Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. Obiwan librarian america has a very tenuous relationship with books, and literacy in general. I read almost every stephen king book and while a lot of them are very disturbing, they never actually scared me. Weve read your emails and dug deep into the gravesorry, the greysto find the most buried, most frightening stories submitted by you, our dear readers, for this years halloween scary. See more ideas about scary books, horror books for kids, horror books. Belvidere to get the scary stuff out of my head so i could sleep. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Pet sematary, at least for me, wasnt super scary the first time around. As i did more research, i realized that there were many issues i had to take into consideration when deciding what to include on this list. Not the whole book, but there is a passage where one character kills his child to get back at his girlfriend. Best word book ever by richard scarry was published in 1963 and became a bestselling childrens book. The faces of meth before and after all 150 of them.
This is the original paranormal activity, and definitely not a book to pick up before you move to a new house, or come anywhere near one. But if youve already read such standbys as dracula. The scariest book i have ever read is definetly the bible. The book was spine chilling enough at that point in the story, but the sounds coming from the cellar were just too much. I got up, grabbed the poker from the fireplace and went down to check it out because i knew there was no way i was going to sleep without knowing what was down there. The scariest book ive ever read the one that made me lose sleep and. I knew a girl who should never have seen the exorcist as after that movie not the. Isolating the 10 scariest novels of all time is essentially impossible. The auto ice machine in the freezer is going to come on and make you jump right out of your chair. The heretic and the sequel television series, the exorcist, as one of the main. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. To be honest, its not one of the series stronger efforts. In the style of the classic the monster at the end of this book comes bob sheas hilarious new book the scariest book ever about a character whos afraid of what hell find at the.
One item was a great big bookshelf in the basement which remained laden with their old books. Illustrated in scarrys signature style, the book is filled with. Kids will be introduced to new and familiar names for objects grouped by subject, theme, and setting, in the city and on the farm, at the dentist and at the grocers, in the kitchen and at the circus and all the places they frequent. The scariest book ive ever read is stephen kings night shift. Discovering that many families are hiding zombie relatives, and have been for some time, private investigator miles huerdeen digs into the mysteryand what he finds is easily the scariest stuff about zombies youll ever read.
Scariest books ever written books that raise gooseflesh and keep you up all night. Really excited to be answering your questions here. Its so scary that even before the first pageback on the title pagethere were dark woods that are probably crawling with hungry monsters with smelly breath, sharp fangs, and pointy. The story is a very unique mix of the manhattan social society, with long passages devoted to fashion, and all things elite, paired with some of the most brutal and horrific instances of violence ive ever read. The scariest book ever shea, bob, shea, bob, shea, bob on. The most frightening crystal meth users ever seen youtube.
Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. With halloween upon us, now is the perfect time to curl up with a good, scary book. Find scary face stock images in hd and millions of other royaltyfree stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. I was in my late teens living in england at the time when i read. On one hand, youre here, reading these words, and only about 25% of you have to slowlymouthoutthewordsasyoureadalong. It is a book every adult should read, traveling back to the time of textbooks and test anxiety, and feeling just a bit empathetic for and a little jealous of our children and grandchildren going. Scientists have built a nightmare machine to generate the scariest images ever. As you may know, im the author of the inheritance cycle, as well as the fork, the witch, and the worm short stories set in the world of eragon, and an adult scifi novel, to sleep in a sea of stars, which is publishing on september 15th this year. A few items of furniture were left there by the previous occupants. There is a scene involving a rat, that i think you will remember, and it really set me off.
Also my most favourite book of all time, i reread it about every 2 years and it is more uptodate than ever which is extra scary. With the passage of time, things have changed drastically that it doesnt seem the. Do not view if you are easily triggered or disturbed. Gordon stuart northcott and his mother were demented. I know, real original, but theres something about kings short fiction that burrows into my brain and refuses to leave and i suss im not the only one, as 10 of the stories in this collection have been adapted for film or tv. Youve stayed up into the small hours of the morning to read a scary book.
Without giving anything away, the basic idea is this. If you watch zombie movies and shows and laugh at their shuffling, mindless threat, this book will change your mind. So let me paraphrase a conversation i had on facebook recently. The hot weather has had us in the mood for chilling thrills, so in our latest reader poll, we asked about the scariest books youve ever read. What is the most terrifying book you have ever read. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional.
What is the scariest or creepiest book you have ever read. Meaning it is just you, the book and your imagination running wild. Top 10 longest novels in the english languagetop 10 longest novels in the english languagei love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. But eventually i would creep myself out so bad that i would slam the book shut, hide it under the bed, and go downstairs and watch some inane tv show like threes company or mr. The main reason for this is fear, the first story, which is rather trite, and doesnt cover any ground umezu didnt tread in. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. Top 10 nonhorror stephen king books nerd girl power. These 7 books are sure to get your imagination running. These forms of lists are comprised of books that leave a burning trail of fear in our hearts. Foaf is the friend of a friend with whom i had this rather interesting conversation.
The book also marked the beginning of the authors work on the best ever series. There is no scientific proof with which to bolster our claims. I can honestly say that i almost puked during certain parts of the book. Of course, a story can be terrifying without necessarily being great art. I suggest house of leaves house of leaves without spoiling the plot, there are three nested stories, of which the core is about the finding of a set of documents and videos about a house that becomes slightly longer on the inside than the outs. Most scary books frighten you by giving you a window into another, separate frightening place. Jacob lambert october 31, 2016 10 books mentioned 6 3 min read. People who voted on this list 245 maurizio matemati 1495 books 291 friends danielle.
Here are the 10 scariest, most bonechilling stories you. Scientists have built a nightmare machine to generate the. As the title mentions, this book was the most disturbing book i have ever read. The ancient time is very different from the era we are living in now. Once i knew what the scary stuff was, and at what point it would happen, i could handle reading it. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Faces dark horse, 2006 umezu returns with the faces, the third offering in the scary book franchise. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. On the very first page a little ghost lets kids know just what kind of book theyre holdinga scary one. Whats scary is, we dont need to burn books to get rid of them.
Everytime maika makes a scary face note this list is based on my own personal opinion. Kenny bear, kathy bear, and their busytown friends star in richard scarrys best word book ever. When originally published in 1971, the exorcist became not only a bestselling literary phenomenon, but one of the most frightening and controversial novels ever written. If your goal is to be so terrified of a book that you put it in the freezer and book a hotel room for a few days, here are twentyfive books that might not necessarily be the best horror novels, but are certainly the scariest. The top ten scariest faces in horror movies 1 regan macneil the exorcist regan teresa macneil is a fictional character from william peter blattys horror novel and film adaptation the exorcist as a supporting character and its first sequel, exorcist ii. What are the most frightening books youve ever read. When the author adapted his book to the screen two years later, it then became one of the most terrifying movies ever made.
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