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I have found that the older I get the less likely it is that I am going to watch a horror movie. However, that is not true of books. I like a good horror book.
it didn't "scare the daylight" out of me (reading Goosebumps and SK books since grade school has toughened me up a bit ), but I did get unnerved quite a bit reading House of Leaves. there are sections of that book that are pretty creepy
I haven't read a good horror novel in ages. Thanks for the reminder - might check one out soon!
Also, I don't remember now what books scared me but my husband always says that The Shining is the one book that scared him - and that it was much better/scarier than the movie.
speaking of short stories, "1408" by Stephen King also gave me the creeps. never saw the movie so I'm not sure how it compares, but the story is chilling at times (mainly the voice on the phone).
Pet Semetary and Cujo I believe that they were both by Stephen King . I remembered being scared of stray dogs for the longest time because of Cujo . LOL !!! funny now really .
Not books but two short stories that I thought were very frightening, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and "To Build A Fire" by Jack London.
I agree about "The Lottery" - another scary short story is "The Man in the Black Suit" by Stephen King. His description of the devil sent chills through me. Sometimes I think short stories can be the creepiest of all because you just don't get a break.
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), but I did get unnerved quite a bit reading House of Leaves. there are sections of that book that are pretty creepy
