i havent been scared by a movie since i was a kid ..
but i disagree completely.

The music is what scares you in a movie ..
You dont get sudden carefully placed bursts of soundtrack when reading a book.

Well I try as much as possible to dim down the lights and get rid of every noise when reading a scary book. Makes it eerier. Could can work things out to make it scarier.

When I was about 13 I read the short story "The Boogeyman" by Stephen King (out of his collection "Night Shift"). It creeped me out so bad that I think I blacked out.

Night of the Claw - Ramsey Campbell

Pet Sematary - S. King

Bram Stoker's Dracula

The Amityville Horror

Ghost short stories in general

it-steven king
the crow-my own
the giver-unknown to me-soso:(
is that ok?

Dick and Jane books were teh scary...:eek:

As an adult, House of Leaves.

As a kid, I'm sure there were a bunch, but I don't remember.

Sam

The Exorcist without a doubt. Reading it late at night, with all the ambient sounds of the house adding to the already overactive imagination can give you the serious creeps.

The Hyde Effect was another that was eerie and had some good scare factor, especially the last act which made you feel the fear of those involved. With the right director and some cleaning up, this would be an excellent werewolf movie. Something we seriously need, I am TIRED of vampires. lol

Helter Skelter made me sleep with the light on for about a week when I read it in high school. The last twenty pages when they desrcibe other unsolved murders possibly linked to teh Manson Family was especially chilling.

they thirst
 

What is "They Thirst" about?.I used to have the paperback and somehow some of my books have mysteriously dissapeared:confused: anyway i still have "Stinger" and "Blue World" By Robert R McCammon,but I didnt get to read "They Thirst" before it got stolen/dissapeared/ran off..lol.or whatever.I do remember it sounding very interesting ,(checking it out on various websites..etc).I'm gonna have to get another copy!