L.A., I heard somebody at work talking about this book yesterday. It sounds good. I have Straub's Ghost Story sitting next to me as I speak. I will probably start that tomorrow or Thursday. I will also need to read a sci-fi book in the next couple weeks (I am a 7th grade ELA teacher, and we have a sci-fi unit fast approaching...). I don't know how much more time I will have to read the scary stuff before Halloween comes. I am a very by-the-book holiday observer. Halloween stuff ends on Nov. 1. Christmas time begins on Thanksgiving night. You know the southern drill!

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Posted by sally2toes

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Posted on 10/14/09 at 2:22 am to jacks40

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Phantoms

Phantoms was the bomb yo

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Posted by Aspercel

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Posted on 10/14/09 at 8:09 am to L.A.

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Dan Simmons "Children of the Night

is that the one that deals with adoption and has a bit of a medical twist? if so, i read that book until it fell apart

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Posted by ChicagoTiger

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Posted on 10/14/09 at 8:40 am to Aspercel

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LOVE Clive Barker. Just read damnation game and loved it. My favorite book of his, though, is everville

I was looking through this thread for Damnation Game. it's been a while, but that book was great. Everville I read, but it was a lonnnng time ago. As I did Great and Secret Show.

I don't think you can go wrong with CB

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Posted by Aspercel

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Posted on 10/14/09 at 9:11 am to ChicagoTiger

i read everville before the great and secret show. guess i should have gone in order, but everville was the first book of his i picked up. did you ever read abarat? i need to pick up the second book in that series. also... i think i liked coldheart canyon, but it's been so long i don't remember too much about it.

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Posted by magildachunks

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Posted on 10/14/09 at 11:09 am to Aspercel

Always liked Ghost Story, just an eerie book that has moments of dread.

Right now I'm reading Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. Good Book, new Scorcese movie. Really want to know what the hell is going on on this island.

Also, agree with the Richard Matheson and Shirley Jackson suggestions. Def. read The Legend of Hell House by Matheson along with his short stories and The Haunting of Hill House by Jackson. Her short stories are great as well.

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Posted by Aspercel

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Posted on 10/14/09 at 12:44 pm to magildachunks

loved the legend of hell house. did anyone see the movie? it was amazingly bad. i think i'm going to have to go get ghost story next...

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Posted by ChicagoTiger

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Posted on 10/14/09 at 1:04 pm to magildachunks

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Right now I'm reading Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

I fricking loved this book. Mid-way through I just stoppped trying to figure it out and it was great.

Can't wait to see it on the big screen.

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Posted by magildachunks

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Posted on 10/15/09 at 8:13 pm to ChicagoTiger

Think I have to do that. I'm not sure where this book is going, just know I'm loving it.

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Can't wait to see it on the big screen.

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Posted by uscpuke

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Posted on 10/15/09 at 8:59 pm to magildachunks

For later

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Posted by SirCthulhu

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Posted on 10/15/09 at 9:41 pm to lsufan9193969700

Clive Barker's "Books of Blood," "The Damnation Game," "Mister B. Gone," and Stephen King's "IT" are all pretty good. I love Lovecraft, but those are primarily going to be short stories. Pick up a collection if you can, they won't dissapoint.

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