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Supernatural horror

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  • 11-10-2011 11:46am
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    Caoimhín
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    Hay folks.

    Im laid up after surgery and need some light(ish) reading, some supernatural horror for example. Im not a fan of Stephan King (well not since i was 12 or 13).

    Has anyone any recommendations?

    Thanks in advance.


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    fontanalis
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    Lovecraft is supposed to be good for this type of thing (although he influenced Stephen King).


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    Kinski
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    I wouldn't know much about contemporary horror literature, but if you don't mind reading older fiction then how about Sheridan La Fanu's In a Glass Darkly? He gets bonus points for being from Dublin.


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    [Deleted User]
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    M.R. James has his moments.
    Stephen King's son, Joe Hill, wrote a book called 'Heart Shaped Box' which I thought was decent.


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    Giselle
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Stephen King's son, Joe Hill, wrote a book called 'Heart Shaped Box' which I thought was decent.

    I thought it was like reading King Snr, the style was so similar. Probably not what the OP is after since he's not a fan of King.


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    Giselle wrote: »
    I thought it was like reading King Snr, the style was so similar. Probably not what the OP is after since he's not a fan of King.

    Ah I didn't know he was his son when I was reading it and didn't think to put the two together at all.


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    Eoin
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    Clive Barker might be worth trying. I read "The Damnation Game" recently enough and thought it was pretty good. Some of James Herbert's stuff is OK too.

    I like "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman, though it's not really a horror (supernatural though).


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    Caoimhín
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    Thanks folks,

    I had a bit of a Google for "all time best horror book lists" and came up with a few;
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dies_at_the_End

    And/or;

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relentless_(Koontz_novel)

    Anyone read these?


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    super_furry
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    Douglas Clegg, Dean Koontz and Clive Barker and all worth checking out. I like Goat Dance by Clegg and The Taking by Koontz in particular.


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    Paddy Samurai
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    I have only read a couple of his books,but James Herbert is pretty good at supernatural Horror.


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    CatFromHue
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    Paddy Samurai wrote: »
    I have only read a couple of his books,but James Herbert is pretty good at supernatural Horror.

    I have liked the books of his I've read, especially The Fog. It's fairly old now, circa 35 years, but I think that as one of the things that appealed to me.


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