You guys know enough about it by now. Awesome meme hosted by For What It's Worth and Midnyte Reader.
This week's question is,
Do you like to read scary books? Why or why not? If so, what is the scariest book you've ever read and why does it deserve that honor?
I don't get scared easily. I love watching horror and I haven't found too many novels that honestly creeped me out. There's something about the adrenaline rush, the mystery, when your heart is pounding fast and you're shivering that is just incredible. This is why I read- because I react to books, and no other genre can make the reader react like horror done well. That being said, I haven't read many books I truly consider scary. Only one book comes to mind, and that's because I just found it fun and creepy. There were some goosebumps. The book is Bad Girls Don't Die by Kate Alender. For some reason I found that book incredibly creepy. If there are two things I find creepy (besides bugs & fish) it's dolls and little kids.
Those two things are supposed to be innocent (and I have some of both at my house) so the fact that they aren't, they way they're twisted always creeps me out. I never liked puppets or anything like ventriloquil figures either. Not even Sesame Street or the Muppets was okay for me when
I was a kid. That's partly why I found Bad Girls Don't Die so creepy.
I'll leave you with this stunning movie poster. That is one of the few things that honestly creep me out.
You are right about creepy kids and dolls. They are supposed to be fun and adorable and well ..innocent
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Exactly. After I watched Case 39 I was even a little creeped out beside my sister!
DeleteHearing what you have to say about Bad Girls Don't Die makes me all the more glad I didn't read it. Dolls creep me out in the daylight so nighttime is worse.
ReplyDeleteI bought a beautiful Aboriginal doll. She's the only doll I feel comfortable around... maybe because she's holding a baby? All the same, I can't stand having a doll in my room while I sleep.
DeleteFantastic answer!
ReplyDelete"This is why I read- because I react to books, and no other genre can make the reader react like horror done well." << quotable! I think there is really something to be said for that. Horror is not something that people experience every day, so maybe when they do it's even more dramatic. And the reasoning why kids and dolls are so creepy...very true! I'm going to go look up this book right now!
We're lucky to not experience horror every day so that it's a novelty. If I did experience it all the time, I'm pretty sure I'd mostly read fluff or light contemporaries.
DeleteI am SO with you on that!!! Those creepy, cheery little girls that end up trying to stab you!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd dolls are the worst. I have a friend that collects them and her house creeps me out.
YES. Never trust the little girl in movies. Especially the ones with long hair and a soft voice.
DeleteThat would creep a lot of people out...