For me it’s hard to say for sure, because my scariest book wasn’t meant as horror, but Communion by Whitley Streiber is definitely responsible for the most sleepless hours.

  • @MagpieRhymes
    link
    English
    51 year ago

    It’s tough to say - I tend to consider books that have stayed with me the ones that scared me the most. Off the top of my head:

    • The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Aarnop
    • From A Buick 8 by King (though I’d say I found this one more existentially disturbing and unsettling)
    • Drood by Dan Simmons

    I think, looking at this not-at-all-exhaustive list, that the books I find scariest are the ones where you’re left with more questions than answers.