So, I have been sort of bored lately (even with the coming of Brawl, which has taken over approximately 43% of my life) and I picked up a book that my girlfriend had recommended to me.
The book I'm rwading is the 1090 page ballad known as It, by Stephen King. Andf might I tell all of you, i have a newfound fear of clowns.
Basically I made this topic to see if anybody else could recommend me a book to read, preferably of the horror genre.
And you can also discuss Stephen King/It/A fear of clowns here.
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Um, I liked the book.
You should read 'The Taking' by Dean Koontz. The ending is pretty smexy.
[size=0]he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts...[/size]
I think Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena is horror. *checks* Yep, science fiction/horror. I haven't read it myself (yet), but it sounds like an interesting read.
Are either of these books 1k or more pages long?
It's all right, but the game isn't any good. Don't even bother playing it.
Thank you for the advice; nothign worse than a waste of cash on a bad game.
Especially on a game that's a decade old.
According to Wikipedia, Parasite Eve is 319 pages.
As for Tacheon, I'd rather try the game myself. I think I know someone with one of the games, but unfortunately, he lives in a different city.
I'm trying to tackle the entire Stephen King library right now, but I'm not even a fourth of the way done.
I never got that far in the game of Parasite Eve... XD; I remember the stupid alligator in the sewer. It lived in a sewer.
The movie is ridiculous for It. It could be the fact that I read the book, I watched it a few months ago, and the AMAZING special effects.
I suggest Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Steven King... it's a lot of short stories, but some of them are really good. Also, Misery by Mr. King is a good read. I have a fear of lawnmowers because of that one. 8D
Different Seasons. A novel is an affair; a short story, a kiss. But Novellas lie in that in-between of ideas and vividness without stretching everything.
Heh, I got the novel/short story analogy above from Skeleton Crew. Lots of good short stories in there.
In regards to Stephen King, I was thinking of reading The Dark Tower books. There are like 7 but I heard they are pretty good. :P
Im also planning on reading Insomnia and Dreamcatcher.
I also recommend that you read "'Salem's Lot." I loved that book.
idk about horror, but if u like blood and gore, id recomend "the hot zone" it about an icky virus...
So did I. I also really liked Firestarter. Provided an interesting relation between myself and the world when I was in middle school.
Middle school was a time when I read a fair bit of horror... Dark times, Dark minds, Dark ides.
That's becuase middle school was like hell on earth.
And I seriously cannot put this book down. :o
I still have a few months of reading before I get around to It.
Right now I'm reading "Emily", it's a short romance novel, lately I lack the urge to read anything big v-v
Eventually I want to finish reading "heart of darkness" which I started but it's very tough reading. It explores good and evil in humans, that sort of thing, very iconic.
I'm also part way through "Jane Eyre" and "The Truth" I am awful about starting books and not finishing them.
I recommend Terry Pratchett to everyone, his are among few books that have made me laugh out loud.
Quote from: Gamefreak on March 23, 2008, 05:45:05 AM
I still have a few months of reading before I get around to It.
Verbal irony. Lulz.
I'm reading Jane Eyre as well. It's interesting.
Quote from: MasterKeyX on March 21, 2008, 03:15:43 PM
The book I'm rwading is the 1090 page ballad known as It, by Stephen King. Andf might I tell all of you, i have a newfound fear of clowns.
Basically I made this topic to see if anybody else could recommend me a book to read, preferably of the horror genre.
And you can also discuss Stephen King/It/A fear of clowns here.
I heard the movie to that book was really scary... heck, I heard the book was really scary... I'm not a huge fan of scary movies/books.
The movie of it isn't that scary NOW, because of the laughable special effects. But it's like the music video to Thriller- for the time, it made you crap your pants.
Back on subject, I've checked out three books at school this morning. I'm reading (and almost done with) "Acceleration" by Graham McNamee. It's about a serial killer's diary... it's neat because you get to read some things about his past/get inside his head.
I also got "13 reasons why" by Jay Asher. I have yet to read it, but it's about a girl who killed herself... and then two weeks later, she sends people packages with cassette tapes explaining WHY she killed herself.
And Alane Ferguson's forensic mysteries seem promising. I'm going to read "Angel of Death" soon.
I'm reading Eldest right now. Its really good. but really really long. lol. I tried watching It once, and it was really scary to me.
You should be scared. It's not out yet, so the cops would come after you for watching it this soon.
Quote from: Shika on March 28, 2008, 06:14:45 PM
You should be scared. It's not out yet, so the cops would come after you for watching it this soon.
lol, I guess I shoulda put and now, back to the topic of it right? my bad, because that last sentence I was talking about it. oops...
What?
Dude, I think you missed the joke.
Or maybe I'm missing something. I'm really hating the English language right now.
Read the STINKY CHEESE MAN! Its a great read, and I learned life-long lessons on chees mene, esp. of the stinky descent.