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Really really scary "keep you up all night" thrillers please!!

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serendippity · 10/02/2022 14:42

Off on holiday in Feb and I need something that will keep me gripped on the plane!!

I have never ever read a book more terrifying than The Treatment by Mo Hayder, which I have now read multiple times and need something in a similar vein.
I've read and enjoyed Tess Gerritson, Mark Billingham but nothing has got me like Hayders books.

Any suggestions at all gratefully received!

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Invasionofthegutsnatchers · 10/02/2022 17:50

I'm a wimp but I watched Behind her Eyes and although it was implausible with some dodgy acting, the ending stayed with me for a while.

Abraoneglass · 10/02/2022 17:47

@PuzzlingRecluse

Dark matter by Michelle paver - still haunts me, absolutely brilliant read but terrifying
Great read!
clarepetal · 10/02/2022 17:46

@gelert5619

The most disturbing book I've ever read and will never read again is American Psycho. The film is more like 'In the Night Garden' compared to the book.
Yes. Gave me horrific thoughts.
AllThingsServeTheBeam · 10/02/2022 17:43

Just coming on to say have you ever read Stephen King? The Shining is one of the scariest books I've ever read.

I also loved The Stand and It

I have never heard of Mo Hayder. Treatment seems to be book 2 but book 1 is only 99p on Kindle so I've got it on my list! Thank you!

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serendippity · 10/02/2022 17:41

@thedogsmother that's so funny Smile I get still get a bit funny in open fields with rabbits in after reading ok watching Watership Down

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lucythejuicy · 10/02/2022 17:39

Sorry I am bookmarking

HemanOrSheRa · 10/02/2022 16:57

@massistar

Have you read any Val McDermid? I'm not a massive crime/thriller fan but utterly gripped by the Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series. Brutal but so well written.
Oooh I clicked on the thread to recommend this book series. It's very good!
TheDogsMother · 10/02/2022 16:57

Christine by Stephen King really spooked me. I was crossing the road between two parked cars the day after I finished the book. One of the cars started up and I literally left the ground.

AuntieMarys · 10/02/2022 16:54

[quote serendippity]@Auntiemarys- I like Someposters meant The News, as in current events etc Smile[/quote]
I'm clearly half asleep!!!!!

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serendippity · 10/02/2022 16:36

@cheeseisthebeast- omg that Black Mirror episode [shock}

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serendippity · 10/02/2022 16:35

@massistar I haven't but I did watch Wire In The blood and really enjoyed it, I'll have a look, thank you!

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cheeseisthebest · 10/02/2022 16:34

Me too, made me think of that first ever episode of black mirror with the pig which I couldn't ever unsee, only worse.

knitknack · 10/02/2022 16:30

I loved Hex! So unique too!

CheeseMuffin · 10/02/2022 16:30

Urgh so did I @cheeseisthebest and now I wish I hadn't. Grim.

cheeseisthebest · 10/02/2022 16:26

I just read the plot of the treatment, sounds horrendous.

JonSnowedUnder · 10/02/2022 16:25

Gerald's Game, Stephen King. Best place to read it is in bed alone though rather than a plane!

CheeseMuffin · 10/02/2022 16:23

I can third Michelle Paver's Dark Matter. Thin Air, which was her follow up, isn't quite as good but still a very creepy page turner and worth a read.

massistar · 10/02/2022 16:20

Have you read any Val McDermid? I'm not a massive crime/thriller fan but utterly gripped by the Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series. Brutal but so well written.

Antsgomarching · 10/02/2022 16:07

@PuzzlingRecluse

Dark matter by Michelle paver - still haunts me, absolutely brilliant read but terrifying
This, really unnerving and i read a lot of horror/thrillers
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serendippity · 10/02/2022 15:57

@Auntiemarys- I like Someposters meant The News, as in current events etc Smile

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AuntieMarys · 10/02/2022 15:47

Who wrote The News please?

Drybird2020 · 10/02/2022 15:41

I've just re-read The Fear Index by Robert Harris, which is a cracking thriller. Even better is Fatherland, by the same author.

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serendippity · 10/02/2022 15:39

Thank you, I've look at all your suggestions and they all look good!
@someposters, I began to look up The News...then realised what you meant- you're certainly right there.

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gelert5619 · 10/02/2022 15:38

The most disturbing book I've ever read and will never read again is American Psycho. The film is more like 'In the Night Garden' compared to the book.

postpartumagony · 10/02/2022 15:19

Stephen King's The Shining and The Stand are the only books which have ever given me nightmares.

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