Scary Books I Definitely WON'T Be Reading
I am unapologetically a wimp when it comes to horror. I have enough trouble getting a good night's sleep without thinking about ghosts and zombies and monsters. So here is a list of Halloween type books, I WON'T be reading.
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The Strain by Guillermo del Toro - Basically it is a combo of virus-horror with vampires. Sometimes I like a vampire story, but not scary vampires. Sparkly vampires are better. But add in that science-y aspect, and... nope, nope nope.
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I,Zombie by Hugh Howie - Yes, it's a first-person zombie story. So much nope.
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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski - One of my co-workers is currently reading this. She also identifies as a wimp, so I'm kind of surprised, but it sure is taking her a long time to read it. Hearing her talk about it makes me sure it is not for me.
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The Terror by Dan Simmons - A nineteenth century Northwest Passage expedition battles the elements and a lack of food and an unknown beast stalking them in the dark. Hell no.
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Bird Box by Josh Malerman - Another unseen attacker. If you look at it, even a glimpse, you become insanely violent. A woman is trying to escape with her twins. Kids AND unseen horrors? Uh-uh. No thank you.
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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn - This has a bunch of stuff about self-harm and cutting and stuff. Not my cup of tea.
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Under the Dome by Stephen King - A random invisible force field suddenly surrounds a little town in Maine. That's kind of scary, but the really scary thing about this book is that it's 1074 pages. Ummmm.... nope.
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Lives of the Mayfair Witches series by Anne Rice - You all know how much I love me some Anne Rice, but I read the first book in this series in broad daylight and scared myself to death. All the nopes.
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Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist - There's a new girl in town, but she's a little weird. And kids are getting murdered. And it's Swedish. You know how those Swedes are. Even the not-scary books are scary. Thank you, but nope.
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Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk - Really, this cover says it all.
So there is my nope parade. Anything you're definitely NOT reading?