![]() This novel is on every list, from scariest to most important to best written in all of time ever. To quote one of the very few interviews he gives, “If it’s not life or death, it’s not interesting.” Beloved by Toni Morrison The terror in this novel builds on itself, and as with so many movies, it’s not what we see that scares us, it’s what hovers just off the page.Īddendum: Fuckin’ anything by Cormac McCarthy will horrify you. When every part of humanity is a threat to itself, the real horror is what we do to each other, what we know people are doing to other people, and what we can’t ignore nor prevent. We never really find out what caused humanity’s end we only know what happens afterward. What happens after the apocalypse is scarier. THAT’S STRAIGHT TO THE FREEZER FOR YOU, SIR. ![]() I knew it was all in my head, of course, but then again…that’s what Hill House always makes its guests think. I remember reading the novel and having to stop because I thought I could hear the house that I was renting creaking around me in the same way that Hill House does in the book. If you enjoyed/were traumatized by the terror of the show, the movie is more of that same mood. You are probably most familiar with the new Netflix film adaptation of the same title, but this novel is the original. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson It’s slow going because some of the language is archaic, but honestly, I think it adds to the horror. (Since he is of the Elect, Robert can do anything without consequence.) This book had me legitimately frightened to do anything at all when I read it. ![]() After being declared by his stepfather a member of “the Elect,” or one of those special few admitted to heaven, Robert meets a new friend, Gil Martin/the devil himself, who convinces him to do all sorts of atrocities. This ol’ thing will have you not only scared for your immortal soul, but also wondering whether the decisions you make are actually decisions, or if everything is predestined, even your fall from Grace. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg It’s for those of us who want to be scared but don’t want to stay scared, for those of us who have to feel scared in order to know what, exactly, we are afraid of. ![]() A Special Collection of the Shit We Can’t Handle. This list is for those horror fans so dedicated to their own fear that not only will they put a book in the freezer for protection, but they have a permanent shelf in there. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. ![]()
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