02-02-2006, 03:44 PM
The Stand was much scarier -- at least while everyone was dying. I was less creeped out after the survivors got together on each side. But the very vivid picture of how everyone could die of the flu so quickly definitely freaked me out!
But honestly, although I loved early King (pre-Gerald's Game) I think Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" was pretty terrifying.
For nonfiction horror novels, I guess I'd have to nominate "The Devil's Butcher Shop" about the riot at the lovely Santa Fe penitentiary (where Greg worked on The Longest Yard). That was severely creepy.
But honestly, although I loved early King (pre-Gerald's Game) I think Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" was pretty terrifying.
For nonfiction horror novels, I guess I'd have to nominate "The Devil's Butcher Shop" about the riot at the lovely Santa Fe penitentiary (where Greg worked on The Longest Yard). That was severely creepy.
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