I've read three of the books you mentioned: 1. The Silent Companions - I agree, incredibly creepy. 2. Hell House - a fun read, though I thought the movie was a little better in that it toned down descriptions of the past history of the house. 3. The Road - A bleak masterpiece, but it does end on a note of hope. I agree with you that one frightens one, may not frighten another. I love to be creeped out on a night with the rain beating against the window with only the cat and a glass of bourbon for company. Here are a few books that scared me. 1. The House On The Borderland by Willian Hope Hodgson, 1908. The most frightening book of cosmic horror I have ever read. 2. Do You Remember Me by Yrsa Sigurdardottir, 2012. Two couples journey to an island off the coast of Iceland to repair a summer home; the scariest book I have read in the last 20 years. Sigurdardottir is an Icelandic author whose mysteries are among the creepiest being written today. 3. Julian's House by Judith Hawkes, 1989. A husband and wife team of professional investigators of the paranormal get permission to spend time in a reputed haunted house to see if it is so. Delightfully creepy with sympathetic characters. You had a good list and I will check some of them out. For me being scared is not the same thing as being grossed out. The first is far more difficult to do.
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@michaelmcclure7434 thanks for the recs!!
@dhjoubert3914 күн бұрын
1. Where I end. 2. Penpal. 3. Hell House. 4. Last Days. 5. Moon of the Crusted Snow. 6. The Silent Companions. 7. Naomi's Room. 8. Pet Sematary. 9. The Road. 10. Mary.
@denisewalsh78116 күн бұрын
Thanks for posting the list.
@Em-fz5uh6 күн бұрын
Thank you !!!
@liamtaylor4955Ай бұрын
Good recommendations! I'm just finishing Orwell's 1984, reading it for the first time, and in over 50 years of reading I think this one might be the scariest.
@davidgalvez5341Ай бұрын
It sure is! Unfortunately, it seems like the wrong people were paying attention to it. 🤔
@Paperworms2ndАй бұрын
Because we are close to this type of scenario in our current timeline? xD
@davidgalvez5341Ай бұрын
@Paperworms2nd Unfortunately, it seems like the wrong crowd were paying attention to it.
@magicknight13Ай бұрын
I love that book!!! There's one page later in the book that I won't spoil for you that I still think about years later, I so vividly remember reading it for the first time and being so shocked and flipping the page over again and again and rereading it!
@liamtaylor4955Ай бұрын
@@magicknight13 I have finished the book, so you can't spoil it for me... I'm curious, what scene are you referring to?
@laynemariner13012 ай бұрын
Hey if you haven’t read House of Leaves I recommend it. Truly nothing I have read has left me with the nightmares and feelings of anxiety and dread like this book did. I consume a lot of horror material and this just got under my skin unlike anything else!
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@laynemariner1301 that's on my list! So intimidated by it though 😰
@hannahyalea2 ай бұрын
House of Leaves was such a rewarding reading experience for me. It left me feeling extremely unsettled. I had to sleep with the lights on some nights. It’s not an obvious, in your face kind of horror, but it just leaves you with this skin-crawling feeling. At the same time I actually found some parts of the book touching. I highly recommend giving it a go. It’s not an easy read but it’s well worth it, in my opinion.
@jakebeach83082 ай бұрын
I second House of Leaves. I didn't have any feelings of anxiety or fear while reading it, but it was the single best reading experience I've ever had. The triple narrative going on, the appendices, the way the author played with space. It was so much fun.
@copascribe74722 ай бұрын
I third House of Leaves! But definitely not for the feint of heart.
@coleenmorgan4312 ай бұрын
House Of Leaves is definitely a great creepy read. Jumping on the bandwagon of people suggesting you read it.
@ilselauwers6009Ай бұрын
I loved the silent companions. Really creepy and atmospheric
@kateperronne63912 ай бұрын
yes please add movies to the channel! I love your recommendations so I'm curious to see what you would do for movies.
@MaisieStirfryАй бұрын
I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel. Scary books are comforting to me (I know how strange that sounds!), and with all the political turmoil at the moment I've been looking to add to my "spooky-comforting" list, so thank you so much. Pet Sematary and The Exorcist are the only novels that have ever really given me the creeps. Another novel I love and that was surprisingly creepy was Deliverance, by James Dickey. I suppose it's technically more of a thriller, but it was so atmospheric as well. Thanks again :)
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@MaisieStirfry thank you!!! 🫶🏻🥰
@bcshaddАй бұрын
Pet Sematary scared the hell out of me as a kid. Now that I'm a father, it scares the hell out of me for different reasons.
@DeeBlake-p2j26 күн бұрын
Pet sematary has such a reputation did I expected more. It was boring I'm sorry The movie was better the original not the remake.
@marriedtoagemini98969 күн бұрын
This was my first King book. I was probably 10 lol but hooked me for life. Although I slept with the lights on until my early 20s 🤣
@VaSunshine15519 күн бұрын
I started watching the movie Pet Sematary and couldn’t finish it. I knew I couldn’t get through the book so I decided to spoil it for myself and look up the ending. There’s no way I’ll ever go near the movie or book ever.
@wfroedgern4 күн бұрын
I think the chapter of the book that describes Louis and Gage cruising in Disneyland is some of the most eloquent writing ever.
@Daisy624Ай бұрын
Penpal is a book I wish I could read for the first time again. Realistic horror is my favorite. If you wanna read more Dathan Auerbach, I highly recommend his other novel Bad Man. I couldn’t put it down, I was so absorbed in it 😂
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@Daisy624 oh cool! I'll add it to my list !
@Gabwabby12 күн бұрын
I second this, Bad Man was good!
@karinscott4455Ай бұрын
New sub here. Thanks for the TBR additions! Your taste seems like my taste. Loved Mary. I'm currently reading "The Strain" by G. del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It came out is 2009, but it slipped under my radar at the time. Quite good. Books don't scare me easily, but I remember that "Home Before Dark" by Riley Sager did.
@cosacita13 күн бұрын
Found you a minute ago and I have recently become obsessed with horror books. Hell house and Last days are already on my to be read list. Had to subscribe cause I loooove recommendations 🥳 Also you are very easy to listen to and your hair is gorgeous. Oh and thank for the heads up to skip forward. I like to go in blind into books 😅
@MsTheWildOne6 күн бұрын
Thank you for the tips. Rosemary's Baby is one of my favorites! The story creeps up on you and the characters feel timeless as their conversations could take place in the present day.
@ChocoBerryIna2 ай бұрын
Zelda is the only horror character ever to give me nightmares. I saw Pet Semetary when i was about 5 and ive loved it ever since. When i read the book, i teared up, and im not a crier. Mary is one of my favorite horror books, i fell in love 🙌
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@ChocoBerryIna yes!! Agree on both !
@kirathelightworkerАй бұрын
Finally somebody said it!! I used to call her the bone lady as a child 😭 She haunted my life for years. Truly horrifying
@magicknight13Ай бұрын
Such great recommendations!! Subbed ! 😄 also your hair is so gorgeous!
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@magicknight13 thank you !! ❤️❤️🫶🏻
@IzzyAmberАй бұрын
I trust any rec you make after hearing PenPal worked for you! I think about that book at least once a week since I finished it years ago. It is TRULY a “gets under your skin” book and the idea that, as you said, that could happen, is absolutely chilling.
@terridavila869Ай бұрын
Fantastic reviews! I too, am an Adam Nevill fan. "No One Gets Out Alive" really scared me. I could not put it down. Also, his book "The Vessel" is mighty creepy. I love how his main characters are usually so downtrodden and desperate. This makes them more vulnerable. I will surely try some of your other suggestions for other horror writers as well.
@Keeva-Ай бұрын
Penpal is such a fantastic book, but it took me a while to realise it. I read it and when I finished, I thought, yeah, that was a really good book. And then I found myself thinking about it and turning theories over in my head that became different theories, taking up more and more of my time, and I'm still not sure I'm done thinking about it! Took a while, but I eventually realised what an absolutely great book it really is! I was also excited to see Moon of the Crusted Snow on this list, because that book is on my winter tbr shelf! Final world, Pet Sematary is my favourite horror book of all time!
@clumsypeach52302 ай бұрын
My tbr list just grows longer and longer😂 thank you for the suggestions!
@julieduncan1996Ай бұрын
Pet Sematary, for sure. Not just horrifying, but deeply unsettling in many weird ways. Sticks with you forever.
@Crocs4cats21 күн бұрын
I’m so glad I read the book before seeing the film! Had to stop reading late at night, it scared me that much!😅
@crystalbluepersuasion102721 күн бұрын
It makes a person extremely cautious where little kids are concerned.
@laurieeyebeeАй бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations. I like being scared too! I recommend Dark Matter by Michelle Paver. I am in my 60s and had to read that with all the lights in the house on and the bed covers pulled all the way up. Many years ago when I read The Shining I was sitting in a chair that divided the den from the dining nook and there was nothing but space and a door behind me and I had to move to a different chair, one that was backed up to a wall. Yes, I was alone in the house at the time. Oh, I read Naomi's Room after having surgery years ago. Good one.
@jennymacallan90719 күн бұрын
Dark Matter is so scary. I was afraid to turn the page many times as I read it. But I called in sick to keep reading!
@laurieeyebee9 күн бұрын
@@jennymacallan9071 You're my hero!
@Lvl1CrittersКүн бұрын
definitely gonna read last days when i get the chance because I lvoed the ritual, one of my favorite movies in general, the atmospheric slowly creeping horror is soooo good, may get the ritual the book aswell
@ninamc61162 ай бұрын
Cujo, Carrie, the Shining, the Stand, the Exorcist, the Amityville Horror are classic scary books.
@valkrider162026 күн бұрын
@@ninamc6116 The Walkin' dude...
@libertycowboy249524 күн бұрын
Cujo? it's about a dog.
@valkrider162024 күн бұрын
@libertycowboy2495 yeah.....? And..?
@crystalbluepersuasion102721 күн бұрын
@@libertycowboy2495Cujo was scary because it’s something that really could happen to someone.
@dmreddragon620 күн бұрын
@@valkrider1620 -Dead Zone starring Christopher Wakens?
@amberreid1059Ай бұрын
The Exorcist is a book that, much to my suprise, axtually scared me. Granted, some of it was likely intensified by my setting at the time (alone in the house, fall/autumn and had windows open and was reading like from midnight to four am), but it scared me so bad I had to take a break and almost couldnt finish it!
@Jeni_Gough28 күн бұрын
My favorite book!! I literally fell out of my chair when my husband came in and asked what’s for dinner when I was in the middle of The Exorcist and that was my 3rd time reading it! 😂
@cindysheehan131125 күн бұрын
I found the book so terrifying, I couldn't watch the movie until it came on my tiny black and white TV years later. It scared the kerapp out of me.
@angel105085 сағат бұрын
I watched the movie many times before actually reading the novel. OMG it was a brand new terror for me to read the book. I slept with the lights on for several days after that. 🫣The book was 💯x scarier!
@aleidadiaz22612 ай бұрын
Read the Stand by King for a character driven post-apocalyptic book. Also, Swan Song.
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@aleidadiaz2261 the stand is amazing! Loved every page! Adding swan song to the list ! 🤘🏼
@romeyde2 ай бұрын
@@bookinhand_ Swan Song is amazing, read both and would by far recommend it over The Stand
@ninamc61162 ай бұрын
The Stand is great, one of the scariest books ever
@leilahyanez873Ай бұрын
I liked Swan Song better.
@blacknbluecollarreaderАй бұрын
Wow The Road made this list??? I did not expect that but I get it and I absolutely love that your threw it on there. Awesome video.
@SunnywhenileaveАй бұрын
The first book to give me nightmares. Still, there is no escape from the horror of this. It was much too real. I'm terrified it's really a premonition
@a.t.c.386214 күн бұрын
At the end, the boy had to take an unimaginable risk, the possibe outcomes of his choice - and the whole novel - lived in my mind for weeks afterwards.
@zabaduveto3038Ай бұрын
Had you have a chance to pic up John Langan's The Fisherman? A relatively short book about two man who list their families and bound over fishing. When it arrived I only wanted to dip my toe in but ended up finishing it the same day. Creeped me the hell out. Definitely looking into the books you recommended.
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@zabaduveto3038 I have that on my list! I need to get to it !
@coleenmorgan4312 ай бұрын
I agree with your reviews of Mary and The Silent Companions. Both EXCELLENT! I really want to read Where I End. A book that I read this year that creeped me out was Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman.
@PrincessZ1Ай бұрын
Amazing book recommendations. I have wanted to read more horror novels and i have heard of 80% of these novels but i never read them. I will definitely give them a try. This video was great and your descriptions of each bok sounded great
@sparrowhawkerdesigns17 күн бұрын
i will have to give the Silent Companions another try. I DNF'd it at about a third of the way through because I was bored. But you made me want to give it another try. Mary sounds like a great read! If you like body-horror type of scary, you might try The Troop by Nick Cutter or The Ruins by Scott Smith. The Shining is my favorite King novel. Oh, and a movie I watched recently that totally creeped me out was Stop Motion, and another one was Oddity. Thanks for the video!
@bookinhand_17 күн бұрын
@@sparrowhawkerdesigns yes!! Stop motion and oddity were so great!
@cloudyskye4850Ай бұрын
Just as a heads up, if you choose to read The Ritual by Adam Neville, it is VERY different than the movie. The first half it's pretty similar, but halfway through the tone shifts from folk horror in the woods to an whole different book. Gives you whiplash
@rubyrowland22 күн бұрын
Im excited to read all of these. The only one I've read so far is Pet Cemetery, which is one of my favorites.
@zombie_likes_cake2 ай бұрын
Jason Arnopp's "The Last Days of Jack Sparks" was sometimes truly scary but also funny in other moments (be ready for an unlikable protagonist), "Come Closer" by Sara Gran (apparently possession is scary to me) and "When the Night Bells Ring" was such a great mix of genres and with some creepy segments but also some slower parts but I thought I put it here because not many people seem to know of it. Oh, and "Bedfellow" by Jeremy C. Shipp which was also hella weird.
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@zombie_likes_cake thanks for the recs!!
@kmaggs7804Ай бұрын
Love Arnapp. If you liked that you'd love Jonathan Abennathy you are kind.
@jesusbruschi9579Ай бұрын
Thank u very much for these recommendations. Never heard of them. Following!! Also, as an English teacher in South America, you have a great pronunciation, intonation pace...I´m gonna use your videos to help my students !! Thank you very much
@TanyaWestley2 ай бұрын
Just found your channel and loving your videos! I was like I must add the first two books to my tbr...turns out I alredy own them, so up the list they go!
@loumarcellino17Q1928 күн бұрын
Great video, thanks! I'm new here and I just subscribed. I just downloaded Penpal after hearing you talk about it, so I am really looking forward to reading it! I read The Exorcist when I was a teenager and was really creeped out. The movie creeped me out even more. Thank you again, this sure looks like a great channel and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos! 👍
@bookinhand_28 күн бұрын
@@loumarcellino17Q19 thank you for being here!! Hope you enjoy (?) Penpal!!
@loumarcellino17Q1928 күн бұрын
@ Thank you! It sounds like a great book and I will be sure to let you know after I read it!
@loumarcellino17Q1925 күн бұрын
@@bookinhand_ Just wanted you to know I read Penpal..... creeeeepyyyyyyyy! It held my interest from start to finish and I could not put it down. Thank you for the recommendation! I had never heard of this author, but I am considering reading some of his other books. In the meantime, I just downloaded Hell House, based on your recommendation. I have been reading mostly non-fiction, for quite some time now, but have MANY fiction books on my TBR list, from Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and others. So when I read Penpal, I enjoyed the break from non-fiction. I may even try reading Hell House and one of my non-fiction books simultaneously, so that I can go back and forth. Honestly, some of the non-fiction books I'm reading are more horrifying than the fictional horror, LOL! Anyway, thank you for taking the time to read this long comment and I hope you have a wonderful day!
@kurtjensen4661Ай бұрын
I read Naomi’s Room when I was home alone with our four month old daughter for a week. I stupidly followed that up with Song of Kali by Simmons the same week, which is similar because of a baby daughter.
@TheHorrorGeekАй бұрын
Great list! I haven't actually read Last Days...gonna have to snag that because that's right in my wheelhouse!
@mina-alaАй бұрын
The Road was the scariest, bleakest book I have ever read...my goodness. It felt too real and could totally happen! 😱
@JessyDoom6148 күн бұрын
Penpal was one of my favorite creepypastas!!! I’ll have to check out the book!!
@Kritz_Reads2 ай бұрын
I just found your channel from this video - what a great list! A lot that I don't always see mentioned, and many that I have yet to read myself! Also, your hair is amazing
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@Kritz_Reads thank you!☺️❤️
@melissacantbebeat6500Ай бұрын
Just subscribed. Loved all of your recommendations
@alanaspinall71472 ай бұрын
I'm an indy writer, i hope at some point you can get to read my book, Lucy, book one of the fading light, i've had a few book tube reviews already, all of them loved it😊
@TalkbookishwithmeАй бұрын
Where can I get it ? I have been wanting to start doing book reviews . I will read and review it
@alanaspinall7147Ай бұрын
@Talkbookishwithme it's on amazon,
@Talkbookishwithme9 күн бұрын
@@alanaspinall7147 awesome I will be buying it in a few days
@alanaspinall71479 күн бұрын
Yes, it is. Sorry for the slow reply. KZbin only just sent me your response.
@KerygmaOvenbird11 күн бұрын
Robert Marasco’s Burnt Offerings is really good. Not sure if you already reviewed it. If not, I think you’d like it. Movie is good too. Interesting take on a haunted house.
@bookinhand_11 күн бұрын
@@KerygmaOvenbird I really like the movie! I'll add the book to my TBR !
@waingirlАй бұрын
My favorite post-apocalyptic books are by William R. Forstchen. His first in the series, One Second After, and the next on One Year After.
@crystalbluepersuasion102721 күн бұрын
I read those too but didn’t recommend them to my son because he’s a Type I diabetic.
@Frenchfrjes8815 күн бұрын
List of books mentioned !❤ 1. Where i end by Sophoe white 2. Penpall by dathan auerbach 3.Hell house by Richard matheson 4. Last days By Adam neville 5. Moon of the crusted snow by waubgeshig rice 6. The silent companions by laura purcell 7. Naomi's room by Johnathan adcliff(?) 8. Pet sematary By stephen king 9.the road by cormac mccarthy 10. Mary by Nat Cassidy
@Clawandbone10 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
@jennymacallan90719 күн бұрын
😊😊😊
@onthemarginofgrace2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this excellent list! The addition of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road was brilliant. He’s considered the greatest American author of the last century by many in academia. When I read that novel, as a young father, I had the same reaction of absolute bleakness and horror that you describe. It’s so effective because it’s so very realistic and probable. The excellent film version of the book is actually more hopeful, if that’s the proper way to describe an ultimately dark vision. A book along similar “high literary” lines is Jose Saramago’s Blindness. I’ll definitely be ordering some of the titles you have mentioned…it’s Halloween time after all!
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@onthemarginofgrace oh yes! I need to read Blindness, I've heard great things !!
@charlesbradley5757Ай бұрын
I’m a big Cormac McCarthy fan, and “Blood Meridian “ is the most violent and disturbing book I have ever read. It is based on true events, making it even more visceral.
@cleg78Ай бұрын
Haven’t found a book to scare me yet, the thickness of a book is more frightening so far. Would love to find a book that frightens me and I have to pause for a bit before picking back up
@starryeyedsurprise256 күн бұрын
Haha 😂. I love that! The thickness of the book. I soo relate as I am a slow reader and at times have to re-read what I just read so if I pick up a book that is so thick all I can think is what a nightmare and put it back down.
@barrypewtress5762Ай бұрын
The title of Hell House is so cheesy, but it is a great book. I loved it.
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@barrypewtress5762 agree !! 🧀🧀
@andrewcrow10312 ай бұрын
Hell House is my favourite horror novel. Glad you liked it!
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@andrewcrow1031 hell yeah ! 🤘🏼
@steppy37362 ай бұрын
@bookinhand_ have you ever seen the 1963 film? It scares me every time I watch it!
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@steppy3736 it's been a looooong time, maybe time for a rewatch?
@andrewcrow10312 ай бұрын
@@steppy3736I think you’re thinking of The Haunting of Hill House (1963). Hell House was made in 1973.
@Karen_Cr2828 күн бұрын
Hi there, only discovered your channel today and was pleased to see Naomi's Room mentioned twice. I love all his books, old school ghost stories. You might have read these but check out The Dead House by Billy O'Callaghan, seriously gets under your skin. And two short volumes by Benedict Ashforth; Verona and Abbot's Keep. I've written a stack of your recs down. Thanks! 🐈
@raymondpatrick43019 сағат бұрын
I was thinking Pet Sematary was the scariest book I've ever read and BAM! The parts with Timmy Baterman and Gage at the end when they "know things" is absolutely terrifying. And especially the description of when Gage is in Jud's house. He's woken up by a familiar sound, there's "something" in the shadows and "that smell" of dirt and rot. When Gage starts talking about how "he's back to punish Jud" for stopping him all those years ago almost gave me a heart attack. And even the part where Louis is carrying Gage's corpse through the woods at night with the wendigo nearby is insane. The amount of grief it would take in order to get the courage (or insanity) to do something like that is mind-blowing. I read this book every year and every single time it's just as disturbing as before.
@dawnlovescouture264429 күн бұрын
I’m reading Penpal right now. I’m just starting but it’s getting wild! Richard Matheson is awesome, get some of his anthologies.
@tonyabeane82972 ай бұрын
I agree 100% with you on Pet Cemetary! I read that book as an adult and it freaked me out. I love the movie as well. I would enjoy watching about movies that scared you as well
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@tonyabeane8297 awesome! Thank you! ☺️
@MichelleP-t7o2 ай бұрын
Best ending ever
@HJL06062 ай бұрын
The parts of Pet Sematary with the wendigo are the scariest passages in a book I’ve ever read.
@lisapoe8882 ай бұрын
I hope you talk about the old movie not the remake😂
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@lisapoe888 yes! The remake is awful lol
@memnoch664628 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for Last Days recommendation. Loved it. Would make a great movie. Some super scary scenes.
@bookinhand_28 күн бұрын
@@memnoch6646 awesome!! I'm so glad you liked it! It would be a horrifying movie!!
@Itsmanila2 ай бұрын
Thank you for all the great recommendations! Can't wait to read!
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@Itsmanila thank YOU for watching 🥰❤️❤️
@VenusEscapesToRead2 ай бұрын
Amazing list, adding so many of these to my TBR!!!
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@VenusEscapesToRead thank you! Really appreciate it ☺️❤️
@cheyennedurr6545Ай бұрын
New to your channel! Have you read Kill Creek by Scott Thomas? It's a haunted house novel I thought was done well!
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@cheyennedurr6545 I haven't! I'll add to my TBR! Thank you!!
@jessieg13132 ай бұрын
So you are my best Go get the book and read it person! I love watching your videos so please keep them coming 😊
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@jessieg1313 thank you so much ☺️! I really appreciate the kind words ❤️❤️
@imahorrorfan1115 күн бұрын
Have you read Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
@bookinhand_5 күн бұрын
@@imahorrorfan111 I have not but it's one of my favorite movies! (50's and 70s versions)
@thedarkpoet2077Ай бұрын
Pen Pal was one of my favorite reads. Disturbing but a great horror book!
@violetsinspring5863Ай бұрын
New subscriber! Thanks for the recommendations!❤
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@violetsinspring5863 thanks for being here !! 🫶🏻🫶🏻☺️
@Tetsujin-282 ай бұрын
Movie: The Eyes of My Mother (written, edited and directed by Nicolas Pesce)
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@Tetsujin-28 that one got me! So good!
@EricaFrieson-x9e26 күн бұрын
Thank you for an excellent show. I too, thought Pet Semetary was quite unnerving. My favorite scary/horror book was by Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House. The first movie made of it in about ?1966? was very scary, the newer remake of it just a few years ago was overdone and hokey. Shirley Jackson was a heck of a good writer. I hope to catch more book reviews by you.
@robplazzman604922 күн бұрын
Saw that movie when I was about 10. Frightened the absolute bejayzus out of me !
@alisonwaiting6 күн бұрын
The movie ‘The Haunting’ came out in 1963. It follows the book quite well. My favorite scary book and movie (1963), too.
@marybeougher29539 күн бұрын
I’m going to add to the recs for House of Leaves. Also, the authors sister, Poe ,wrote an album named Haunted that goes along with the book. The music is very atmospheric and even creepy in places. The book Tender is the Flesh is a good one. Not so much horror as it is horrifying, if that makes sense. I had to stop and make sure I’d really read what I thought I did in a couple of places with that one.
@Tam5115Ай бұрын
I just subscribed too! I love horror. My favorite writer is Stephen King. I've been reading his stuff since Carrie came out, so I had a couple of years of him being my secret.LOL My all time favorite SK is The Stand. I get the creeps still whenever I read "Salem's Lot or The Shining. Ghost Story by Peter Straub is excellent (There is much more to the story than what the movie shows) I really liked Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon. There's many more that I loved, but I don't have my books here, so my mind has gone blank. (of course) Thanks for the recommended, I will get at it.
@crystalbluepersuasion102721 күн бұрын
That’s a book I like to reread about once every three years in the summertime. A great book. I also reread Tommyknockers and Thinner ( a short one) every few years.
@MlleGhoul2 ай бұрын
Ha! I love how you right off the bat address the "well I would do it differently!" commenters! Because they're always lurking and posturing and making annoying noises when they just could be making their own lists. UGH. I appreciated how you immediately said "no thanks bozos!" I'm paraphrasing, of course :P And oh my lord, Silent Companions. I read that a few years ago and I don't remember many details but I do recall one scene (in a hallway? down a stairwell?) that freaked me out so badly, I still get a violent shiver when I recall it...even though I have forgotten everything about it!
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@MlleGhoul lol I love this message ! ❤️😂🥹
@justokayemilay6029Ай бұрын
Thanks! I added some new books to my TBR list.
@Tomoe-j6c29 күн бұрын
You should try the level 26 book series by Anthony E Zuiker. It is a digi novel so it has creepy videos that go along with it. Definitely trigger warnings for some.
@jessicafigueroa117529 күн бұрын
I just stumbled across your video. The library has most of the books you recommended. My favorite author of all time is Stephen King. The first book of his I read was given to me by a friend at school. I did not sleep for a week, and it is still my number one pick, Salem's Lot, followed by Pet Sematary.
@wfroedgern4 күн бұрын
Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Trembly is a must-read for any horror aficionado. Scared TF right out of me!
@bookinhand_4 күн бұрын
@@wfroedgern I liked that one a lot!
@dr.angelajones2594Ай бұрын
Mary is awesome! I love Nat Cassidy. I heard an interview and he said the book was a tribute to "Carrie" and that made me love it more:) I absolutely agree about Pet Sematary. Zelda scared me too and it is still one of the most frightening movie scenes of my life. Thank you for the recommendations. I only read horror and devour all the books, movies, and shows this time of year especially. Naturally, I run out of things to read and watch. You gave me several new books to start! I am new to your channel so you may have discussed this author in previous videos but, have you read Ania Ahlborn? All of her books are great but I highly recommend "Brother" and "The Devil Crept In"
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@dr.angelajones2594 hi! I've only read Brother and really liked it ! I need to read more of her work !
@m.g.3618Ай бұрын
could anyone please tell me if there is abuse towards dogs in the silent companions? i'm excited to read it after your description, but the storygraph mentions animal cruelty with no further details so idk :/
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@m.g.3618 it's been a minute since I read it but I'm also sensitive to any mention of dog abuse/death. From what I can remember I think it was farm animals that were discussed but nothing on page violence. I hope that helps! Sorry!
@m.g.3618Ай бұрын
@bookinhand_ thank you very much for the answer! 💚
@elizabethmorris1972 ай бұрын
Just found this channel. Love your style. My scariest books to date have been SALEM'S LOT ; The Omen. Read these 2 when I was 16 on a road trip in Central Australia. Long dark roads.. scared the crap out of me. Picked up IT to read one night..staying alone in a cabin..in the country. Read the first few pages..had to put it down. Finally picked it up again 6 years later..and read it only during the day! 😂😂 The last really scary book I read was STILL LIFE by Joe Donnelly. Started this on a beach holiday. Still freaked me out! Your suggestions sound great. Heading off to hunt these down. 😊
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@elizabethmorris197 thanks for your suggestions as well !! I appreciate the kind words :) !
@stephaniejones1038Ай бұрын
Book: Dark Matter by Michelle Paver! Movie: Borgman directed by Alex van Warmerdam. Both unsettling and creepy!
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@stephaniejones1038 oh cool! 😎 need to check those out!
@Jeni_Gough28 күн бұрын
Hostage to the Devil by Malachi Martin scared me so bad it caused multiple panic attacks!!
@bookinhand_28 күн бұрын
@@Jeni_Gough 👀👀 I'm intrigued
@lisafanucchi59392 ай бұрын
New sub! Thx for all the great info!!! Def. Love Horror and I’m going to check some of these out!!!
@bookinhand_2 ай бұрын
@@lisafanucchi5939 thank YOU! 🥰😈❤️
@lisafanucchi5939Ай бұрын
@@bookinhand_ Just finished Moon of the Crusted Snow! Loved it! Next is The Road. Thanks for these ❤️💕
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@lisafanucchi5939 yay!! I'm so glad !
@lisafanucchi5939Ай бұрын
@ ever read The picture of Dorian Gray!? So spooky! Excellent book and movie! I highly recommend!!!
@characterized_tonyАй бұрын
Best horror movies for me recently is: The Night House, The Invisible Man, Oddity Books: Stolen Tongues, Intercepts, Where They Wait
@ArtBlueCrane7 күн бұрын
“The worst book I could not put down” is how I’ve been describing The Road for twenty years now. Seriously, it’s so bleak and depressing but damnit you cannot put it down!
@ArtBlueCrane7 күн бұрын
A fantastic apocalypto book that I can already tell you would really love is The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. Another great apocalypto book I found recently is The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell. It’s about a young girl, she’s 14 or so, and she was born into a zombie apocalypse and has always been an orphan as far as she knows, but she’s also a savant, maybe even an idiot savant, as she can’t read - nobody around to teach her - but she is quite the survivor. I have to highly recommend this in audiobook first and foremost because the performance by the actress brings such life to this story. Enjoy!
@drandreaoconnorАй бұрын
I just downloaded Hell House based on your review, I can't wait! Love this content and your descriptions are selling it! :)
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@drandreaoconnor thank you!! That means so much! I hope you enjoy! 😈🥴
@deificmask893112 күн бұрын
I am so glad to have found this video! I read a lot of horror, or I should say I used to, but a few years ago the horror section at the local library became infested with "urban fantasy" a sub-genre that, while it contains some elements of classic horror such as witches vampires etc, seems more like hybrid of Harry Potter and softcore p***. Obviously not frightening. So I am overjoyed at your recommendations of some books that actually are frightening. Coincidentally, I just bought hell House at a used bookstore, but I've only read the first chapter so far. Matheson's reputation alone convinced me. Looking forward to this book. Most horror novels don't scare me these days. Some scenes from Harris's novels disturbed me enough to linger in my consciousness for quite some time. But when I was younger, age 12 or so, I had a day to myself when my parents went out of town, and I spent it reading The Amityville horror more or less in one sitting. Scared the blank out of me back then. Not sure it would today.
@LifeWithMidori10 күн бұрын
I loved The Silent Companions! An Amazing Gothic Horror! I also ADORE Nat Cassidy!!!! Both Mary and Nestlings are books I always Highly Recommend from him! Awesome Video! I think other horror books I would recommend would be Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven (Its in an interview format kind of like World War Z by Max Brooks) and The Last Word by Taylor Adams....There is a scene in the Last Word.....I was laying in bed, reading on my kindle while my husband was asleep, and I got soooo scared I snuggled closer to my husband because it made my heart drop. I was like Protect me Squire!!! (Borderlands 2 reference lol) Happy Reading! =)
@bookinhand_10 күн бұрын
@@LifeWithMidori 🤣 I'll have to check out the last word
@amberreid1059Ай бұрын
I am totally going to try to check out Where I End! Penpal legitimately scared me AND made me cry. I love thet book so much. And yes, it could actually happen in real life.
@MedisaSanveli25 күн бұрын
Finally something different on you tube. I have read many books through out my life, however, one book that really scare me was from the author Dean Kootz. The book name was December, Holy crap I remember I couldn't turn lights off, or move to use the bathroom. It was awesome. As far as movies the exorcist, till this day I'm not able to see this movie. As a matter of fact I don't recommend anyone to see this evil movie.
@CarleighBristol16 күн бұрын
Recs!!! Termush, THEY, The Wall, I who have never Known a Man, Last Children of Tokyo... all amazing post apocalyptic or almost post apocalyptic...
@bookinhand_16 күн бұрын
@@CarleighBristol thank you!!
@k21imАй бұрын
"Mary" was so good. I read it last summer. Actually I listened to it. The voice actress made this story even better!!
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@k21im oh nice!! I'll def listen on the re-read !!
@cindysheehan131125 күн бұрын
I have read and listened to Hell House. Matheson is one of my favorite authors. What Dreams May Come is brilliant. Not so much horror, but fantasy. Stir of Echoes is a great book and film adaptation. He wrote many Twilight Zone episodes, as well.
@freebeertomoroАй бұрын
I loved Uncle Silas by JS LeFanu and The Houseguest by Amparo Davila!
@artemis199Ай бұрын
Dean Koontz “Winter Moon”…. Just finished it and oh my. It got intense. I’m about to finish “Watchers” by Dean Koontz… starting out good so far.
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@artemis199 I haven't read his work but I know he's popular! Maybe I'll start with the books you mentioned! Thanks !
@artemis199Ай бұрын
@ they’re a wee bit dated, and it shows in some of the interactions. However, they’re still hard to put down.
@munchcatАй бұрын
I'm that person. I'm the one who has yet to read something that's honestly scared me. On that note, I'm taking notes from this list on what to read next x3
@melodychrist807821 күн бұрын
Yeah, being scared is totally subjective. To each his own. This is a great list of books to add to my collection. Thanks! 😊
@stevenhauser4821 күн бұрын
I’m down with your book choices. I’m not done with your editing choices lol
@bookinhand_21 күн бұрын
@@stevenhauser48 thanks Steve 👍🏼
@JacobBrooks37686 күн бұрын
Were the Hell House movies based on the novel?
@bookinhand_6 күн бұрын
@@JacobBrooks3768 not related!
@soniajanatowski9620Ай бұрын
Great selection! Definitely checking some of these out! Silent Companions!!!!! Yes!! Such an awesome creepy book that I don’t see many booktubers talk about! And I feel the same way about haunted house books. I haven’t found hardly any haunted house books that give me the heebie jeebies so I’m so excited to check these out! I’m always on the hunt for them. So glad I came across your page! 🏚️👻
@sheilaoriordan752 ай бұрын
Where I End is amazing. One of those which just stuck with me
@foolhardysageАй бұрын
Love literary criticism and you do so well! Following!!
@manofhealing2 ай бұрын
Oh man I still distinctly remember reading Penpal for the first time, I remember it creeping me out and like, grossing me out? so much, another 2 you should give a try to are Anansi's Goatman, less like Penpal but the description of the thing is scarred in my brain forever as one of the creepiest entities ever, and Borrasca, which is much more in line with Penpal, in a kind of weird very out there but almost kind of possible creepiness that adds so much to the reveal, and is actually even better on the second read because there are so many clues that lead up to the reveal that it is kind of insane.
@susansimmons614927 күн бұрын
Thanks so much!! So many new ones to try out!!❤
@kufujitsuАй бұрын
A great & diverse list. I've read some of the older ones - Hell House, Naomi's Room, & Pet Sematary, & enjoyed them. Looking forward to trying out the others. Thanks for the recommendations! Tastes obviously differ, but the creepiest & scariest book I've ever read goes to an older novel : Sweetheart Sweetheart, by Bernard Taylor (1977) - atmosphere, foreboding, a chilling spectre, well written, decent characters, & it still had room for a devastating climax - for me, this one had the lot.
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@kufujitsu oh cool! I'll have to look into it ! Thanks !
@JBass33Ай бұрын
New subscriber here. Pet Cemetary for sure. Thanks for mentioning Adam Nevill. “Apartment 16” is another one of his books you might like. And here are some in no particular order for your TBR: “Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury, “The Ruins” by Scott Smith, “Infected” by Scott Sigler, “The Slab” by Michael Collins, “We Need to Talk About Kevin” by Lionel Shriver, and “Apparition” by Michaelbrent Collings. I found “Apparition” and “The Slab” to be the creepiest.
@bookinhand_Ай бұрын
@@JBass33 so awesome! Thank you!!
@kemouseАй бұрын
Love Bradbury and while I've seen The Ruins, I've only recently purchased the book. I'd read "Kevin" but yeah I didn't think it was horror per se. I mean it's not Mary Poppins but...Anyway I'll look at your other recommendations.