FabSwingers.com forum: Scariest book you have read

By *iamondsmiles. OP Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

For me its the rats triology

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A book called Thinner. Cant remember who its by. Defo freaked me out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Physics, chemistry and Math

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

The servants of twilight. Creepy as

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By *rontier PsychiatristMan
over a year ago

Coventry

The Old Testament for me. I think it is the book with the most Genocide.

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

I remember Family Portrait by Graham Masterton gave me nightmares

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By *eeleyWoman
over a year ago

Dudley

My life story

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've read lots of horror stories but I wouldn't say that any have scared me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a kid my sister had this Jackie or some such annual. There was a horrid strip about this weird cult. Gave me nightmares for ages.

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By *lbinoGorillaMan
over a year ago

Redditch

"A book called Thinner. Cant remember who its by. Defo freaked me out"

It was Stephen King, but an early book published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman

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By *iamondsmiles. OP Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"A book called Thinner. Cant remember who its by. Defo freaked me out

It was Stephen King, but an early book published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman"
thats interesting i will have to look for that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Overcoming - Vicky Phelan.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not so sure any have scared me as such.

Stephen King's IT was a great read but I wouldn't say it made me quickly run up the stairs at night etc.

Having said that, I don't read as much as I would like.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Mr Tickle from The Mr Men always scared me as a child.

It was the pictures more than the actual story though to be fair as you’d see his long wobbly looking arm poking through a door......

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple
over a year ago

kent

I’ve read soooo many horror books, and there is one that absolutely stands out. ‘House Of Leaves’ by Mark Z Danielewski. I’ve managed to convince a few others to read it, and everyone has been freaked out by it.

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

The bible

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to read a lot of horror stories but none have scared me so much as a an autobiography by Dave Peltzer and his books , a child called it series. The things one human can do to another is heartbreaking x

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

James herbert: the ghosts of sleath

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I read lots of horror. But the way people treat others is the greatest horror.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"The Old Testament for me. I think it is the book with the most Genocide."

Stole my damn answer.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Peter Benchley Jaws, it's bad enough watching a woman in the first act, getting eaten by a shark. But actually in her head reading her thoughts whilst it's happening

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"For me its the rats triology"

Same. Although oddly the first time I encountered any form of erotic writing in a book.

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

"The Old Testament for me. I think it is the book with the most Genocide.

Stole my damn answer."

Yep the old testament is an absolute horror show

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

‘The woman in Rutland’ was pretty good.

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By *iamondsmiles. OP Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"‘The woman in Rutland’ was pretty good. "
shes too scarey for me

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

I love Stephen King

Read It, when I was 16

I had nightmares for weeks, took my ages, the longest time ever to finish a book

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

The Fog.

Any James Herbert book, i found his books scarier than Stephen King’s.

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By *illy999TV/TS
over a year ago

Taunton

Brave New World.

Aldous Huxley.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't say any book has scared me tbh

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By *il FiskMan
over a year ago

sefton

Tory manifesto

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By *lueWonderMan
over a year ago

Preston.....ish

"For me its the rats triology"

Oh my lord, totally agree!

I remember reading this in my late teens / early 20's!!

Might have to dig them out and have another read of them.

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

The Tooth Fairy by Graham Joyce

Lex

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By *rontier PsychiatristMan
over a year ago

Coventry

"The Old Testament for me. I think it is the book with the most Genocide.

Stole my damn answer."

Stole? Them sound like fighting words. Am I to prepare the jelly pit?

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By *erryxxxWoman
over a year ago

manchester

Stephen King, Salem’s lot - the only book that has ever made me jump!

Shame the film was truly crap

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"I love Stephen King

Read It, when I was 16

I had nightmares for weeks, took my ages, the longest time ever to finish a book "

I was talking to my friend the other day an saying exactly this. The library scene and when IT is disguised as a tramp... I bloody hate HATE clowns.

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

Not a horror but the passage in 1984 with the rat and the cage.......

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

"I used to read a lot of horror stories but none have scared me so much as a an autobiography by Dave Peltzer and his books , a child called it series. The things one human can do to another is heartbreaking x "

I read these whilst working in child protection. I think that job de-sensitised me as nothing surprises me any more

J x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not sure if they were scariest but i used to enjoy Graham Masterson a lot.

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By *hromosexualsCouple
over a year ago

Near Abercynon

"I’ve read soooo many horror books, and there is one that absolutely stands out. ‘House Of Leaves’ by Mark Z Danielewski. I’ve managed to convince a few others to read it, and everyone has been freaked out by it. "

I’m going to give this one a go

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Bible!

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

Anything written by a reality star celebrity or Kate price.

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By *otstuffbabeCouple
over a year ago

Bolton

havoc junction - absolutely fantastic!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve never read a scary book

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"For me its the rats triology"

Terrifying books.

R.I.P. James Herbert.

Fluke is my favourite by him.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

peak oil cant remember who its bye

story of what happens when oil is cut off to the west bye a series of terrorist acts and the subsequent breakdown of social order as food fuel etc runs out .very scarey reading

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A book called Thinner. Cant remember who its by. Defo freaked me out"

Stephen king aka Richard bachman

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A book called Thinner. Cant remember who its by. Defo freaked me out

It was Stephen King, but an early book published under the pseudonym Richard Bachmanthats interesting i will have to look for that"

The movie is good but they changed the ending slightly.

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By *eefdoddusCouple
over a year ago

Scottish Borders

Amityville Horror by Jay Anson. Supposedly a true story but that's been disputed. I remember the hair on my head standing up several times reading it. Never had that with any other book since.

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By *dsindyTV/TS
over a year ago

East Lancashire

The Shining.....better than the film. Truly creepy and deserving of the "Joey Tribbiani put the book in the freezer" award

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By *lbinoGorillaMan
over a year ago

Redditch

"The Shining.....better than the film. Truly creepy and deserving of the "Joey Tribbiani put the book in the freezer" award"

I've read several Stephen King books, and have always thought he has a very fluid, conversational style of writing.

But The Shining is different - each time I've read it, I've struggled a bit to get the middle, as though he wasn't quite on form, but then it suddenly takes off and it's a real page turner.

Am I alone in that?

And the book is definitely better than the film

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

When I read in a newspaper about the tories plan for brexit. That's nightmare fuel.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Children of the corn

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"Amityville Horror by Jay Anson. Supposedly a true story but that's been disputed. I remember the hair on my head standing up several times reading it. Never had that with any other book since."

Probably not true considering it's about demons and spirits.

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By *nceinawhileCouple
over a year ago

Ipswich

"For me its the rats triology"

Fantastic set I like James Herbert the fog is another one that scared me when I first read it as a young adult, I love reading James Herbert and Stephen King books

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My companies end of year tax report

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Every single political party pamphlet that comes through my door - guaranteed to send a shiver down my spine!

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

The Bible

How people believe in that amazes me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Katie Price my life.. lol

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By *lbinoGorillaMan
over a year ago

Redditch

"The Bible

How people believe in that amazes me.

Or the Koran

Or ANY religious bullshit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Frankenstein is probably the most original and truly a great book.

Ghost Story by Peter Straub might be the best more modern horror story I can think of but the most appalling and frightening one is probably Pet Semetary by Stephen King. It didn’t bother me when I read it originally - and the actual horror and resurrection side still don’t - but read it again recently after becoming a parent and the death of the little boy, Gage, is just horrific. It’s amazing in one sense but mostly it’s just a stomach churning scenario for any parent to think about.

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

1408 by Stephen King (a short story rather than a book)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"1408 by Stephen King (a short story rather than a book)"

That’s a belter!

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By *nceinawhileCouple
over a year ago

Ipswich

"1408 by Stephen King (a short story rather than a book)

That’s a belter!"

Totally agree with you both

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Dark by James Herbert not super scary but reading it at night had its moments lol

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

"For me its the rats triology"

I liked rats and domain of that series

"The Fog.

Any James Herbert book, i found his books scarier than Stephen King’s."

I have to agree with the above comment stephen kings stays on character too long

"James herbert: the ghosts of sleath

Havent read that one might take a look at it.

Another one is the dark by james herbert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"For me its the rats triology

I liked rats and domain of that series

The Fog.

Any James Herbert book, i found his books scarier than Stephen King’s.

I have to agree with the above comment stephen kings stays on character too long

James herbert: the ghosts of sleath

Havent read that one might take a look at it.

Another one is the dark by james herbert "

James Herberts creed and 48 are cracking books

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Dark by James Herbert not super scary but reading it at night had its moments lol "

Might read that again.

Anything by Stephen laws is always worth a read.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"1408 by Stephen King (a short story rather than a book)

That’s a belter!"

Shit movie adaptation though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dean Koontz has some incredible books. Watchers was the first horror novel I ever read. Brilliant.

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By *argaryen starkCouple
over a year ago

pinxton

Watchers is an amazing book . currently reading nemesis by Shaun hutson

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Where Baby's come from

surley thats not true

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By *carlet_woman_xxWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

"The Fog.

Any James Herbert book, i found his books scarier than Stephen King’s."

Love all James Herbert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a big fan of both James Herbert and Stephen King....but the most harrowing book I've read is House of Dolls

Fuzz

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A book called Thinner. Cant remember who its by. Defo freaked me out"

Yes read that book. Was a weird one.

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Out are the lights

Richard laymon

Now that’s one seriously fucked up author

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By *ichelangeloxMan
over a year ago

cambridge

The Pilo Family Circus, by Will Elliott. F¥*€ing hate clowns. Scary as hell!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Out are the lights

Richard laymon

Now that’s one seriously fucked up author

Love his books.

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