scary or disturbing book?

[james-88]

I just read Truman Capote's In Cold BLood, I thought it was going to be way more graphic and/or disturbing. Does anybody have and ideas on good disturbing books. Fiction or non is probably even better. I want to get disturbed and even frightened by what I'm reading.

 

[KristoCat]

Read anything by H.P. Lovecraft. That stuff will screw you right up.

 

[Rogue]

You might wanna check for ideas in these threads:

Which book scared you?
Five Best Horror Novels
What is the scariest Horror fiction you've ever read???

 

[leckert]

That stuff will screw you right up.

LMAO!

love your phrasing, KC!

 

[sirmyk]

People tell my my book is a total mindfuck.

( @self-promotion at its finest)

 

[nixmith]

Scary Stuff

Non-Fiction: Zodiac by Robert Goldsmith. Hands down the most disturbing thing I've read in a long time. Oddly enough, Goldsmith's follow-up, Zodiac Unmasked, not as scary.

Fiction: The Shining by Stephen King. I never get creeped out by fiction, but this did it.
Hope that helps.

 

[Ell]

When you say scary and disturbing, do you mean graphic, gross out, dining on eyeballs and sucking the juice out, disturbing? Or psychologically disturbing? I find the latter much scarier. So my scariest pick is The Shining.

 

[velvetvanilla]

Non-Fiction: Zodiac by Robert Goldsmith. Hands down the most disturbing thing I've read in a long time. Oddly enough, Goldsmith's follow-up, Zodiac Unmasked, not as scary.

I think his name is Robert Greysmith - I searched for the book on Amazon and couldn't find it, so I googled it and came up with this: http://birthtime.info/astrology-b/free.php?in=us&asin=0425098087

 

[Kookamoor]

Intensity by Koontz. Too disturbing and graphic for me to finish!

 

[sirmyk]

I'll third The Shining.

 

[liktareadmore63]

i gotta frikkin read the shining

 

[Stewart]

I think House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski may be what you are wanting.

 

[francesca]

I'll third The Shining.

I'll fourth it

 

[nixmith]

Oops

Ell, by disturbing I meant psychological. There's not a lot of gore in either book.

Velvetvanilla, you're right. It is Robt. Greysmith, I was typing from memory. Last time I do that.

 

[G4G]

I want to get disturbed and even frightened by what I'm reading.

Well by the looks of it you can always try one of Chris Ryan's books...

 

[Stewart]

And then Dan Brown, John Grisham, and James Patterson.

 

[G4G]

:d :d :d

 

[G4G]

smileys don't work

 

[Ell]

You need to capitalise your Ds.

 

[G4G]

I was clicking on the smilies on the right.