Readers all across the globe love Stephen King. Writers, too: over on the Professional Book Nerds podcast, Mr. King comes up more often than any other name as an influential author. It doesn’t matter who we’re interviewing or what genre they write. People love Stephen King. Show That includes many of us on Team OverDrive. Whenever someone visits my cubicle for the first time, they often remark on the Stephen King Universe poster I have, which shows all of the ways Stephen King’s books, characters and locations are interconnected. Horror books are published and read year-round, but there’s just something about reading a horror novel in October that adds a certain….something. And while Stephen King is often considered, well, the king of the genre, there are so many other horror authors and books out there that will scratch that scary itch. What books have scared the guy whose novels scare all of us? Here is a list of 10 horror books that Stephen King himself has recommended: Doing Harm by Kelly Parsons According to Stephen King, this was the “best damn medical thriller I’ve read in 25 years.” The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber Yes, nonfiction, but Stephen King went so far as to compare this to one of his own characters: “You think Annie Wilkes [from Misery] was bad? Check out this chilling nonfiction account of Charlie Cullen, a friendly nurse who may have killed several hundred patients before he was caught. Now, there’s a real cockadoodie brat.” Growing Things by Paul Tremblay Stephen King called it “one of the best collections of the 21st century.” Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt The elders of Black Spring have virtually quarantined the town by using high-tech surveillance to prevent their curse from spreading. Frustrated with being kept in lockdown, the town’s teenagers decide to break their strict regulations and go viral with the haunting. But, in so doing, they send the town spiraling into dark, medieval practices of the distant past. Stephen King said that Hex “is totally, brilliantly original.” The Hunger by Alma Katsu Stephen King called it “deeply, deeply disturbing,” adding, “not recommended reading after dark.” My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due Stephen King said it was “an eerie epic” and “bears favorable comparison to Interview with the Vampire. I loved this novel.” Red Moon by Benjamin Percy Stephen King described it as “a werewolf epic. Can’t stop thinking about it.” Slade House by David Mitchell Stephen King said, “Hard to imagine a more finely wrought and chilling tale of the supernatural. One of the rare great ones.” The Terror by Dan Simmons But another winter is rapidly approaching, and with it, scurvy and starvation. Crozier and his men may find that there is no escaping the terror stalking them southward. And with the crushing cold and the fear of almost certain death at their backs, the most horrifying monster among them may be each other. Stephen King called this “a brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror.” The Troop by Nick Cutter Stephen King said, “The Troop scared the hell out of me, and I couldn’t put it down. This is old-school horror at its best.” What is Stephen King's scariest character?Out of all the characters in Stephen King's works, the scariest is, without a doubt, Pennywise from It. Because Pennywise isn't given a tragic backstory in the films, all viewers know is that the killer clown is a paranormal entity who resides in drains and lures in children.
What is the scariest horror novel ever written?Horror – 13 Most Terrifying Books of All Time. 1Pet Sematary. by Stephen King. ... . 2The Island of Doctor Moreau. by H. G. Wells. ... . 3The Cask of Amontillado. by Edgar Allan Poe. ... . 4The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... . 5The Turn of the Screw. by Henry James. ... . 6Frankenstein. by Mary Shelley. ... . 7The Exorcist. ... . 8Something Wicked This Way Comes.. What is Stephen King's darkest novel?Stephen King himself has said that he thinks the scariest book he's written is Pet Sematary, to the point where he was hesitant to publish it due to finding it too horrifying.
What is considered to be Stephen King's best book?It should hardly be a surprise that Stephen King's most popular book is also his first-ever bestseller: "The Shining," a classic 1977 horror novel, spurred a cult-favorite movie and a sequel.
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