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Three Scary Stories to Read Online

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There is a lot of horror out there, to be sure. Movies, short films, novels, two-sentence horror stories, flash fiction, etc. I’ve realized that my favorite medium of horror on the printed pages is the short story. I absolutely loved Stephen King’s Nightshift anthology, and I am always on the lookout for those older, “classic” stories that were innovative for their time. Thus, I have three scary stories for you that you can read online at your leisure. Shall we begin? ‘At the Mountains of Madness’ – H.P. Lovecraft – 1931 If you’re a fan of science fiction horror in the vein of The Thing from Another World, the Alien series and the Blog, etc, you will like where this story is coming from . Briefly put, it’s the story of a group of explorers in the Antarctic, who discover the remains of a civilization that came from space, plus… Continued

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Three Halloween Books for Scary Reading

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Yes, we like the movies, but there’s nothing like a scary book to curl up with on a dark, blustery night.  When I lived alone, I used to scare myself to death with the sounds that I thought I heard when I was reading an especially scary book.  And the dog didn’t help when she jump up and ran out of the room for no apparent reason. (Sometimes I think dogs do that on purpose to  scare the mess out of us.  Then they go drink out of the toilet and laugh at us.) Anyhoo, here’s my top five books to read around Halloween, or any time.  These are presented in no particular order. Pet Sematary  – Stephen King:  I can’t tell you how much this book frightened me.  I discuss this in more detail over at my blog, if you care to take a look.  Suffice to say, while

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Five Scary Books – Lori Titus

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As a fun part of Blogtoberfest, I asked my artist friends to send me their top five scary movies or top five scary books.  The results were varied and interesting. According to Lori Titus: My top five scary books are:    5) Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz 4) The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice 3) Fledgling by Octavia Butler 2) The Shining By Stephen King 1) My Soul to Keep  by Tananrive Due Lori Titus is a Californian with a craving for all things dark and scary. She sleeps most days and powers through her nights with the help of caffeine and waking dreams. When not working on or plotting out her novels, she is a voracious reader and pet lover. Catch up with her latest work on her blog, The Darkest of Lore  (loribeth215@wordpress.com) catch her on Facebook, or follow her on Twitter or Instagram as

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Five Scary Books – Kenya Moss Dyme

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As a fun part of Blogtoberfest, I asked my artist friends to send me their top five scary movies or top five scary books.  The results were varied and interesting. According to Kenya Moss Dyme: My top five scary books are:  1. The Light at the End, John Skipp/Craig Spector 2. They Thirst, Robert McCammon 3. Storm of the Century, Stephen King 4. The Amulet, Michael McDowell 5. Whispers, Dean Koontz Bio: Kenya Moss-Dyme began writing short-form horror in her teens and won several scholastic writing awards for her creative work. Prey for Me, the hard-hitting story of a monstrous child-abusing preacher, was her first published work, followed by the dark romance, A Good Wife. A lifelong fan of the macabre, she is now focused on publishing her nightmares and creating new ones. “Even as a child, I was never into princesses and cute kitten-y things; I’ve always found the witches and

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Five Halloween Books for Scarilicious Reading

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Yes, we like the movies, but there’s nothing like a scary book to curl up with on a dark, blustery night.  When I lived alone, I used to scare myself to death with the sounds that I thought I heard when I was reading an especially scary book.  And the dog didn’t help when she jump up and ran out of the room for no apparent reason. (Sometimes I think dogs do that on purpose to  scare the mess out of us.  Then they go drink out of the toilet and laugh at us.) Anyhoo, here’s my top five books to read around Halloween, or any time.  These are presented in no particular order. Pet Sematary  – Stephen King:  I can’t tell you how much this book frightened me.  I discuss this in more detail over at my blog, if you care to take a look.  Suffice to say, while

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