shoulder at night. Not a ghost story and I glossed over the bloody scenes. It led me to their series with Agent Pendergast.
The Shining by Stephen King
I loved “The Collected Ghost Stories” of M. R. James. Horror stories from the 1930s written by a medievalist scholar. I think he influenced many writers in the genre (I know for example that H. P. Lovecraft was an admirer).