The Shining (1977) 
The haunted Overlook Hotel houses a family that, over one long winter, slowly goes insane together. This book is scary enough, but reread it & imagine Jack Nicholson as "Jack". Double-Scary!
The haunted Overlook Hotel houses a family that, over one long winter, slowly goes insane together. This book is scary enough, but reread it & imagine Jack Nicholson as "Jack". Double-Scary!
Pet Semetary (1982) 
This novel about a backwoods burial ground that resurrects the dead—though not unchanged—starts creepy and gets creepier with every page, arriving at King's most disturbing final sentence. Remember?
This novel about a backwoods burial ground that resurrects the dead—though not unchanged—starts creepy and gets creepier with every page, arriving at King's most disturbing final sentence. Remember?
Cujo (1981)
This IS scary! King does remind us at the end that none of what happens was the poor St. Bernard's fault.
Misery (1987)
This one's about a best-selling author who barely survives a car crash only to find himself being nursed in the home of his deranged "number-one fan." With fans like her...
Cell (2006)
An electronic tone turns everybody who hears it into mindless, rampaging killers. Nightmarish, for sure!
The Stand (1990)
Is this really that scary? It's long, that's for sure.
Gerald's Game (1992)
Only Stephen King could write this!
Carrie (1974)
A shy, friendless teen who suddenly finds herself invited to the prom. Too bad it's part of a plot to humiliate her. Too bad that she has powerful telekinetic powers and happens to be one cruel prank away from a total freak-out. This is the one that first got King all the attention.
Are these
enough for you? Do you know of any others that would keep us up at night? Let us know in the comments below.
1 comment:
Obviously IT should be included. What's scarier than a killer clown named Pennywise?
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