What book u reading at the moment?

[Bastion1023]

I remember as a kid seeing my mother read horror books voraciously. She would start a book on Friday evening and read until she couldn't read anymore. She would does this until a couple of days later she had finished the book.

When she finished Pet Cemetary it was around 2:30 AM. We lived in a house in which if you stood at the front door you could see straight to the back door. Standing at her bedroom door, next to the front door, she could see an odd orange glow at the back door. She made her way to the back door, passing my room, the kitchen, my brothers room and entering the laundry room. As she peered through the dark, the source of the glow was revealed. An old clock radio that my father used to listen to music while he worked in the backyard.

Still agitated by the book and the eerie glow, my mom felt she should check on her sons. My brothers room was closest. His room had a large window, the curtains open allowed the bright moonlight to flood in. My brother had knocked his pillow onto the floor in his sleep. As my mom entered the room she bent down to pick up the pillow. Turning to look at my brother she was struck with the sight of a perfectly still boy, lit by pale moonlight staring through her. Unmoving, my brother was asleep with eyes wide open.

My mother screamed, jammed the pillow into my brothers face and ran to bed.

No more Stephen King after that night.

[spooky_reader]

Originally Posted by Bastion1023

I am very interested in this now that I know that it is tied to The Shining. I hadn't heard much, but after seeing what you wrote and discovering its tie to The Shining I am much more interested.

I definitely recommend it. I am not too sure of how well it's gone down in general though - I am guessing there's a fair swathe of readers out there who maybe don't care for the direction it took, but I think it's highly effective horror fiction.

[Angra]

Originally Posted by Bastion1023

I remember as a kid seeing my mother read horror books voraciously. She would start a book on Friday evening and read until she couldn't read anymore. She would does this until a couple of days later she had finished the book.

When she finished Pet Cemetary it was around 2:30 AM. We lived in a house in which if you stood at the front door you could see straight to the back door. Standing at her bedroom door, next to the front door, she could see an odd orange glow at the back door. She made her way to the back door, passing my room, the kitchen, my brothers room and entering the laundry room. As she peered through the dark, the source of the glow was revealed. An old clock radio that my father used to listen to music while he worked in the backyard.

Still agitated by the book and the eerie glow, my mom felt she should check on her sons. My brothers room was closest. His room had a large window, the curtains open allowed the bright moonlight to flood in. My brother had knocked his pillow onto the floor in his sleep. As my mom entered the room she bent down to pick up the pillow. Turning to look at my brother she was struck with the sight of a perfectly still boy, lit by pale moonlight staring through her. Unmoving, my brother was asleep with eyes wide open.

My mother screamed, jammed the pillow into my brothers face and ran to bed.

No more Stephen King after that night.

Hahaha

That was a good short story.

[Bastion1023]

True story. My brother still tells the story to this day relaying the fact that he had no idea what just happened. All he remembers is being aware enough to know mom was there and then BAM! He was being smothered as mom screamed racing back to her room. He just lay there confused.

[OmenClown]

The Honorable Schoolboy by John le Carré

[hammerfan]

A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton

[Anthropophagus]

Re-reading The Dark by James Herbert.I first read this about 25 years ago.:D

[hammerfan]

Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck

[crazy_loot_fan]

A non horror, Dead silent by Neil white.

It's more like a mystery but am enjoying so far...

[Sicknero]

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of pastiches spanning 30 years and including such authors as Neil Gaiman and Michael Moorcock.

The common theme is sci-fi/fantasy/horror and the introduction tells us that in these stories, the impossible can never be eliminated.

Loving it so far.