Scarey shivering reading
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I actually had shivers reading this and got creeped out lol. A real page turner with surprising twists.
2477821
Scary!  Makes me suspicious of every thing I hear, see, and read in the political arena.
165941
Superstitions are rife in India. This trio of short stories revolves around  an old superstition that is really embedded in people's subconscious. The first one was really creepy but all are chilling. The surprise twist at the end of each makes for enjoyable reading. Read if you like having shivers :)
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The first Horror was one of the most chilling books by R.L. Stine I've ever read!!!!!  I had not read his Fear Street series since 1996.  I forgot just how spooky Fear Street was.  I got the First Horror at the end of last month.  Ahhh....  chilling memory lane.....  :-)
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Many time during the time I read this book I would have to stop and leave the book because it scared me so much. I love thrillers but this book goes beyound that. I gave it four stars because of the fear factor. I have read other books by this author and keep coming back to them even if I'm scared.
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This book has convinced me that I need to create a new bookshelf: horror-romance. I haven't watched a true horror film since I watched The Exorcist by myself in the basement when I was a teen. Thankfully, I find reading horror slightly less scary. I think it is because there is no creepy music or shrill screaming upping the ante. The gore is still described but somehow seems less....oozy in print than picture. Veiled, by Karina Halle, is a demon-seeking-human type of terror that is tremendously high on the fright factor, but it also contains probably one of the hottest love scenes I've read all year. All I had to hear was, "You gorgeous girl," at just that moment in Jay's Irish brogue and I was sunk for this book.

Ada Palomino is the lead character. She is the younger sister of Perry Palomino, a main character in a slew of other Halle novels in the Experiment in Terror series. I haven't read those books, but there is a link and Ada's story is a spoiler for how that nine-book series ends. I was fine with how this was handled, but be forewarned. Ada is 18, coasting through the summer before college, publicly blogging about fashion, but privately barely hanging onto her mental health in the aftermath of the Experiment in Terror events. Things start going bump in the night, and Ada's hold on her psyche becomes even more tenuous. She is this interesting character transitioning from teen to adult because circumstances of life have forced her to, regardless of whether she is really ready or not. Luckily, the slang (twatwaffle?) and other new adult paraphernalia fall by the wayside as the horror envelops the plot. Ada is no child.

This novel managed to push all the right buttons for the kinds of things I find scariest. Demons are probably the most terrifying because they have such presence in Judeo-Christian religion and are directly sourced from the Bible. Halle immerses you in the horror version of this, complete with the Demon Legion attacking in multiple, disgusting ways. They want Ada, and are devious and determined to get her.

Her guide is a stranger in person but familiar in her dreams. Hunky Jay is a big brute of a red-head, with beautiful blue eyes. He is enigmatic and unconventional, especially for the hero figure of a paranormal book. He is there when she needs him....sometimes. The confusion about Jay is part of what keeps the suspense of this novel churning.

Probably my one complaint about this book is that we only heard the story from Ada's first-person perspective. I think Halle could have successfully incorporated Jay's perspective without diluting the suspense. I could see why Ada wants to "undo him as he undoes me." In turn, she is forbidden fruit to him.

"You're eighteen, Ada. Pretty sure you're allowed to have a man around you. Back in the day, you would have been my bride at sixteen." With that statement, I was thinking, "Who is this guy?" Well, read and find out.

I have to say I found myself impatient as I swiped the pages of this book, and I think that is the hallmark of a well-written suspense novel. 4.5 stars. [Plus, loved the book cover.]
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If the book seems shockingly realistic, that's because the author's lived such adventures. While many readers have grown up in suburbia, the author grew up in the wilds of the South Pacific and consorted with types we used to read about in National Geographic. He is no "armchair traveler," he has lived these adventures. The cover alone scares me to death. Who can resist that?  From: Sharon Love Cook, author of the mystery: A Nose for Hanky Panky
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The first few pages of this book scared the crap out of me. I didn't know whether stop and close this book and never pick it up again or to continue reading. Of course I'm still reading. I MUST know how it all works out and who that person is that terrified me so badly. Also I like Sarah and her methodical way of working. Although I find it odd that she let that John person go with her to the priests dwelling. They are in the woods now looking for him. I am a slow reader because I read several books at once.
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Ive read only the prologue. Thats enough scarey stuff for now - more later
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WHISPERS IN THE NIGHT, edited by Brandon Massey, is a collection of short stories that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and send shivers down your spine. Are You My Daddy? by Lexi Davis tells the story of Chris, who had a beautiful girlfriend, Shamir, who had no children or so he thought. Weeks later, while he was with Shamir, a little short dude runs up to him and asks, "Are you my daddy?" Chris is outdone and very angry. Shamir tells him Nehemiah is `special'. He should have listened.

And Death Rode with Him by Anthony Beal covers a bar that sells butt-kicking drinks, isn't on any map and the patrons never leave. What is going on? The ending will give you a big surprise.

The Love of a Zombie is Everlasting by Tish Jackson is about a normal human being, Talyna Wright, who is bitten by a zombie while seated on the toilet; she couldn't get away. Her fianc is shocked. His parents want nothing more than for their son to leave her. Talyna will die in about two weeks and she'll come back as a zombie. It can't be good and it isn't. But it sure is scary and kind of funny, too.

Brandon Massey's Ghostwriter is the story of a writer with serious writer's block. That is, until his girlfriend suggests he hang out in the cemetery after dark. He does and meets a beautiful woman there and has a lovely affair with her. Then he starts writing again and can't stop. Imagine his surprise when the book is quickly finished and someone else's name is on it.

All the stories were well done and written in a way that caught my interest. Each one had its own special horror lurking in the pages. Some were bigger surprises and more frightening than others, but all were worth reading. It is definitely a frightening book that will keep you on your toes.

Reviewed by Alice Holman
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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The story is written in the first person, which makes it even more frightening than it otherwise would be.  I will not reveal the ending, but it is not a happy one.
1911125
Not sure that very young children should hav this book in their library.  It has many pretty scary parts which could lead to nightmares.  However it is a good read with a number of riveting parts.
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This book was quite scary at times but just when you think you must stop reading for a bit the author changes scenery and you're able to collect yourself again. I haven't been frightened by a book in quite a while. The romantic side story(s?) was nicely done as well. The mystery is the star of this book. Though i was able to figure it out, the authors superb writing still kept me flipping pages well into the night.
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Eerie, creepy, revolting, and delightful, fortifying, captivating and frustrating, provoking, enraging.
Emotion laden.
This is what a book should feel like.
533552
These collections of supernatural folklore and legends are bone chillingly SCARY!!!! These are not those cheap horror stories that aren't really scary like in Goosebumps--these are sophisticated and truly frightening ghost stories as scary as those in you hear about in shows such as Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction, Haunted History, and Twilight Zone such as in the episodes "The Hitchhiker" "Nightcall" and "Long Distance Call". The Scary Stories To Read In The Dark Collection in my opinion are too scary for kids!! I was in 3rd grade when I first read these stories which was 20 years ago when these books were all over the bookstores and they scared the Hell out of me that I couldn't sleep for so many nights!! Stories such as The Wreck, The Evening Gown,  Something Was Wrong,  and the scariest in my opinion, Clinkety-Clink made me horrified to sleep alone especially in the dark when I was little!! I had to sleep in my parents' room for so many nights especially on Halloween when I read those books when I was little. These are very sophisticated ghost stories and folklore that still scare me today and I'm already 28. The Wreck is a very spooky story based on the urban legend about a young man unknowingly going to a formal with his dream girl who turns out to be a ghost. These books also teach you how to conjure up ghosts like Mary Worth or more famously known Bloody Mary. These stories are extremely scary-graveyards at night and seeing apparitions in abandoned churches and houses--I dare you to read these at night in the dark by yourself!!
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I got this book for Christmas and read in one night.  It did scare me and found it to be audacious and unsettling. The surprise ending was truly shocking!
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Terrifying that creeps like this exist, easy read, had trouble putting down, very scary reading at times, very brave at times