What is the scariest book you have ever read?
I have to say that the most frightened I have ever been is after reading Stephen King's Salem's Lot. I slept with the lights on for weeks after.
I read this for the first time in the late 80's I think it started my fascination with the paranormal :O)
483 pages
first published 1975
It's on its 17th Impression
Goodreads synopsis:
'Salem's Lot is a small New England town with white clapboard houses, tree-lined streets, and solid church steeples. That summer in 'Salem's Lot was a summer of home-coming and return; spring burned out and the land lying dry, crackling underfoot. Late that summer, Ben Mears returned to 'Salem's Lot hoping to cast out his own devils... and found instead a new unspeakable horror.
A stranger had also come to the Lot, a stranger with a secret as old as evil, a secret that would wreak irreparable harm on those he touched and in turn on those they loved.
All would be changed forever—Susan, whose love for Ben could not protect her; Father Callahan, the bad priest who put his eroded faith to one last test; and Mark, a young boy who sees his fantasy world become reality and ironically proves the best equipped to handle the relentless nightmare of 'Salem's Lot
I have to say vampires have come a long way since then! I am no longer afraid of them I now want to sleep with them LOL!!!
Who doesn't love The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward or isn't in love with Lestat from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles? We have Eric and Bill from the Sookie Stackhouse series Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire saga. Who could forget Jean-Claude from the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton!
I have a whole list of new (to me) vampire books I can't wait to get my hands on from the Vampires in America series by D.B. Reynolds to the Love at Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks, I have heard wonderful things about the Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh.
So how about you? Vampires do you love them, hate them, want to have undead babies with them, or maybe just some bedroom calisthenics? I am going to give away a e-book of your choice up to $12 from Amazon. Tell me what you favorite vampire series is and why. Be sure to leave your email address with the comment so I can reach you in the event you win, no email no entry!
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Like you, I'm drawn to Salem's Lot. I remember reading the book, then watching the movie (yay, David Soul), and then going back and re-reading the book. I still have it on my bookshelf and read in periodically.
ReplyDeleteSalem's Lot was scary to me. It's been many years since I've watched it though.
ReplyDeleteJase
Jase you have to read the book ! so much scarier
DeleteMy SUPER FANATICAL favorite vampire series is Channelling Morpheus by Jordan Castillo Price. Weird, melancholy, and beautifully written. I cannot believe I've never read 'Salem's Lot, especially since The Shining is the scariest book I've ever read!
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Urb, you have have have to read Salem's Lot!
DeleteMy favorite vampire series is Blood Nation by Derekica Snake. This series is dark,sexy, unexpected and so much more!
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Laura, that is a new one on me I will have to check it out! Thanks Carin
DeleteSalem's Lot was pretty scary. As for vampire series.. way too many for me to like, I think. I think the last vampire one I read was part of the Rebecca Zanetti series. I like it. :) Thanks for the giveaway. Happy Halloween! :)
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DeleteMelissa, I need to check out this series as well. So many vampire books so little time! :)
DeleteHi, My name is Michelle and I'm a book addict. There has only been one book in my 45 years that halfway thru I decided that I really didn't want to know what exactly (though I had some idea) was gonna happen and remember it for the rest of my life...I never stop halfway through a book so that in and of itself was kinda traumitizing. It also inspired my first FAN letter...never did get a reply. The book? Pet Cemetary by Stephen King...I just knew that little boy was gonna die and it was gonna be BAD, BAD all kinds of BAD. Thanks for hopping, chellebee66(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMichelle I read Pet Cemetery VERY creepy book I am also one of those people that even if a book is bad I want to see how it ends so I keep reading LOL!
DeleteI love vampire series in general~<3 I adore Anne Rice books! And Interview with a Vampire is still one of my favorites. I also really like the manga series Vampire Knight and a guilty pleasure the Sookie Stackhouse series. So many vampy loves! Thank you for the giveaway :)
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DeleteMisha, I have never been a manga reader but my daughter loves it, I will have to see if she has any of the Vampire Knight books, Thanks so much for the heads up on GFC I have put up the old widget until I can figure out what I messed up LOL! Construction I tell ya!
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ReplyDeleteI love the sookie Stackhouse series too, because there are so many hot guys in there:)
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I love Eric!
DeleteIt's funny, I've read shifters, demons, and fallen angels, but no vampires thus far! Crazy! There are some m/m vampire books that sound very nice, though...
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The next BDB novel that comes out in March is going to be M/M
DeleteI've only ever read Interview with a Vampire. Scary isn't really my thing! Thanks so much for participating in the Howloween Blog Hop!
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I was into scary a lot now I am more into hot vampires :O)
DeleteI have read just a few vampire series and my favorite is Twilight. But actually I like the wolves better in it :)
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DeleteI was totally sucked into Twilight and read the first 3 end to end and then never picked them up again LOL I agree the wolves are better than the vamps in Twilight
DeleteMy favorite vampire series well has a mixture of vampires, greek gods and goddesses, demons is The Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon. It was my first paranormal series and I am hopelessly addicted to it.
ReplyDeleteRafflecopter name- Dawna Newman
The Dark Hunter series is AMAZING I <3 Acheron!!!
DeleteMine has to be The Shining, also by Stephen King.
ReplyDeleteI liked Scott Westerfeld's different take on vampirism in Peeps.
-M.C.
I liked the The Shining too, again the book was so much better than the movie.
DeleteI love Sherrilyn Kenyon's DH series, JR Ward's BDB series, Lynsay Sands Argeneau series, & Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series to name a few. They each have their own appeal to me :)
ReplyDeleteColes Immortals after Dark is my favorite, closely followed by the Dark-hunters series.
ReplyDeleteI love the Night Huntress series because Cat is an amazing heroine and Bones is crazy hot!
ReplyDeleteLacey T
Thank you so very much for the giveaway! as for my fav. vamp series... wow... I can't choose between JR Wards: Black Dagger Brotherhood and Sherrilyn Kenyon's: Dark-Hunters.... SO i'll just go with both. As for why... damn... All I can say Is that these series are just too kick ass NOT to like em as devotedly as I do.
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Happy Halloween!! Thank you so much for the awesome hop and giveaway! :) One of my favorites is Christine Feehans Dark series.
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