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A good horror/ghost story

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stillstanding51 · 01/04/2023 18:15

Wanting to get stuck into a good creepy ghost story
recommendations please 🤞
Thanks in advance

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Testarossa44 · 17/04/2023 18:17

anything by Shani Struthers, really good stories

CalloohCallayFrabjousDay · 05/04/2023 22:04

ktitten · 05/04/2023 08:22

I know you're probably looking for a book but hear me out Grin this is the last thing I read that genuinely gave me chills. I started it in the bath one day and didn't come out until I was a prune haha.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/f5up4c/mywifeeandiiboughtaaranchinnthemountains/?utmmsource=share&utmmedium=iossapp&utmname=ioscss&utmmcontent=2&utmterm=1

@ktitten this is now a book!

Old Country: The Reddit sensation, soon to be a horror classic amzn.eu/d/eBgm1mn

I just read the full story on Reddit, it was good!

OhVicIveFallen · 05/04/2023 19:50

MsAlder · 05/04/2023 19:21

Did you read it in Dutch or in English. The original version of Hex had a not great ending which was changed for the English version. Oracle was also pretty good. Struggling with the new one.

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I read Hex in English and loved it (although honestly can't remember the ending so must reread!) I just haven't found Echo to be as gripping. Not really interested in the characters so far 😕

tellmewhentheLangshiplandscoz · 05/04/2023 19:25

A sincere warning about the entity in your home. Bloody creepy as.

Apparently Ron Howard has bought the rights to make it into a film

MsAlder · 05/04/2023 19:21

OhVicIveFallen · 05/04/2023 19:11

Now I couldnt get on with his follow up, must try again.

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Did you read it in Dutch or in English. The original version of Hex had a not great ending which was changed for the English version. Oracle was also pretty good. Struggling with the new one.

Puppylucky · 05/04/2023 19:19

Man you were lucky @MsAlder - I had no idea he was so hot! And yes Hex is very scary

Janedoelondon · 05/04/2023 19:19

Sort of related, but would totally recommend 'uncanny' podcast series on BBC sounds! Absolutely amazing, based on real life ghost/unexplained stories. I am completely addicted and season 2 is just launching! Worth a shot if you like podcasts.

embarrassed23 · 05/04/2023 19:17

The shining!

Noicant · 05/04/2023 19:14

Dark was genuinely scary, love Catriona Ward.

OhVicIveFallen · 05/04/2023 19:11

MsAlder · 05/04/2023 08:24

That's a good one. I went to uni with him and he was so quiet and unassuming. I also really loved the follow-up: Echo (which is about mountaineering).

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Now I couldnt get on with his follow up, must try again.

Bbq1 · 05/04/2023 17:44

I really recommend The Silent Companions. Super creepy with that tense undercurrent and a huge twist at the end

Alltheprettyseahorses · 05/04/2023 08:46

Another vote for Dark Matter.

The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood is short but wonderful.

MsAlder · 05/04/2023 08:24

OhVicIveFallen · 03/04/2023 21:41

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Very creepy.

That's a good one. I went to uni with him and he was so quiet and unassuming. I also really loved the follow-up: Echo (which is about mountaineering).

ktitten · 05/04/2023 08:22

I know you're probably looking for a book but hear me out Grin this is the last thing I read that genuinely gave me chills. I started it in the bath one day and didn't come out until I was a prune haha.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/f5up4c/mywifeeandiiboughtaaranchinnthemountains/?utmmsource=share&utmmedium=iossapp&utmname=ioscss&utmmcontent=2&utmterm=1

Catsmere · 05/04/2023 08:13

Clawdy · 05/04/2023 08:09

Yes, there is one scene in this book that I've never forgotten!

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There are several that have adhered firmly in my memory! 😱

Clawdy · 05/04/2023 08:09

Catsmere · 02/04/2023 07:08

Ghost Story by Peter Straub. Nothing like the imo feeble film adaptation,it was far more complex. Scared the bejesus out of me when I first read it.

Yes, there is one scene in this book that I've never forgotten!

patsy999 · 05/04/2023 04:42

Anything by Barbara Erskine.

Catsmere · 05/04/2023 04:07

JaneyGee · 03/04/2023 21:39

Try M. R. James. No one has bettered him. (I'd also recommend the brilliant Mark Gatiss documentary. It's available on youtube.)

Seconding that, his stories are brilliant.

OhVicIveFallen · 03/04/2023 21:41

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Very creepy.

JaneyGee · 03/04/2023 21:39

Try M. R. James. No one has bettered him. (I'd also recommend the brilliant Mark Gatiss documentary. It's available on youtube.)

beastlyslumber · 02/04/2023 14:05

Anything by Alison Littlewood

efeslight · 02/04/2023 13:53

Perhaps not exactly what you are looking for, but I reread Agatha Christie's And then there were none recently and found it very creepy

CrossPurposes · 02/04/2023 13:41

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

GalileoHumpkins · 02/04/2023 13:35

Anything by Laura Purcell.

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stillstanding51 · 02/04/2023 08:12

Thank you, will check these out 👍

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