<p>“Hill House” is very atmospheric and so well written. If you’re expecting jump-out-of-your seat scares, then it will probably disappoint - but creepy? psychological? (and again - so well-written??) It’s a winner. </p>
<p>EPTR - I loved “Ghost Story,” too. I had forgotten I had it! I know what I’m reading for Halloween this year.</p>
<p>I read both Something Wicked This Way Comes and October Country just this summer! Great books! I loved Something Wicked This Way Comes and many stories in October Country, although I wasn’t a huge fan of some of the stories, as they were a bit too depressing for my taste.</p>
<p>I just started Steven King’s new book, Dr. Sleep (sequel to The Shining). So far, so good.</p>
<p>Hill House is the best of the genre. Stephen King has written extensively about it and his writings on the subject are not to be missed. Additionally, We Have Always Lives In The Castle, also by Shirley Jackson will get under your skin if you let it. Ghost Story is one of my favorite books and it irks me greatly that it isn’t available for my Kindle. Has anyone read Stephen King’s Bag of Bones? Something about that book really spoke to me in terms of both being terrified and being deeply moved.</p>
<p>Snowdog, I am starting Dr. Sleep this weekend. Can’t wait!</p>
<p>I am waiting to read Dr. Sleep because any time I get a new Stephen King it means a Lost Weekend for me.</p>
<p>I didn’t realize “Dr. Sleep” was out yet - rats! And I have a paper due next wek for my class AND a RFI due at work!!!</p>
<p>^ Lol I know…I am forcing myself to spread my Dr. Sleep reading out a little bit and make it last.</p>
<p>Edited to add link to interesting interview with Stephen King. It contains a couple of comments about the plot that I skimmed over as I don’t want too much information; I found the rest very interesting:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/21/stephen-king-shining-sequel-interview[/url]”>http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/21/stephen-king-shining-sequel-interview</a></p>
<p>While we’re mentioning Shirley Jackson, I would add The Lottery to the list.</p>
<p>If movies are allowed, I would recommend Martha Marcy May Marlene for sheer creepiness and suspense.</p>
<p>^ I had to turn that off, it was so upsetting.</p>
<p>If I’d been watching it at home, I would have done the same – very disturbing – but I saw it in a theatre so I kind of followed it through to the end. But I agree.</p>
<p>I picked up Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman to read on our camping trip this weekend.
( but why didnt I just get the radio adaptation featuring Benedict Cumberbatch?)
[Neil</a> Gaiman’s Neverwhere: Why the best thing that’s on this weekend is on the radio - Telegraph](<a href=“Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere: Why the best thing that's on this weekend is on the radio”>Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere: Why the best thing that's on this weekend is on the radio)
Id also recommend Good Omens, a collaboration between Gaiman & Terry Pratchett.</p>