Horror books

When it comes to the horror genre, most people have only watched the movies. But you must also know there are many critically acclaimed novels that are also just as terrifying. Authors such as Stephen King and Edgar Allen Poe clearly prove that with there excellent novels. Whether you love horror books or hate them, you can't deny that it takes true literary talent to write one. For an author to truly scare the lights out of you, isn't easy. The author must make you actually believe that you are the character in the haunted setting of the novel, in order to terrify you. In those works of fiction the imagery is excellent and the setting is so well described that you actually look up while reading the book just to make sure you aren't in that setting. Unfortunately, that is sometimes not appreciated by readers, and often under-looked. The plot for these novels are often great too and draw you in until the very last page. A great example would be author Stephen King. I read his novel The Shining last year, and every bit of it was terrifying. Let's just say after finishing the novel at night in the living room, I was paralyzed to that very spot. To top it all off, I was home alone too. But that doesn't make it a bad novel. In fact it was a great novel, and it had one of the best plots of any book. Those of you who can overlook the scary parts, I definitely would recommend you that book. Also, for anyone else who loves the horror genre should read more novels by Stephen King. However, if you can't stand being scared or are afraid of horror I definitely do NOT recommend those novels.