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Old 01-29-2012, 01:34 AM   #16
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Legion by William Peter Blatty.

its not a ghost story per se but theres a sizeable chunk about a doctor investigating electronic voice phenomenon that scared the beejeezus out of me. i'm a pretty seasoned horror fan but i had to put the book down and go take a break.
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Old 01-29-2012, 04:02 AM   #17
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You are quite welcome for the recommendation Traye and yes the Cades Cove series is yet another one involving a ghost and an angry ghost at that!
I'm always up for recommendations of new authors, and horror is my genre of choice.

John Saul is another of my favourite authors. I remember reading Suffer the Children when I was quite young, around 13 I think, and loving it.
Nathaniel by Saul is somewhat of a ghost story.

Also, I second Legion by Blatty. A lesser known book than his smash hit, The Exorcist, but very good nonetheless. I have a hardback copy of it from many moons ago.
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Old 01-30-2012, 12:50 PM   #18
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Yep--you're right about him being S. King's son.

I read this book and it did a lot of nothing for me.

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Isn't Joe Hill the son of Stephen King? I've never read anything by him but I do enjoy King's books. Maybe I'll check that one out.
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Old 01-30-2012, 01:16 PM   #19
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Yep--you're right about him being S. King's son.

I read this book and it did a lot of nothing for me.
I only made it about halfway. No build up of tension and I found all of the main characters unsympathetic.
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I only made it about halfway. No build up of tension and I found all of the main characters unsympathetic.
Shoot. Well maybe I'll try a different one then.
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Someone mentioned MR James earlier. His story 'The Mezzotint' in Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is one of the creepiest stories I've read. It's excellent!
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Finished Heart-Shaped Box today. Here's what I said in the "what am I reading thread." It was good, not that scary but I did enjoy it. I'll check out some of these other recommendations after I finish the books I'm working on at the moment.
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