Scary Books That Will Scare The S*** Out Of You

I'm not big on overt gore, slasher stories or things that are overly sadistic or cruel. I didn't like Joyce Carol Oates' book, for example, because it put me inside the mind of a psycho for the entire novel--and it was like an overdose of psychosis.
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I'm not big on overt gore, slasher stories or things that are overly sadistic or cruel. I didn't like Joyce Carol Oates' book Zombie, for example, because it put me inside the mind of a psycho for the entire novel--and it was like an overdose of psychosis. There's only so much of that sort of thing I can take.

These books kept me squarely on the side of the protagonist, which is what I like. At the end of the day, there simply has to be a little sweetness to go home to.

Mark Murphy is the author of The Shadow Man [Langdon Street Press, $14.95].

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7 Books That Will Scare The S*** Out Of You

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