Litofsky Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Why? That was, hands down, one of the best books I've ever read. Every sentence in that book was written for a purpose, and almost everything had a deeper meaning. Of course, you might not have found it if you weren't looking for it. Anyways, Lord of the Flies was scary, but only in the sense that it detailed society in such... well, 'detail.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 What book most sent shivers down your spine & contributed to uneasy sleep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawathehutt Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I would agree with 1984, it was a great book, just incredibly disturbing. The survivors stories book I bought at dachau was also incredibly disturbing, if you cant figure out why, please contact a psychiatrist immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallucination Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29571 It's actually in game. And its highest drop rate is on a priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 i've read tons of steven king books, but the only one that truly freaked me out/sent shivers down my spine was the Shining. One of his best for sure. REDRUM REDRUM REDRUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinkle Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Although Scary Stories and many Stephen King novels scared the crap out of me when I was a kid (I read everything I could get my hands on, which often meant stealing books out of my sister's collection), I have never, ever been more frightened by a book than I was by The Amityville Horror. Even though the movie is terrifying (or was, when I was 12) the book demolished it in terms of ability to induce fear. On the disturbing side, Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho probably takes the cake...it was compelling and nearly impossible to stop reading, but I *really* wanted it to just end. (if you've only seen the movie, you missed about 2/3 of the book) Georges Bataille's The Story Of The Eye is also incredibly f-ed up...and I do not and cannot recommend that to pretty much anyone. (except maybe Sithy XD) Imagine the Marquis De Sade on drugs, then square the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravnas Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Ahh Touche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 OK, I can never think of Amityville Horror seriously after Eddie Murphy's SNL monologue routine in '82 (transcript edited to make it more appropriate for a PG-13 forum): [normal voice] It's real scary. You know what I was wondering about movies? I was watching those movies -- I'm moving out of my house, I was watching movies like Poltergeist and Amityville Horror. Why don't the people just get the hell out of the house? ... You can't make a horror movie with black people in it 'cuz the movie'd stop, you'd see [blacks] runnin' down the street, the movie's over! ... That's the movie. You can't have a movie like that. [....] Movie be just like this: [brother's voice] "Wow, baby, this is beautiful. We got chandelier hangin' up here, kids outside playin', it's a beautiful neighborhood, I really love - this is beaut--" [demonic whisper] "Get out!" [brother's voice] "Too bad we can't stay." [instantly spins, starts walking upstage] ... [cheers and applause, Eddie returns to face the crowd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 1984 by George Orwell (most of the scariness is that it could happen!!!) I'm sorry, but I think I'm confused. "It hasn't?" When I first read 1984, it freaked me out, too. Of course, when I connected it to modern events, it scared the crud out of me. I look a things differently after reading that book. So, yeah, 1984 is one of the scariest novel's I've ever read. Of course, I have a few suggestions now... QFT. My other pick for most disturbing novel: Atlas Shrugged. Not because of the dystopian imagery, but because Ayn Rand couldn't write for s***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCarter426 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 My other pick for most disturbing novel: Atlas Shrugged. Not because of the dystopian imagery, but because Ayn Rand couldn't write for s***. So true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinkle Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Completely agree with the last two posts...I can't stand Ayn Rand. The Fountainhead may be the biggest waste of time ever in my literary life. =( Well that and Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logicophilosophicus...the longest little short book you'll ever read. (Want terrifying? Try symbolic logic!) @Jae I vividly remember that skit =D actually I think that skit was the only reason I was able to handle the book as well as I did >_> which is saying something since I didn't handle it well at all XD I think I actually saw that episode live. My dad loved SNL back then so I got to stay up for it on Saturday nights even at 7yo \o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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