Confession--I cannot read scary books. Nor can I watch scary films. I'm a wuss.
That said, I must confess that there was a book that really shook me when I first read it a gazillion years ago. I'm not quite sure why I read it, but it left quite an impression on me. Here's the publisher's summary:
Holland and Niles Perry are identical thirteen-year-old twins. They are
close, close enough, almost, to read each other's thoughts, but they
couldn't be more different. Holland is bold and mischievous, a bad
influence, while Niles is kind and eager to please, the sort of boy who
makes parents proud. The Perrys live in the bucolic New England town
their family settled centuries ago, and as it happens, the extended clan
has gathered at its ancestral farm this summer to mourn the death of
the twins' father in a most unfortunate accident. Mrs. Perry still
hasn't recovered from the shock of her husband's gruesome end and
stays sequestered in her room, leaving her sons to roam free. As the
summer goes on, though, and Holland's pranks become increasingly
sinister, Niles finds he can no longer make excuses for his brother's
actions.
So, what books have scared the daylights out of you?
OK--several of you asked what this book was! The Other by Tom Tryon
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6 comments:
I love how you didn't tell us the title of the book ;)
The book that scared me was Pet Sematary. I read it when I was 13, and I had a little brother very close to the age of the kid in the book who gets hit by the truck. It was all too close to home!
"Lockdown" by Alexander Gordon Smith. It's bad enough imagining being thrown into a cell for a crime I didn't commit, but add to that skinless monster attack dogs, creepy guys dressed in black and who wear masks, ultra-violent criminals mixed in with kids like me who were framed and knowing that the wardens won't stop whatever assaults they initiate , and having everything be black or pulsating red all the time was terrifying. In the second "Escape from Furnace" book, the horror of solitary is heightened because you're enclosed in an in-ground tube that's just barely big enough to let you move around...nightmarish!
"Intensity" by Dean Koontz. I loved the book and the movie! The scarier the better!
The book that scared me was "Jaws" by Peter Benchley. I read the book before seeing the film, and the book was far more frightening! I am a water sport enthusiast, so making me feel afraid to get in the water was a pretty spectacular feat. Kudos, Mr. Benchley.
Intensity by Dean Koontz.
Literally a non-stop book of exactly what the title says.........intensity.
Years ago, when I was a teenager, I spent several hot Louisiana summer days reading Helter Skelter. I didn't sleep for a week. The book got me hooked on true crime novels, and also established my high standards for the genre. Since then, I've read many crime books, but it's still the scariest book I ever lost sleep over.
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