horror books freak me out too, I only read a few 'pages of CELL before it drove me mad :3
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Lol, read some H.P Lovecraft. Vintage horror right thar. I'll probably be reading a fair bit of Stephen King from now on, I love it. Although my parents absolutely hate him for that disgusting horror style.
There was one scene in Misery where
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she cuts off his leg with an axe
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and it's disturbing stuff, but for some reason, I love the emotion of hatred and sickness King brings up in the reader. It's tough to chew on, but that confrontational writing has something about it. If it were on film, it'd just be "gore tactics" which I see as a turn off. If you have the budget, you can show as much blood and torture as you want, but with a story, you get inside the character's head, and you feel what they feel, and the torture is not just some twisted little game. It's for the plot detail that I actually like watching Criminal Minds. The horror type episodes (where the killer will set up some intricate game of psychological torment/physical torture), they still maintain brilliant script writing, so it's not like they're passing off gore and violence for a shoking and deep plot.
the most scariest i have read for me is lord of the ring books
I know I am terrible
I still reckn santa's elves come fom mirkwood
lol, are you serious? I read "The Call of Cthulhu" when I was 16, after learning to play (somewhat slowly) the epic Metallica instrumental "The Call of Ktulu". H.P Lovecraft stories are brilliant, Misery by Stephen King is turning out to be a brilliant read. So far, they're the only real horror I've read.
For some reason, I've never been one for writing vivid imaginative works such as LotR and other fantasy sagas, although I've read a fair bit of fantasy and sci-fi through my youth. But things like "The Tomorrow Series", about a war in Australia (if you haven't read that, then off with your head), it's targeted at teens, but you'd feel better saying the books are for "young adults". Adults can feel comfortable reading about stuff like that, whereas fantasy novels, you don't get that connection, and the idea of magic or science fiction/space travel, because of their situations, it's harder to connect with the characters. Understandably, The Call of Cthulhu isn't one for "realism", but it's written in a very ominous tone, so that in the character's eyes, it is real. The emotion, the fear, is real, even if the towering squid monster and underwater lair is not. It's vivid imagination in a more mature way. Horror, Crime, Thrillers, I love those books. When I was about 17, or so, I started reading a few books by John Grisham. His stuff is full on lawyerly crime thrillers. They're brilliant, and when I read them, it immerses me into a world of adults and intelligence. He's done the research, his vocabulary and plot is deep and interesting. Sure, it may lack the bright colours of children's fantasy, or "teen fiction", but it's thriving in a marvellous intellect, and it's very welcoming for me to read, as a "young adult" I love it.
the tommorrow series?
is that the one with "the night is for hunting"?
if so i have read it the first two books
there was a kid in it that had this saying "if it grows, smoke it" or something like that
well... one and a half
the second one I just to stop reading it
don't remember why
Really? Only two books? You fail. Seriously, they're the best fucking books. Don't talk to me again until you've read them all.
caramelldansen in English D:
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*sigh* what's up with you and that...?
*is eaten alive by crazy voraphile*
seriously, if there is something more disturbing than vore, then the human race is doomed
There is something more disturbing than vore, and that, my good sir, is zore.
you see Rubberninja's new post? your government is almost as evil as mine!
Yeah I did. It sucks, but I think it's just going to fall flat on its face, and everyone will have a good ol' laugh at Ruddy. Seriously, there's stuff parents can get off the government for FREE to protect their children. What a waste that'll be. I understand illegal content, but seriously, block newgrounds, because it has a separate and clearly defined "mature" section, what next, fourth perspective for its "erotic literature" section? Parents should be responsible for this sort of thing. Some people actually make a hobby, or even a living from some internet sites. Imagine Newgrounds without Adam Philips or RubberNinja. Sure, they could leave the country, but should they really have to?
I prefer reading non fiction and informational stuff like "how hacksaw a laptop in half"
I lie the garfield books though!
does that count?
No, it doesn't.
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Lemur
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I find dark stuff disturbing, I never understood why people like it, I like action as much as the next guy, but horror just freaks me out
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I'm not a fan of horror movies, I much prefer action or comedy, but with literature, I find that crime/thrillers/horror can have a certain depth and intelligence that an action or comedy doesn't have. It has a much bigger hook. On screen, action and comedy have visual aids and so it's easier to pull off a good cliche and still come out on top at the end of the day.