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Spooky books recommendations please

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Beechview · 20/07/2013 18:10

I've decided to join in with the kids library challenge to get me back into reading (too much time spent online :()

I don't mind horror but I love a good spooky ghost story.

Any ideas?

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M0naLisa · 05/10/2013 08:17

362 belisle st isn't available on kindle :-(
Going to look at some of those Jonathon aycliffe books now

ScarerAndFuck · 30/09/2013 17:38

I liked Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. A faded rock star buys a ghost on the internet and very quickly regrets it.

The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons is one of my favourites. It's not a ghost story as such but it has some very creepy happenings when a new house is built on a vacant lot.

Bag of Bones by Stephen King is a good ghost story, although the first time I read it I didn't think so. I was wrong though, it's very good.

curlew · 20/09/2013 18:22

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver.
Scared the bejesus out of me.....

SecretSpi · 20/09/2013 18:17

I enjoyed The Seance by John Harwood. More a Victorian mystery than a ghost story as such but very atmospheric and quite spooky.

JonesH · 20/09/2013 09:45

The Shining, a classic.

DuchessofMalfi · 19/09/2013 18:08

DH loves reading spooky ghost stories. He's reading Florence and Giles at the moment, which he says is getting very creepy.

SugarMouse1 · 19/09/2013 17:26

The Edgar Allan Poe stories

racingheart · 26/08/2013 22:16

Also Beyond black by Hilary Mantel which is spooky in a different way but very believable if you like ghost stories.

greenhill · 26/08/2013 17:15

Don't forget you can renew your library books online beechview I tend to do this when I take mine out.

Nothing seems to stay very long on iPlayer, I find it quite frustrating for that reason.

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Beechview · 26/08/2013 17:08

Pombear you are such a wuss :) Turtle boy was not scary.

Greenhill I really wanted to listen to that play but its not on iplayer anymore :(

I picked up This House is Haunted by John Boyne when we were in the library. I don't normally get books for myself from the library as I always end up paying huge fines (thank goodness the kids books fines are low) but this was just sitting on the shelf so I picked it up. It looks good.

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spex11 · 13/08/2013 21:09

This one's spooky in a very believable kinda way which makes it more scary! Good story too
www.amazon.co.uk/The-Past-Lies-Waiting-ebook/dp/B00CHSZNMI/ref=tmm_kin_title_0

greenhill · 11/08/2013 13:30

If anyone has a spare hour to listen to an afternoon play, try Wilkie Collin's The Haunted Hotel on iPlayer.

60 minutes ironing passed very quickly.

marilynmonroe · 11/08/2013 11:15

I've just finished dolly by Susan hill. Very ghostly. And short.

Galaxymum · 30/07/2013 14:21

I just read Time's Echo by Pamela Hartshorne. This is a timeslip novel and I found it quite spooky with some powerful haunting scenes. It's set in modern and Elizabethan York with a strong story and the timeslip is very psychological. A great read.

runawaysimba · 29/07/2013 01:55

I loved "Her Fearful Symmetry" by Audrey Niffenegger; really spooky. Great ending, too.

PomBearWithAnOFRS · 29/07/2013 01:17

I was going to say! Grin I don't think recommended is quite right - the first few chapters scared the poo out of me, and I never have finished it - I think there are sequels to it too, if anyone does finish and enjoy it - if they aren't out yet then the author is writing them iirc...

Mrsrobertduvall · 28/07/2013 14:03

It's a very short book!
Does anyone want it?
Am happy to post if you pm me.

greenhill · 28/07/2013 13:47

Thanks, I've downloaded Turtle Boy. Smile

This M R James download is 34 p on Amazon and contains 30 stories.

www.amazon.co.uk/The-M-R-James-Megapack-ebook/dp/B00C5W6GZE/ref=pd_sim_kinc_31

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Beechview · 28/07/2013 12:27

Or mentioned as being v scary rather than recommended Grin

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Beechview · 28/07/2013 12:26

The Turtle Boy recommended by PombearwithanOFRS is free on kindle!
Have got it.

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Beechview · 28/07/2013 12:22

Mrsrobertduvall that was quick!

I just need to finish 11.22.63 by Stephen King then I'll start 362 Belisle st (have been reading 11.22.63 for about 6 months! I'm so slow these days)

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Mrsrobertduvall · 28/07/2013 09:12

Bit samey

Mrsrobertduvall · 28/07/2013 09:11

Just finished Naomi's room...very good.
Have started the Vanishment by same author but am finding it a bit
Have also got Whispers in the Dark to read.

PomBearWithAnOFRS · 27/07/2013 01:24

I just read one called "Dust" by Arthur Slade and it was very atmospheric and creepy - a little bit reminiscent of some of Stephen King's stuff, but by no means a "rip off" iyswim.
I also got one called "Turtle Boy" by Kealan Burke that I couldn't even finish because I was too scared Blush - I think there are sequels to it too, but I am too much of a wuss - it was really scary!

Lovemynailstoday · 26/07/2013 20:33

There's another thread about Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin). I have just romped through it in two days. Marvellous. The first horror book to be set in "normal" everday life which makes it all the spookier.